This descriptive study highlights the experiences of eleven child care teachers with preschoolers who had persistent challenging behaviors. This qualitative study included an in-depth interview with each teacher, member ...

High-quality early childhood inclusion consists of providing access, participation, and supports to young children with disabilities (DEC/NAEYC, 2009). This case study examines how a public Montessori school provides early ...

Limited research has examined how personal characteristics and institutional policies influence adolescent social networks and engagement in informal and formal social activity. To examine these issues, a social capital ...

Embedding social emotional standards into professional development can enhance teachers’ ability to address the social emotional needs of young children. However, research on early childhood standards has mainly focused ...

Following the implementation of group friendship activities, the three target children demonstrated increases in peer interactions which were maintained for three weeks following the completion of the group friendship ...

This study examined kindergarten teachers’ perspectives about current practices that facilitate peer-related social competence for children with disabilities. Twenty kindergarten teachers participated in four focus groups ...

Emotions find their meanings within human relationships that permit emotions to be experienced, expressed, and explored. Social and emotional competence, marked by an understanding, expression, and control of emotion, is ...

Imitation is a pivotal social-communicative skill, which is crucial for children’s social and language development. Research has shown that young children with autism often have deficits in imitation skills. The purpose ...

In India, people with disabilities often struggle to access various opportunities and resources. Because of the Indian culture around acceptance of disabilities, family members may face social, financial, and emotional ...

The present study investigated 86 professional development providers' perspectives regarding children's social emotional development and challenging behavior. Specifically, this study examined providers' confidence in ...