TeacherChild Interactions in Early Childhood Education and C... - 9780367437596

Taylor & Francis

TeacherChild Interactions in Early Childhood Education and Care ClassroomsCharacteristics, Predictivity, Dependency and Methodological Issues\nAuthor(s): Wilfried Smidt, Simone Lehrl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367437596, 978-0367437596\nSynopsis\nHow childrens development is shaped by Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) classrooms and especially by teacherchild interactions in those settings is a major issue in research and politics, which has been researched for several decades. This book investigates this important topic by raising three overarching questions: \n\n(1) What are good teacherchild interactions and how they can be measured? \n\n(2) Which individual and/or contextual aspects are associated with teacherchild interactions? \n\n(3) What is the impact of teacherchild interactions on the development of children's competencies?\n\nThe book ties in these fundamental questions with educational r.