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- Bebés, famílias e creches: Relato de um workshop para profissionais e para famíliasPublication . Coelho, Vera; Cadima, Joana; Peixoto, Carla; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Barros, SílviaAtualmente, a creche representa um dos contextos principais de desenvolvimento de bebés, sendo a transição do contexto familiar para a creche um momento crítico para os bebés e respetivas famílias (e.g., Balaban, 2011; Merril, 2010). O presente estudo descritivo tem por objetivo conhecer as práticas de transição dos bebés do contexto familiar para a creche, implementadas em instituições da Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto, assim como a utilidade percebida destas práticas por parte de profissionais de educação a desempenhar funções em salas de bebés. No âmbito do projeto de investigação Transição dos bebés para a creche: comunicação família-creche, qualidade dos contextos e adaptação do bebé , foram recolhidos dados, entre Setembro de 2013 e Março de 2014, junto de 90 profissionais de educação de salas de bebés através do Questionário sobre características estruturais de berçários (QSCE-B; Barros, Pessanha, Pinto, & Cadima, 2013) e do Questionário sobre práticas de transição dos bebés para a creche (QPTBC; Peixoto, Pinto, & Barros, 2013). Em geral, os resultados indicaram a preocupação dos profissionais com a adaptação dos bebés e das famílias ao contexto de creche através da implementação de algumas das práticas de transição recomendadas na literatura do domínio.
- Efeitos do divórcio no desenvolvimento global da criança e do adolescente: Revisão Sistemática da literaturaPublication . Lourenço, Sofia; Rodrigues, Catarina; Oliveira, Cláudia; Serrão, Carla; Peixoto, CarlaO divórcio constitui uma crise acidental e imprevisível na história de uma família. É, de acordo com vários autores (e,g., Carter & Mcgoldrick, 1995; Peck & Manocherian, 1995; Serrão, 2017), um dos eventos mais stressantes para o sistema familiar, a partir do qual novas regras de relacionamento devem ser negociadas. Constitui um processo complexo e singular que afeta todos os membros do sistema familiar de forma diferenciada (Féres- Carneiro, 2003; Schabbel, 2005), podendo, desta forma, ser um momento de evolução do sistema, ou em alternativa, uma situação de imobilização (Serrão, 2017). Peck e Manocherian (1980/2001) destacam que o impacto do divórcio nos elementos depende de vários fatores, nomeadamente, económicos, socioculturais, religiosos e da fase do ciclo vital familiar. É, atualmente, consensual que os padrões de ajustamento dos/as filhos/as a este processo é resultado da interação de fatores individuais, familiares e extrafamiliares. A literatura tem descrito numerosas variáveis que contribuem para as vicissitudes do ajustamento por parte dos/as filhos/as ao pós-divórcio enfrentará, particularmente, o tempo de separação, as características da personalidade das crianças e adolescentes, sua idade, o género, o nível de conflito entre os pais. Contudo, um dos fatores mais relatados na literatura refere-se à forma como o par co parental consegue amadurecer a relação de desvinculação, pois este pode desencadear o aparecimento de sintomas comportamentais dos/as filhos/as (Gottman & DeClaire, 2001; Peck & Manocherian, 1995).
- A escolha de uma carreira no ensino em Portugal: Motivos e autoeficácia de estudantes de mestradoPublication . Barros, Sílvia; Peixoto, Carla; Pessanha, Manuela; Ferreira, Tiago; Barros, Ana; Kiel, Ewald; Weiß, Sabine; Keller-Schneider, ManuelaNeste estudo analisaram-se os motivos de estudantes para escolherem a carreira docente e respetivas associações com variáveis sociodemográficas, com características do curso de formação de professores e com crenças de autoeficácia. Participaram 183 estudantes (86% mulheres) de cursos de mestrado em ensino de instituições portuguesas, que preencheram um questionário on-line sobre características sociodemográficas, motivos da sua decisão de se tornarem professores (Kiel, Geider, & Junger, 2004) e crenças de autoeficácia (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995; versão portuguesa de Araújo & Moura, 2011). Através da análise fatorial, foram derivados quatro fatores subjacentes aos motivos para ser professor: (a) Benefícios da profissão, (b) Influências sociais, (c) Interesse no curso ou nos conteúdos académicos, e (d) Promoção do desenvolvimento das crianças/adolescentes. Foram encontrados valores médios mais elevados nos motivos relacionados com a Promoção do desenvolvimento das crianças/adolescentes e com o Interesse no curso/nos conteúdos académicos. Foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os motivos de estudantes que optaram por um curso que profissionaliza para a educação pré-escolar e/ou primeiro ciclo e os que optaram por um curso que profissionaliza para o ensino de disciplinas específicas, assim como em função da idade, do género e da autoeficácia. As implicações para a formação de professores são discutidas.
- Exploring teacher-family partnerships in infant center-based care: A comparative study of teachers' and mothers' perspectives and influential factorsPublication . Coelho, Vera; Barros, Sílvia; Peixoto, Carla; Pessanha, Manuela; Cadima, Joana; Bryant, DonnaTeacher-family partnership are elements of high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC). Nevertheless, the need for better understanding such partnerships and factors influencing it particularly for children under three is underlined. This study compares teachers’ and mothers’ reports regarding real and ideal partnership practices, exploring child, ECEC and family level predictors of partnership. Mothers and teachers of 90 infants answered the Real-Ideal Teacher-parents Partnership Scale (Gaspar, 1996). Classroom quality was observed with CLASS-Infants (Hamre et al., 2014); home environment with HOME (Caldwell & Bradley, 1984); child temperament with IBQ (Rothbart, 1981). Results show that both mothers and teachers report a medium-high number of implemented practices. Ideally, they would like a significantly higher number of practices to be implemented. Mothers and teachers report of real and ideal practices were significantly associated. Teachers tend to report more practices than mothers. Teacher qualification was uniquely and positively associated with real partnership practices reported both by teachers and mothers. Teacher qualification was the only statistically significant predictor of ideal practices reported by teachers; mothers’ education predicted mothers’ report on ideal partnerships. Results point to the relevance of teacher qualification for better partnerships, particularly considering the variability of legal requirements regarding teacher qualification in infant classrooms across Europe.
- Infant child care quality in Portugal: Associations with structural characteristicsPublication . Barros, Sílvia; Cadima, Joana; Bryant, Donna M.; Coelho, Vera; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Peixoto, CarlaThis study examines the quality of infant center care in Portugal through a multi-measure approach and investigates the associations among process quality dimensions and structural quality indicators. Ninety infant child care classrooms were observed during two full mornings with the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R), the Classroom Assessment Scoring System-Infant (CLASS-Infant) and the Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS). Results revealed that a two-factor structure of process quality with the domains (a) Relationships and (b) Use of Space and Materials provided the best fit to the data. Of the structural indicators that were examined, teacher training showed the most robust relation to both process quality domains. In addition, classrooms with smaller groups and in centers located in non-urban areas were likely to show more sensitive relationships between teachers and infants. These findings have implications for public policy and professional development efforts on infant center care.
- Infant child care quality in Portugal: Associations with structural characteristicsPublication . Barros, Sílvia; Cadima, Joana; Bryant, Donna M.; Coelho, Vera; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Peixoto, CarlaThis study examines the quality of infant center care in Portugal through a multi-measure approach and investigates the associations among process quality dimensions and structural quality indicators. Ninety infant child care classrooms were observed during two full mornings with the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R), the Classroom Assessment Scoring System-Infant (CLASS-Infant) and the Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS). Results revealed that a two-factor structure of process quality with the domains (a) Relationships and (b) Use of Space and Materials provided the best fit to the data. Of the structural indicators that were examined, teacher training showed the most robust relation to both process quality domains. In addition, classrooms with smaller groups and in centers located in non-urban areas were likely to show more sensitive relationships between teachers and infants. These findings have implications for public policy and professional development efforts on infant center care.
- Infant child care quality in Portugal: Associations with structural characteristicsPublication . Barros, Sílvia; Cadima, Joana; Bryant, Donna M.; Coelho, Vera; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Peixoto, CarlaThis study examines the quality of infant center care in Portugal through a multi-measure approach and investigates the associations among process quality dimensions and structural quality indicators. Ninety infant child care classrooms were observed during two full mornings with the ITERS-R, the CLASS-Infant and the CIS. Results revealed that a two-factor structure of process quality with the domains (a) Relationships and (b) Use of Space and Materials provided the best fit to the data. Of the structural indicators that were examined, teacher training showed the most robust relation to both process quality domains. In addition, classrooms with smaller groups and in centers located in non-urban areas were likely to show more sensitive relationships between teachers and infants. These findings have implications for public policy and professional development efforts on infant center care.
- Predictors of parent-teacher communication during infant transition to childcare in PortugalPublication . Coelho, Vera; Barros, Sílvia; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Cadima, Joana; Pessanha, Manuela; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Peixoto, Carla; Bryant, Donna M.Although literature reports associations between parent-teacher communication and childcare quality, little is known about how such communications are related to family, child and childcare characteristics. This study examines whether child, family and childcare experience characteristics predict the level of parent-teacher communication, and differences between parents’ and teachers’ reports of communication. Participants were mothers of 90 infants and their teachers in childcare in Portugal. Results show that both parents and teachers report higher levels of communication in higher-quality programmes. Teachers reported more frequent communication than parents. Teachers, but not parents, reported more frequent communication when children spent fewer hours in childcare. Discussion highlights the relevance of monitoring the quality of childcare contexts, especially in early ages, and to increase parent-teacher communication when children spend more time in childcare. The importance of promoting high-quality childcare and accounting for variables at the mesosystemic level of development in teacher training are also discussed.
- Quality of infant child care and early infant development in Portuguese childcare centersPublication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Cadima, Joana; Coelho, Vera; Bryant, Donna M.; Peixoto, Carla; Pessanha, Manuela; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Barros, SílviaIn this study, we examine associations between the quality of teacher-child interactions and infantoutcomes during their first months in Portuguese childcare centers. Participants were 90 infants, theirmothers and their teachers. A set of multiple regression models were conducted to determine whetherclassroom quality related to active engagement and non-engagement and to adaptive behavior six monthslater, controlling for important covariates, namely developmental age, child temperament, mothers’ edu-cation, and home quality. Results showed that, in higher quality classrooms, infants spent more timeactively engaged, less time non-engaged and six months later were rated as having higher levels of adap-tive behaviors. Findings provide further evidence for the need to better support teachers in fosteringinfant active engagement and unfolding capacities as part of high-quality daily experiences in childcare.
- Quality of infant child care and early infant development in Portuguese childcare centers.Publication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Cadima, Joana; Coelho, Vera; Bryant, Donna, M.; Peixoto, Carla; Pessanha, Manuela; Burchinal, Margaret, M.; Barros, Sílvian this study, we examine associations between the quality of teacher-child interactions and infantoutcomes during their first months in Portuguese childcare centers. Participants were 90 infants, theirmothers and their teachers. A set of multiple regression models were conducted to determine whetherclassroom quality related to active engagement and non-engagement and to adaptive behavior six monthslater, controlling for important covariates, namely developmental age, child temperament, mothers’ edu-cation, and home quality. Results showed that, in higher quality classrooms, infants spent more timeactively engaged, less time non-engaged and six months later were rated as having higher levels of adap-tive behaviors. Findings provide further evidence for the need to better support teachers in fosteringinfant active engagement and unfolding capacities as part of high-quality daily experiences in childcare.