EJ431701 PS518750
Title: Temperament and Childhood Group Care Adjustment: A Cross-Cultural
Comparison.Author(s): Klein, Helen Altman
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v6 n2 p211-24 Jun 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1992
Compared the
relationship of temperament to adjustment in Israeli and American
early childhood group care centers. Cross-cultural differences in
the ideals held by caregivers and their judgment of actual children
were found. The relationship between temperament and adjustment
differed between the two groups. Suggested that the "fit"
concept is useful in understanding adjustment. (Author/GR)
Descriptors: *Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Standards; Behavioral
Objectives; *Child Caregivers; Cultural Context; *Cultural Differences;
Cultural Traits; *Day Care Centers; Environmental Influences; Foreign
Countries; Ideology; *Personality Assessment; Personality Traits;
Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Social Values; *Teacher
Attitudes; Toddlers; Values
Identifiers: Goodness of Fit Model; Israel; Ohio; *Teacher Temperament
Questionnaire; United States
