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van Aswegen, Christa; Pendergast, Donna – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2015
This article reports on the evaluation of one topic in an enrichment program designed for children in their early years of learning. The program is responsive to an increased understanding of the benefits for very young children of programs that not only take advantage of the sensitive periods for learning but that also assist parents to a take a…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mixed Methods Research, Early Childhood Education, Questionnaires
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Twigg, Danielle; Pendergast, Donna; Flückiger, Bev; Garvis, Susanne; Johnson, Greer; Robertson, Jan – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2013
Professional development in the form of coaching has the potential to support practitioners who are being inducted into new policy and curriculum initiatives. This paper examines the efficacy of a coaching program in its support of educators to align their practice with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework for all Children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Coaching (Performance), Preschool Teachers, Program Evaluation
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Cherrington, Sue; Wansbrough, Deborah – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2010
"Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki," the ten year strategic plan for early childhood education (ECE) in New Zealand, identified reviewing the delivery of professional development as one strategy for "promoting the effective delivery of 'Te Whariki'"(Ministry of Education, 2002, p. 15) within the overall goal of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness