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Contributions of Positive Social Interactions to Vocal Learning and Social Cohesion
Birdsong produced in non‐breeding flocks is shaped by a dynamic interplay between intrinsic reward and social feedback. Studies in cowbirds and starlings suggest that positive affective states and opioid‐mediated reward promote song practice, while responses from flock mates, potentially reinforced by dopaminergic mechanisms, refine species‐typical ...
Lauren V. Riters, Alyse N. Maksimoski
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How Do Mothers Think Their Sleep‐Related Routines Benefit Their Young Children's Sleep?
ABSTRACT Objective This study explored how parents think their sleep‐related routines benefit their child's sleep. Background Healthy child sleep benefits development and child and family wellbeing. Consistent calming bedtime routines are recommended to support healthy sleep.
Fiona A. L. Tierney +3 more
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Efficacy of an online positive parenting program: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract Objective This randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI), a 6‐week culturally adapted online positive parenting program for Chinese parents of preschoolers. Background Academic‐oriented parenting in China may limit children's opportunities for play‐based learning and socioemotional ...
Minyi Li, Ni Zhang, Shiqi Wang
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Father–Child Play: What Types of Play Do Fathers Engage in With Their Daughters and Sons?
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the types of play that fathers in Turkey engage in with their children aged 4–6 years and to examine whether these plays differ according to the child's gender. Background Despite the importance of fathers in child development, limited evidence exists on father–child play and gender differences in play
Hayriye Kamrak +2 more
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ABSTRACT Studies on classroom interactions suggest that displaying affiliation through linguistic and multimodal resources could promote positive emotions like enjoyment, thereby enhancing engagement and enthusiasm in second/foreign language learning.
Karen C. K. Choi, Kevin W. H. Tai
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ABSTRACT Focusing on the narratives of two Japanese undergraduate students, this article examines their everyday experiences of using and learning English, situated within entangled relations of power. Drawing on the Foucauldian notion of discourse, the study reveals how multiple power/knowledge systems—such as native speakerism, prescriptivism ...
Aina Tanaka, Daisuke Kimura
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ABSTRACT This article examines how an online eikaiwa (English conversation) provider in Japan that employs only female Eastern European (particularly Ukrainian) teachers brands them through objectification. Analysis of textual and visual elements of the provider's website and related media, including videos, demonstrates that the teachers are ...
Misako Tajima
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Comparison of the playfulness of mothers of preschool children with typical development and developmental delays. [PDF]
Açıkgöz Söğüt E, Kölemen EB.
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Precarious Assemblages: Translingual Entanglements [PDF]
Based on range of global case studies, this book expands current work on translingual playfulness through an exploration of ...
Pennycook, A, Otsuji, E
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