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Jong Ryeul Sohn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a field study of thermal comfort for Kindergarten children in korea an assessment of existing models and preferences of children
Building and Environment, 2014Co-Authors: Jinho Yang, Jong Ryeul SohnAbstract:Abstract This study presents thermal comfort and relevant parameters for Kindergarten children in naturally ventilated classrooms in Seoul, Korea. The dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, the airflow velocity, and the globe temperature were measured at 10 randomly selected Kindergartens from April to June, 2013, and a survey was conducted three times a day for 119 Kindergarten children (age: 4–6) to investigate their thermal comfort, clothing insulation, and metabolism. The effects of these variables on the thermal comfort differential between the model and children were examined to provide basic data for a new PMV model for children. The results were further evaluated through a prediction-based survey of adults (e.g., ISO 7730 and EN 15251). Children were more sensitive to changes in their metabolism than adults, and their preferred temperature was lower than that predicted by the PMV model and the EN 15251. The result of this study would enhance the understanding of thermal comfort of children (age: 4–6) and would contribute to future development of a new PMV model for children.
Jinho Yang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a field study of thermal comfort for Kindergarten children in korea an assessment of existing models and preferences of children
Building and Environment, 2014Co-Authors: Jinho Yang, Jong Ryeul SohnAbstract:Abstract This study presents thermal comfort and relevant parameters for Kindergarten children in naturally ventilated classrooms in Seoul, Korea. The dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, the airflow velocity, and the globe temperature were measured at 10 randomly selected Kindergartens from April to June, 2013, and a survey was conducted three times a day for 119 Kindergarten children (age: 4–6) to investigate their thermal comfort, clothing insulation, and metabolism. The effects of these variables on the thermal comfort differential between the model and children were examined to provide basic data for a new PMV model for children. The results were further evaluated through a prediction-based survey of adults (e.g., ISO 7730 and EN 15251). Children were more sensitive to changes in their metabolism than adults, and their preferred temperature was lower than that predicted by the PMV model and the EN 15251. The result of this study would enhance the understanding of thermal comfort of children (age: 4–6) and would contribute to future development of a new PMV model for children.
Eman Gheith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Kindergarten teachers beliefs toward developmentally appropriate practice in jordan
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010Co-Authors: Majed Abujaber, Aseel Alshawareb, Eman GheithAbstract:The objective of this study was to examine the beliefs of Jordanian Kindergarten teachers toward developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). The sample consists of 285 (14.9%) randomly selected teachers working in public and private Kindergartens. A questionnaire with two parts, (1) general information and (2) teachers’ beliefs regarding DAP, was developed to answer the research questions. The items were distributed into the five dimensions of early childhood professional practice that were published by the National Association for the education of young children (NAEYC). The findings indicated that the overall mean score of Kindergarten teachers’ beliefs on the five dimensions was 4.08, indicating high beliefs toward (DAP). Teachers endorsed DAP on all dimensions except establishing reciprocal relationships with families. The findings also indicated that there are no significant differences between the means of teachers’ beliefs toward teaching children according to teachers’ level of education, years of experience, or teacher’s age (except in the caring community of learners and the development and learning domains). In the light of the findings of this study, some recommendations are presented.
Jennifer Lin Russell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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from child s garden to academic press the role of shifting institutional logics in redefining Kindergarten education
American Educational Research Journal, 2011Co-Authors: Jennifer Lin RussellAbstract:The impermeability of schooling to reform is a frequent conclusion of studies of educational organizations, but historical accounts suggest that Kindergartens have undergone significant transformation. Once a transitional year emphasizing child development, Kindergarten now marks the beginning of formal academic instruction. Guided by institutional theory, this article explores the evolution of public discourse about Kindergarten by analyzing newspaper articles, policy documents, and professional association activities. I argue that the media advanced academic messages about Kindergarten before state activism, while the state later embedded an academic model in policy. The case of Kindergarten surfaces general implications for understanding educational change, highlighting how new ideas and practices are advanced by a diverse set of actors in the organizational field.
Sufang Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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evaluation of a Kindergarten based nutrition education intervention for pre school children in china
Public Health Nutrition, 2010Co-Authors: Chuanlai Hu, Dongqing Ye, Yingchun Li, Yongling Huang, Li Li, Yongqing Gao, Sufang WangAbstract:Objective: To evaluate the impact of nutrition education in Kindergartens and to promote healthy dietary habits in children. Design: Prospective cohort study. Four Kindergartens with 1252 children were randomized to the intervention group and three with 850 children to the control group. The personal nutritional knowledge, attitudes and dietary behaviours of the parents were also investigated. Each month, children and parents in the intervention group participated in nutrition education activities. The main outcome measures were anthropometrics and diet-related behaviours of the children and the nutritional knowledge and attitudes of the parents at baseline, 6 months (mid-term) and 1 year (post-test). Baseline demographic and socio-economic characteristics were also collected. Setting: Seven Kindergartens from Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, eastern China. Subjects: Two thousand one hundred and two 4- to 6-year-old pre-schoolers from seven Kindergartens participated. Results: The prevalence of children's unhealthy diet-related behaviours decreased significantly and good lifestyle behaviours increased in the group receiving nutrition education compared with controls. Parental eating habits and attitudes to planning their children's diets also changed appreciably in the intervention group compared with the control group (P< 0·05). However, there were no statistically significant differences in children's height, weight, height-for-age Z-score or weight-for-age Z-score between the two groups. Conclusions Kindergarten-based nutrition education improves pre-schoolers' lifestyle behaviours and brings about beneficial changes in parents' attitudes to planning their children's diets and their own personal eating habits.
