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Teachers’ perceptions on the design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2017
This qualitative study makes recommendations to help teachers understand how an outdoor learning environment could be designed and used to enrich perceptual development through sensory and motor stimulation for the Grade R learner.
Anca Nel, Ina Joubert, Cycil Hartell
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives of fathers on the importance of learning through play among pre-primary-aged children in Nigeria

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
Play is integral to early childhood development, fostering skills crucial for holistic growth. While the role of mothers supporting children’s play has been widely studied, there is limited research on fathers’ roles, despite evidence suggesting a ...
Tolulope Ojo, Samuel Salama, Yetunde Oluwatosin, Patricia Falope   +3 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From family to school: the dual protection of father-child relationship and teacher-student relationship on children’s mental health problems

BMC Psychology
Mental health problems among children are a significant public health concern. Family dynamics and early educational environments are critical in shaping children’s mental health.
Youli Wang, Baocheng Pan, Honghuan Fang, Jingkai Sun, Bijing Ren, Ziyi Feng, Bowen Xiao, Pin Xu, Yan Li   +8 more
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Re-thinking pedagogies: New immigrants in Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood settings [PDF]

, 2014
This chapter examines the importance of teacher orientations towards immigrant children, families, and teachers in early childhood education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Arndt, Sonja Kathrina, Arndt, Sonja
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parental co-parenting quality, children’s emotion regulation abilities, and prosocial behavior

BMC Psychology
Objective This study used latent profile analysis to explore latent profiles of parental coparenting quality and their relationships with children’s prosocial behavior, and to examine the mediating role of children’s emotion regulation abilities. Methods
Baocheng Pan, Youli Wang, Jinghui Zhang, Jingyao Wang, Bowen Xiao, Yan Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parenting Research in Indonesia: What We Have Done So Far

Buletin Psikologi, 2020
Parenting is one of the most important responsibilities that someone could bear as a parent, probably the most burdensome too. Regardless, several questions are still left unanswered by Indonesian scientists, what are the field of studies related to ...
Beatriks Novianti Kiling-Bunga, Kristin Margiani, Indra Yohanes Kiling   +2 more
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A Study on the Views about the Professional Evaluation for Early Childhood Nurses and Teachers [PDF]

, 2010
[[abstract]]Facing the multiple cultures and speedy development, a lot of people lose their confidence for the teachers’ profession. The teachers, hence need to promote themselves with professional abilities.
SHIOW-TSAI CHEN
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