@article{O'MadagainKachelStrickland, author = {O'Madagain, Cathal and Kachel, Gregor and Strickland, Brent}, title = {The origin of pointing}, series = {Science Advances}, volume = {5}, journal = {Science Advances}, number = {7}, publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, address = {Washington}, issn = {2375-2548}, doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aav2558}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:525-26110}, pages = {8}, abstract = {Pointing gestures play a foundational role in human language, but up to now, we have not known where these gestures come from. Here, we investigated the hypothesis that pointing originates in touch. We found, first, that when pointing at a target, children and adults oriented their fingers not as though trying to create an "arrow" that picks out the target but instead as though they were aiming to touch it; second, that when pointing at a target at an angle, participants rotated their wrists to match that angle as they would if they were trying to touch the target; and last, that young children interpret pointing gestures as if they were attempts to touch things, not as arrows. These results provide the first substantial evidence that pointing originates in touch.}, language = {en} } @article{OomsFukkinkDevlieghereetal., author = {Ooms, Marian and Fukkink, Ruben and Devlieghere, Jochen and Dreier, Annette and Fischbach, Robert and Langner, Jana and M{\ae}land Str{\o}ms{\o}e, Kari and Van Lombergen, Lobke}, title = {Interprofessional collaboration in ECEC}, series = {European Early Childhood Education Research Journal}, journal = {European Early Childhood Education Research Journal}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1350-293X}, doi = {10.1080/1350293X.2025.2484266}, pages = {16}, abstract = {In various European countries, there is significant variation in the level of early childhood education and care (ECEC) system integration. In these countries, in which the level of system integration varies from split to integrated systems, there is a growing interest in interprofessional collaboration (IPC) between ECEC, school, and family support (family services, welfare, and child protection services) to offer integrated services for children and their families. In a realist review of six countries with varying levels of ECEC system integration (in descending order of integration: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands), we analyzed the literature related to IPC between professionals from ECEC, school, and family support. The review showed various IPC mechanisms, including barriers and facilitators, for professionals working in ECEC who face similar challenges in achieving pedagogical continuity and offering integrated services in different countries.}, subject = {Internationale Kooperation}, language = {en} } @incollection{OswaldKrappmannUhlendorfetal., author = {Oswald, Hans and Krappmann, Lothar and Uhlendorf, Hans and Weiss, Karin}, title = {Social relationships and support among children of the same age in middle childhood}, series = {Social networks and social support in childhood and adolescence (Prevention and intervention in childhood and adolescence ; 16)}, booktitle = {Social networks and social support in childhood and adolescence (Prevention and intervention in childhood and adolescence ; 16)}, editor = {Nestmann, Frank and Hurrelmann, Klaus}, publisher = {de Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {3-11-014360-7}, doi = {10.1515/9783110866377.171}, pages = {171 -- 189}, subject = {Kind}, language = {en} } @article{O’ConnellLucić, author = {O'Connell, Courtney and Lucić, Luka}, title = {An Informal Education Intervention in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic}, number = {Online first}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2522-5804}, doi = {10.1007/s42087-020-00161-3}, pages = {1 -- 16}, abstract = {The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting damage is often portrayed in staggering numbers and statistics. This article offers, by contrast, a personal and qualitative account of employees, volunteers, and young residents at a refugee home in Berlin, Germany. Through the story of a boy who has spent the past 4 years in several of Berlin's 84 remaining refugee accommodations, we examine the inequalities that already existed in Germany and how the pandemic has exacerbated them. To provide ample context, we critically assess the so-called Welcome Classes that children and teens have been attending since their arrival to the country in or around 2015 and argue that the segregation experienced at school mirrors the isolation from the host society that refugees and people seeking asylum are subjected to residentially. We then present an emergency response to school closures: A digital homework mentorship program designed to mitigate the heightened barriers to social interaction and access to education brought about by the pandemic. We explore the sociocultural theory underpinning the program, describe its methods, and offer a qualitative evaluation of the results. Finally, we discuss how the informal education intervention helps fill gaps in the system, offering an approach that can be used going forward to promote learning, social-emotional development, and inclusion of young people with migration and refugee backgrounds.}, subject = {Jugend}, language = {en} } @article{Peters, author = {Peters, Uwe}, title = {Teleology and mentalizing in the explanation of action}, series = {Synthese}, volume = {198}, journal = {Synthese}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1573-0964}, doi = {10.1007/s11229-019-02256-z}, pages = {2941 -- 2957}, abstract = {In empirically informed research on action explanation, philosophers and developmental psychologists have recently proposed a teleological account of the way in which we make sense of people's intentional behavior. It holds that we typically don't explain an agent's action by appealing to her mental states but by referring to the objective, publically accessible facts of the world that count in favor of performing the action so as to achieve a certain goal. Advocates of the teleological account claim that this strategy is our main way of understanding people's actions. I argue that common motivations mentioned to support the teleological account are insufficient to sustain its generalization from children to adults. Moreover, social psychological studies, combined with theoretical considerations, suggest that we do not explain actions mainly by invoking publically accessible, reason-giving facts alone but by ascribing mental states to the agent.}, subject = {Teleologie}, language = {en} } @incollection{PfeilSeitzVogt, author = {Pfeil, Martina and Seitz, Hanne and Vogt, Christine}, title = {Be unique, be open, be art}, series = {Building bridges, breaking borders : urban culture and youth}, booktitle = {Building bridges, breaking borders : urban culture and youth}, publisher = {SWP}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-90-8850-126-5}, pages = {51 -- 127}, subject = {Kultur}, language = {en} } @incollection{PollmerPalentinHurrelmann, author = {Pollmer, K{\"a}te and Palentin, Christian and Hurrelmann, Klaus}, title = {Educational perspectives and psychosocial problems of East German adolescents}, series = {Individualization in childhood and adolescence}, booktitle = {Individualization in childhood and adolescence}, publisher = {de Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {3-11-014681-9}, doi = {10.1515/9783110811001.181}, pages = {181 -- 197}, subject = {Kinder}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RitterMorganKim, author = {Ritter, Frank E. and Morgan, Jonathan H. and Kim, Jong W.}, title = {Practical Advice on How to Run Human Behavioral Studies}, series = {Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society}, organization = {Cognitive Science Society}, pages = {15 -- 16}, subject = {Experimentelle Psychologie}, language = {en} } @article{SajiSaalbachGrosseetal., author = {Saji, Noburo and Saalbach, Henrik and Große, Gerlind and Schulze, Cornelia and Imai, Mutsumi}, title = {Cross-linguistic comparison of color word learning in German and Japanese children shows universal and language-specific processes}, series = {Scientific reports}, volume = {15}, journal = {Scientific reports}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-23286-3}, pages = {12}, abstract = {This study examines how German- and Japanese-speaking children acquire the meanings of color words, focusing on two theoretically distinct processes: centroid mapping and boundary delineation. While previous cross-linguistic studies have typically addressed these aspects in isolation, this paper explicitly investigates both processes simultaneously, assessing language-specific and perceptual factors contributing to lexical acquisition. Using previously collected Japanese data (re-analyzed here for comparative purposes) and newly collected German data, we explore how input frequency, naming inconsistency, category size, and perceptual saliency influence these processes. Our findings show that centroid mapping in both languages is primarily shaped by input frequency, that is, children learn prototypical meanings by hearing the respective color words often. In contrast, boundary delineation is predicted by naming consistency in adult speakers, that is, children's differentiation of color categories is based on the consistency with which adults refer to the same color with the same word. The structural characteristics of each language's lexicon affect these qualitative aspects, highlighting an interplay between perceptual constraints and language-specific lexical structures. This comparative approach provides novel insights into lexical and conceptual development, contributing to broader theoretical debates on continuity and discontinuity in semantic acquisition and informing computational models of lexical development.}, subject = {Deutsch}, language = {en} } @book{SchachameierReichertBreitenfeldt, author = {Schachameier, Armin and Reichert, Ulrich and Breitenfeldt, Tom}, title = {Gestalt in Social Work}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-95528-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-95528-0}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {217}, abstract = {This book deals with key situations in social work and reflects on them from the perspective of the Gestalt approach, which has enormous potential for consulting practice. The Gestalt approach has so far played a minimal or no role in social science courses (social work, psychology) as well as in the practice of social work. This book makes the Gestalt approach accessible to a wider audience so that specialists can expand their methodological repertoire accordingly. The authors see professionalism as a continuous, lifelong process that consists of training, reflection and research in specific practical situations. With this volume, they open up a learning path for readers, conveying a didactic concept so that readers can acquire methodological skills for conducting consultations. Based on the authors' experiences dealing with the topics of depression, addiction, codependency, parenting advice, trauma/dissociation and psychosis, short video recordings, commented transcriptions and summary graphics have been created to explain the basic relationship dynamics and approaches to action. This learning material can be used by students and practitioners in the field of the social work, but it is also would interest anyone who is involved in consulting and coaching in other areas. The focus is on reenacting and reflecting on practical situations based on cases. In role plays, students or professionals put themselves in the shoes of clients and consultants. Through these case reflections, basic conversation dynamics on specific topics can be both experienced as well as understood. Approaches can be tried out in order to expand the methodological repertoire for practice. Gestalt in Social Work: Case Studies in Practice is primarily intended for students, lecturers, professors, teachers and practitioners of social work. Readers in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy (doctors, psychiatrists, psychotherapists), Gestalt therapists and trainers, and consultants in other related fields also would find the book of interest.}, subject = {Gestalttherapie}, language = {en} }