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Direct linkFobi, Daniel; Swanwick, Ruth; Asomaning, Derrick; Doku, Richard – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2023
Few studies exist on the early care and education (ECE) of children who are deaf in low-to-middle-income countries, and none examine the roles of deaf adults in such provision. A research base is needed to inform contextually sensitive "deaf-infused" models of ECE in such contexts that build on indigenous deaf community experience,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Deafness, Children
Stephanie S. Reszka; Ann M. Sam; Ximena Franco-Jenkins; Claudia M. Dunn; Samuel L. Odom – Grantee Submission, 2025
The purpose of this study was to conduct a content validity analysis of the Teacher Impression Scale (TIS), which is an observer rating scale designed to assess preschool children peer social competence. The TIS was originally developed in the 1980s and used in research in the 1990s-2010s. The was the first step in an instrument development…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Peer Relationship
Erin Lightfoot – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological and exploratory-based qualitative case study seeks to understand the lived experience of transitional kindergarteners in a mindfulness-based classroom. The purpose of this inquiry is to explore a possible connection between mindfulness and relational styles of leadership in a transitional kindergarten class. Children are not…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Public Schools, Kindergarten, Prosocial Behavior
Download full textThayanee Lehmongkol; Piyanan Hirunchalothorn; Pattamavadi Lehmongkol; Thananun Thanarachataphoom – Higher Education Studies, 2025
Leadership is crucial for success and should be nurtured from an early age. As society rapidly evolves, traditional notions of leadership must adapt to remain relevant. This study aims to identify and prioritize leadership characteristics and skills that parents and teachers consider most in need of development and to investigate approaches for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Kindergarten
Van-Kim Lin; Silvana Esposito Hackett; Dale Richards; Carlise King; Meg Bredeson – Child Trends, 2023
The System Transformation for Equitable Preschools (STEP Forward with Data) Framework was developed to help preschool systems leaders understand where in the preschool system there may be inequities in how children and families are accessing, being supported by, and experiencing the system. The Framework offers preschool systems leaders a pathway…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Equal Education, Educational Change, Systems Approach
Hofer, Kerry G. – Abt Associates, 2022
The Massachusetts Early Childhood Support Organization (ECSO) initiative seeks to improve the quality of early education programs (EEPs) by supporting leaders to strengthen their organizational climate, provide job-embedded professional learning opportunities for educators, support the use of instructional curriculum and child assessments in their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Leaders, Organizational Climate, Professional Development
Anne Grethe Sønsthagen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
Early childhood education and care in Norway have a broad mission and are, among other things, mandated through legislation and frameworks to remedy social injustice and emphasise inclusion. Nevertheless, research illustrates that symbolic power tends to be present in early childhood education and care institutions. In this conceptual paper, it is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Social Justice
Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen; Raisa Ahtiainen; Elina Fonsén; Arto Kallioniemi – Educational Research, 2024
Background: Early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres have historically been overlooked and undervalued globally. However, recent economic investments and numerous changes have significantly impacted the role of ECEC centre leaders and their requirements. Moreover, recent research on educational leadership highlights its importance for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
Autumn Barnes, Contributor; Adina Cooper, Contributor; Marci Hertz, Contributor; Kesha Hudson, Contributor; Sarah Lee, Contributor; Sandra Leonard, Contributor; Bailee Peralto, Contributor; Mary Schauer, Contributor; Katy Suellentrop, Contributor; Jorge Verlenden, Contributor; Natalie Wilkins, Contributor; Camara Wooten, Contributor; Anna Yaros, Contributor – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023
This action guide was designed for school administrators in kindergarten through 12th grade schools (K-12), including principals and leaders of school-based student support teams, to identify evidence-based strategies, approaches, and practices that can positively influence students' mental health. This action guide describes six in-school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Schools, Early Childhood Education, Middle Schools
Marit Bøe; Elsa Kristiansen – International Journal of Educational Management, 2024
Purpose: In view of the expanding global interest in leadership learning and development programmes for centre leaders, this study aims to investigate how an early childhood education leadership programme can enhance Norwegian centre leaders' learning and development as a network professional learning community (PLC) by way of Schön's reflective…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Early Childhood Education, Leadership Training, Foreign Countries
Van Cleve, Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study investigated the extent to which teacher and staff's gender role beliefs differ from the U.S. population and such beliefs are associated with their preference of leader gender in a P-8 Midwestern school through the lens of Bandura's (1971) Social Learning Theory. Teachers and staff who participated in this study responded to the survey…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Personnel, Attitudes, Sex Role
Birnbaum, Matthew; Weiler, Spencer C.; Westbrook, Philip – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2021
The threat of a pandemic places P-20 educational leaders in the difficult position of having to make decisions with incomplete information that affect the welfare of students, employees, and the community. Due to extraneous factors, pandemics are almost impossible to plan for in detail. In an effort to illustrate the unique position P-20…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Pandemics
Yu, Dongqing; Chen, Junjun – Journal of Educational Administration, 2023
Purpose: The current study investigated the impact of organisational trust on emotional well-being and performance of middle leaders during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A convenience sample of 265 middle leaders in kindergartens in China responded involving trust in schools (e.g. trust in principal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Leaders, Middle Management
Herston, Jamie Weeden – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to gain greater understanding of leadership practices in schools for D/HH students. This study specifically looked at the Four Paths Model of Leadership and sought to explore the variables within the Rational Path Model and school leadership influence on student learning through academic culture, a general term used…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Special Schools, Leaders
Brandon Gantt – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Preschools provide a method of early intervention to prepare children for school. Reggio Emilia (RE) curricular approach widely used for early childhood education that has not consistently shown a positive influence on cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children. It is also unknown whether those who participate in the RE…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education, Attitudes, Child Care Centers
