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Technology education is a key learning area, yet very little is known about how young children should be involved in a technology curriculum. This paper reports on the mismatch between currilulum...

What do young children really think of superheroes? Should parents and teachers be concerned about their fascination?

There has been a lot of propaganda in favour of reading to children. All cultural and socio-economic groups studied in this research read a great deal with their children, but with different styles,...

Usually it is unacceptable behaviour that gives cause for concern. For up to 20 percent of children, learning spontaneously is interrupted by their own behaviour. These kindergarten ...

What are the best ways of preventing and coping with injuries to small children? Parents, trained teachers, and supervisors of early childhood centres were questioned. This research...

When children start primary school they acquire a range of learning strategies which help them to tackle school tasks. Strategies such .as checking instructions, and referring to books, charts or...


Child's play – is it a needless luxury in an educational programme or does it provide long-term benefits to society? Kathy Sylva examines the results of three research projects which challenge both...

Just when can children take charge of their own health? New research shows that, even at age 5, children are quite clued up on ways to keep well. In our study we talked to 53 Wellington children...

Modern technology has made possible a range of new research techniques. This article provides a useful guide for those interested in using the videorecorder for early childhood research.

Playing mothers and fathers or 'Dr Who' is fascinating to watch and seems very enjoyable for children, but how important is it? Recent British research makes this clearer. (From set: Research...
