This study examined concurrent associations between family sociodemographic risk, self-regulation and early literacy and mathematics in young children from Azores, Portugal (N = 186). Family sociodemographic risk was indexed by low maternal education, low family income, and low occupational status. Behavioral aspects of self-regulation were assessed using a direct measure called the Head-Toes-Knees-
Este trabalho tem como objectivo geral descrever a qualidade de jardins de infância regulares frequentados por crianças com necessidades educativas especiais (NEE). Pretende também descrever as experiências diárias vividas pelas crianças com NEE. Recorremos a uma amostra de 23 salas de jardins de infância, na zona do Grande Porto, seleccionando em cada uma delas uma criança com NEE e outra com desenvolvimento normal. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: escala de avaliação do ambiente em educação de infância – ECERS (Harms & Clifford, 1980); observação de actividades no jardim de infância – OAP (Palacios & Lera, 1991). A qualidade geral das salas, enquanto avaliada pela ECERS, revela condições mínimas de funcionamento. Existem aspectos inadequados no que diz respeito aos recursos da sala para as crianças com NEE. De um modo geral as crianças com NEE passam mais tempo sozinhas e sem realizar qualquer actividade.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v17i1.445
No período de 1992 a 2007 Joaquim Bairrão, na Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, coordenou vários estudos que produziram um conjunto de conhecimentos sobre diferentes tipos de características de contextos de educação pré-escolar e sobre a relação entre essas características e o desenvolvimento das crianças. Este artigo pretende ilustrar o percurso de investigação da equipa coordenada por Joaquim Bairrão na área da qualidade em educação pré-escolar. Salientamos nesta ilustração o estudo que marca o início deste percurso, o Estudo Internacional sobre Educação e Cuidados de Crianças em Idade Pré-Escolar (1992-1998), sendo ainda apresentados resultados de alguns estudos subsequentes desenvolvidos pela equipa. É efectuada uma reflexão sobre o conjunto de dados obtidos, discutindo-se o seu significado no contexto actual da educação pré-escolar.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v23i2.326
An internationally accepted definition of early childhood inclusion includes the right to achieve a sense of belonging and membership, positive social relationships, and friendships. Although Portuguese preschool curriculum guidelines value childchild interactions as an outcome by itself and as means to achieving other development and learning outcomes it does not explicitly mention social participation indicators. Additionally, information is lacking on Portuguese preschool teachers' beliefs, priorities, and practices specifically related to the support of peer relations. This study was developed in the scope of the project Enhancing peer relationships: Preschool teachers' ideas and practices. One of its goals is to understand Portuguese preschool teacher's ideas about what is important in supporting peer interactions, relationships, and group membership, for children with and without disabilities. To pursue this goal Q methodology was applied. We developed a Q sample consisting of 74 items that reflect a range of possible interventions targeted at enhancing social inclusion and peer interactions and relationships. The P sample was composed by 43 preschool teachers and their individual Q sorts were subjected to principal components analyses (PCA) followed by varimax rotation. A seven-component solution, explaining 55.5% of the variance, was considered the starting point for the decision-making process on the number of components to be considered as the best solution. Both statistical and conceptual criteria are being used to determine the final number of viewpoints. This presentation describes this decision-making process and the results will be discussed according to their implications for the global project.
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