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Fall 2018
The acquisition of behavioural self-regulation is a key developmental task of early childhood that involves integrating working memory, attention, and inhibitory control. Although behavioural self-regulation improves on average across early childhood, there is undoubtedly heterogeneity in the...
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Mapping the Experiences and Effects of Colonial Material Deprivation in First Nations Early Childhood Education
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Although considerable attention over the past 50 years has been paid to decolonizing First Nations primary and secondary education in Canada, a similar unsettling of colonialism within early childhood education theory, philosophy, and policy has not yet been undertaken. Indeed, and despite...
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Patterns of preschool children's screen time, parent-child interactions and cognitive development in early childhood: a pilot study
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Background: The objectives of this pilot study were to examine total duration and patterns of screen time use in preschool children, the correlations between total duration and patterns of screen time and cognitive development, and the differences in quality of parent–child interactions for two...
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Social, Emotional, and Academic Adjustment of Newcomer Syrian Refugee Children Within the School Context
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The conflict in Syria has now reached its seventh year (UNHCR, 2018b) and has been the greatest producer of refugees internationally (United Nations, n.d.). Given the state of this crisis, 52, 720 Syrian refugees were admitted to Canada between November 2015 and March 2018 (Immigration, Refugees...
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The influence of social determinants of health and the built environment on the weight status of preschoolers in Alberta
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Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in early childhood can compromise health over the life course. Underweight, an indicator of undernutrition, can lead to higher morbidity, restricted growth, and delayed development. Overweight and obesity can lead to health conditions such as...