Date of Publication

2009

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education Major in Early Childhood Education

Subject Categories

Early Childhood Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Maria Fe A. Ferrer

Defense Panel Chair

Roberto T. Borromeo

Defense Panel Member

Marikita T. Evangelista
Ma. Carolina G.De Ocampo

Abstract/Summary

Case studies of eight toddlers separation and reunion episodes upon school entry were conducted, focusing on the different ways by which each child adjusted to the school setting, the duration of the children's adjustment phase, the effectivity of the strategies utilized by the caregivers in order to help ease each child's adjustment to school, and the possible emerging attachment relationships with the teachers in the classroom. The toddlers that participated in this research consisted of six girls and two boys were aged between 1.1 to 2.4 years old at the start of the study and were accompanied to school by their mothers and/or yayas. To obtain information from the participants, the researcher made use of multiple sources of evidence in order to ensure the construct validity and reliability of the case study data. These were composed of video documentations, unstructured interview guides, participant observations, and researcher-designed checklists. The findings attained indicate that the success of a child's adjustment to school depends primarily on the quality of the attachment relationship established by the child with the primary caregiver prior to school entry, the ways by which the primary caregivers prepared the toddlers prior to school entry, the caregivers consistency of care, attitudes and behaviors toward the toddler in the classroom during separation and reunion episodes, the interaction patterns established between the primary caregiver and the child in the classroom, and the interaction patterns established between the teachers, teachers assistant, and the toddlers in the classroom.

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004441

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

241 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Toddlers; Social adjustment--Children; Child Development

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