Preservice early childhood teachers’ perceived effects on competence of dealing with social emotional challenging behavior of young children by taking early childhood social education class with multi-tiered approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-127
Author(s):  
Kay Heoung Heo ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 027112142098686
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Kelly ◽  
Shawna G. Harbin ◽  
Scott A. Spaulding ◽  
Carly A. Roberts ◽  
Kathleen Artman-Meeker

Challenging behavior is an obstacle to social-emotional competence for young children. Function-based behavior support can promote positive outcomes for children and their families, and family collaboration is an important component of successful positive behavior support programs. However, little is known about how families and educators collaborate to support young children with challenging behaviors in early childhood settings. Using qualitative inquiry, we examined family members’ and early childhood educators’ experiences with the behavior support process. Focus groups were conducted with 12 family members and 11 educators to understand how they collaborate. Our findings highlight themes related to communication and building partnerships. Based on these findings, we present a model of family–professional collaboration and a discussion of technology-supported communication tools that may facilitate successful collaboration between families and educators during the behavior support process.


2021 ◽  
pp. 027112142110520
Author(s):  
Nicole B. Adams ◽  
Stacy N. McGuire ◽  
Hedda Meadan ◽  
Melanie R Martin ◽  
Adriana K. Terol ◽  
...  

Challenging behavior (CB) is a common occurrence in early childhood and frequently occurs in young children with disabilities. CB is also culturally perceived and includes differences in how caregivers understand and define the topography of CB. Despite the cultural interpretation, CB is known to impact the child and their family but there has been little exploration of what marginalized caregivers perceive as the impact of the CB that their young children with disabilities exhibit. We used semi-structured interviews to explore the perceptions of 24 caregivers, who identified as Black, Mexican American, and White, about the impact of their child’s CB. Caregivers shared how the CB impacted themselves, their families, their child, and others. Although much of the impact was similar among caregivers, we discuss nuanced differences across ethnic groups.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-65
Author(s):  
Kyoung Ha Hwang ◽  
Sae Byeol Lee ◽  
Hee Sook Hwang

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