Influences on the early development of general health knowledge in young children
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kathryn Summers Clark (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Garrett Lange
Abstract: This study examined the interrelationships and and contributions of selected child characteristics and family and school variables to the early development of health knowledge among four-year-old children. It was expected that (1) both a child's general cognitive ability and health status would be positively associated with the child's level of health knowledge; (2) the family's socioeconomic status and their adherence to health-related rules would be positively associated with children's level of health knowledge; and (3) the early childhood classrooms' emphasis on health-related issues would be positively associated with children's level of health knowledge. The sample was comprised of 125 children and their families recruited from nine early childhood programs that were nonprofit and that met the standards for "A" licensure for the State of North Carolina.
Influences on the early development of general health knowledge in young children
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1992
- Subjects
- Health education (Preschool)
- Children $x Health and hygiene
- Cognition in children
- Child development