Journal of Early Childhood Research

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There is growing evidence of children’s engagement in multimodal literacy activities across a range of digital media in their homes. However, little is known about the ways in which bilingual children experience their languages in their everyday digital ...

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Living conditions, cultural backgrounds, interests and future expectations affect individual’s professional preferences. In particular, refugees moving from one country to another are highly likely to face various challenges in terms of their occupational ...

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The importance of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is increasingly recognised. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an IECMH training programme designed to enhance Early Years Practitioners’...

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While classroom talk has been the subject of much research, particularly with primary aged children, the study of talk in contexts outside of the classroom and with younger children is under-researched. This study examined the child-child talk of 4–5-year-...

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The involvement of mothers in the labour force is growing in response to changes in the labour market, demographic shifts and family structures; challenging traditional views that women are solely responsible for bearing children and homemaking, in a home-...

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Social skills are related to language abilities during early childhood. Children who do not demonstrate certain social skills according to teacher report are more likely to have below average scores on comprehensive language assessments. The purpose of ...

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There has been a steady emergence of research on mindfulness during the early years. The purpose of this qualitative research meta-synthesis was to explore young children’s first-hand experiences with practicing mindfulness in schools. Using a seven-stage ...

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Using data from a large national sample of preschool-age children in Taiwan, this study takes a unique approach by examining the links of parental responsiveness to multiple domains of child outcomes. Specifically, this study innovatively inspects the ...

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This study examines early childhood education (ECE) in India through a comparative analysis of play-based learning models from USA, Singapore, UK, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, and Japan. The reported research assesses how play-based learning can ...

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Early childhood is a critical life stage for the development of child wellbeing. Early education and care experiences (ECEC) support children’s wellbeing, and curriculum documents and frameworks across the world include wellbeing outcomes and foci. ...