The Creation of a Quality Environment for the Social Development of Children.

Autor/in	Lijuan, Pang
Titel	The Creation of a Quality Environment for the Social Development of Children.
Quelle	(1999), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; chinesisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Childhood Needs; Classroom Environment; Educational Environment; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Relationship; Peer Relationship; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Social Development; Teacher Student Relationship; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Soziale Entwicklung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Many researchers in the field of education and psychology have been aware of the tremendous impact of the environment as a complex system on human development. By providing and creating the most favorable environment for children, active and wholesome social development is promoted. Three principle areas of concern in creating a quality early childhood education environment are: (1) the environment's effect on the social development of children; (2) the creation and provision of the physical setting; and (3) the provision of a psychological environment. The physical setting includes a pleasant safe and hygienic environment, arrangement of activity space, and material provision for activities. The psychological environment, denoted as the interpersonal relationships and general psychological atmosphere of a preschool, is the most important aspect in a preschool situation. Key components are: interaction between teacher and children, establishment of a caring and loving atmosphere among peers, and teacher-to-teacher interaction. As important as the preschool environment is to social development of children, a family's socioeconomic status, member make-up, mode of interaction and methods of education also weigh heavily in a child's social development. Preschool teachers must be aware of the family environment and use it to promote wholesome social development in children. (LBT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC