Graduation Date
Summer 2018
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Education
Committee Chair Name
Eric Van Duzer
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Hyun-Kyung You
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Subject Categories
Education
Abstract
The language in a child’s environment either supports or weakens the growth of conflict resolution skills. A study using the language sampled from three early childhood educators, (two in family childcare homes and one in a childcare center) found that those in family child care programs reported stronger beliefs that children can solve problems, teachers support the development of problem solving skills, and conflict can create opportunities for learning than was recorded in practice. This was determined with a frequency count of unilateral strategies employed during perceived conflict. The third participant in a childcare center demonstrated congruency between questionnaire-reported positive beliefs and recorded practice determined by a higher frequency count of bilateral strategies employed. The results suggest further investigation needs to be conducted evaluating the influence of program structure, education and training, and implementation of reflective practice on increasing the congruency between guidance beliefs and language used during perceived conflict.
Citation Style
APA
Recommended Citation
Mager, Jennifer, "Congruency between spoken language and guidance beliefs in early childhood programs" (2018). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 185.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/185