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Lexical Leveraging in Novel Word Learning: Different Semantic Properties Support Learners at Different Stages of Development

open access: yesDevelopmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Toddlers better retain novel object‐label mappings from taxonomic categories they have more knowledge of. Separately, words for concepts with more perceptual features are learned earlier than words for concepts with fewer perceptual features.
Amanda Rose Yuile   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Feeling With”: Sensory–Material Interaction and Embodied Freedom in a Progressive Democratic School in England

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The relationship between the senses and social interaction within schools is often overlooked in existing studies. Drawing on evidence generated through ethnography and Photovoice in a progressive democratic school, we apply new materialist approaches to explore the relational dynamics of affective sensorial–material interactions to afford ...
Alison Macdonald, Caroline Oliver
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2011-12 Private School Universe Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In 1988, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) developed a private school data collection that improved on the sporadic collection of private school data dating back to 1890 bydeveloping an alternative to commercially available private ...
Nancy L. Swaim, Steven P. Broughman
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Two Gaps in Studying High‐Fidelity Imitation Across Diverse Childhood Ecologies

open access: yesChild Development Perspectives, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 189-197, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Recent empirical investigations have concentrated primarily on studying imitation as a social tool that satisfies social motivations, while other potential reasons for and forms of imitation have attracted less attention. These investigations have also focused on studying the role of pedagogy in imitative learning and set up most experiments ...
Frankie T. K. Fong, Daniel B. M. Haun
wiley   +1 more source

Musical activities in a traditional and a Montessori kindergarten [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Glazbene aktivnosti ( pjevanje i slušanje glazbe) trebaju stvarati radosno raspoloženje u skupini. Glazbenim aktivnostima kod djece razvijamo mnoge druge sposobnosti, obogaćujemo njihov emocionalni svijet.
Bogdanić, Sabina
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School Choice Among Latinx Families: How Experiential Knowledge Informs Choice Over Time

open access: yesSociological Forum, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 497-511, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Across the United States, school choice options continue to grow, and Latinx families represent a large and growing share of those opting into choice schools. Yet research on school choice has primarily focused on Black and White families. In this article, we examine how Latinx families select schools for their children and highlight how these
Julia Szabo, Anna Rhodes
wiley   +1 more source

Episodes in Dutch Policy to Develop ‘Left Behind Places’ (1945–2025)

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 116, Issue 5, Page 544-560, December 2025.
Abstract This contribution takes Rob Tamsma’s 1972 paper ‘The Northern Netherlands: Large problem area in a small country, small problem area in a large economic community’as a starting point to probe the history and literature about Dutch regional development policy since 1945.
Michiel van Meeteren, Martijn Smit
wiley   +1 more source

Building a culture of connection in early childhood education: The Hand in Hand Foundations Course

open access: yesInfant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood, Volume 46, Issue 6, Page 675-695, November 2025.
Abstract Healthy early childhood development unfolds in the context of relationships with important caregivers, including early educators. Grounded in the evidence on early relational health, the 8‐week Hand in Hand Foundations Course for Early Childhood Educators teaches a novel connection‐based approach to understanding and responding to young ...
Angela Sillars   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of Georgia's Pre-Kindergarten Program, 1997-98 School Year [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
During the 1996-97 and 1997-98 school years, the Council for School Performance and the Applied Research Center of Georgia State University conducted an evaluation of the lottery-funded Georgia Prekindergarten Program.
Gary T. Henry, Kris Byron
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From Marginalization to Inclusion: How Alternative Education Supports Sexuality and Gender Diverse Youth

open access: yesPsychology in the Schools, Volume 62, Issue 11, Page 4382-4397, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Despite growing awareness of sexuality and gender diverse (SGD) youth's educational challenges, limited research examines how alternative education settings support these students' wellbeing and engagement. This qualitative study investigated how Australian Flexible Learning Options (FLOs) foster inclusivity and belonging for SGD youth ...
Michael J. Ireland   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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