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Publication Date: 2019
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Listening to Children: Using the ECERS-R and Mosaic Approach to Improve Learning Environments: A Case Study
Botsoglou, Kafenia; Beazidou, Eleftheria; Kougioumtzidou, Eleni; Vlachou, Maria
Early Child Development and Care, v189 n4 p635-649 2019
Given that there is a lack of children's active involvement in the school design process, the aim of the present multimethod study was to gather data in relation to children's active involvement towards the improvement of their own school's physical environment. Over a period of three months, twenty-nine children aged 4-5 years participated in this process, using a range of methods according to the Mosaic Approach [Clark, A., & Moss, P. (2008). Spaces to play: More listening to young children using the Mosaic approach. London: National Children's Bureau Enterprises]. So, multi-faceted methods were encouraged and observations, interviews and participatory techniques such as photograph taking, maps, drawings and discussions were applied during the intervention sessions. Pre and post intervention changes concerning the quality of classroom environment were evaluated using a standardized version of ECERS-R. Results are encouraging in that children's voices can be included and therefore child-centered techniques can be implemented while using standardized measures to assess the quality of educational contexts such as the ECERS-R scale.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Rating Scales, Educational Quality, Educational Environment, Physical Environment, Student Attitudes, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Methods, Intervention, Educational Facilities Improvement, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Education, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
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