Research Interests
The Early Childhood Learning and Development Lab, headed by Prof. Esther Adi-Japha at Bar-Ilan University, is a vibrant hub for research in child development, focusing on (a) skill learning, (b) thinking skills and creativity, and (c) early childhood education and care (ECEC). See Below.
Fields of Interest
Recent Publications
Ghanamah, R., Adi-Japha, E., & Leukel, C. (2026). Beyond repetition: How prompts and strategic questioning influence motor skill learning in 7-8-year-old children. Current Psychology, 45(13), המאמר 1178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09741-y
Hollander, C., Adi-Japha, E., & Dorfberger, S. (2026). War and Prolonged Early-Life Stressors: Cross-Sectional Comparison of Children’s Functional Cognition as Measured With the BRIEF. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(3), המאמר 8003185090. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2026.051455
Perry, N., Spektor-Levy, O., & Adi-Japha, E. (2026). Teachers’, parents’, and five-year-old children's perceptions of preschool classroom design and arrangement: what really matters to whom? Frontiers in Education, 11, המאמר 1772850. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1772850
ליפשיץ, ר., קליין, פ., & עדי-יפה, א. (2025). ציוריהם של ילדים בהקשר לאינטראקציה אם-ילד במעבר מהגן לכיתה א'. מעיינות, ד', 469-495. https://www.talpiot.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A7%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A5-%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94%D7%9D-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%9D-%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93.pdf