College of Education
Date of Award
5-1990
Document Type
Research Project Report
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Spencer K. Thompson, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Emilio Mutis-Duplat, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Judith Cochran, Ph.D.
Abstract
The effect of day care histories (full-time care beginning in infancy, part-time care, and exclusive maternal care) on kindergarteners and third graders social development was examined. One hundred and fifty-one students from Midland Independent School District participated in the study. The students were rated on their social behavior by their teachers and peers. There were no significant differences between children who had been in day care and children who had not. The children who began full-time day care in infancy were rated lower on some behaviors than their peers who had entered day care at later ages. The main effects of sex and grade produced differing results in the interactions of children with day-care experiences which could be of importance in a more comprehensive study.
Recommended Citation
Baugh, Jodie, "The Effect of Early Day Care on the Social Skills of Kindergarteners and Third Graders" (1990). College of Education. 86.
https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-edu/86
Included in
Accessibility Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Social Psychology and Interaction Commons
Comments
BF723.S62.B38 1990