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Community Perceptions as a Source of Knowledge for Transforming Teaching and Teacher Education in Vietnam
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Nguyen, Chinh Duc; Trent, John – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2020
Rather than being confined to academic knowledge provided by university-based programmes, there are calls for teacher education to embrace the knowledge situated within local communities. Drawing on the theories of community knowledge in teaching and teacher education, this paper reports the results of a study that explores community members'…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods
Implementing Curricula that Depend on Teacher Professionalism: Finnish Preschool and Early Childhood Core Curricula and Literacy-Related Practices
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Korkeamaki, Riitta-Liisa; Dreher, Mariam Jean – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
Finland recently adopted two national core curricula that apply to kindergartens (ages one through six). An early childhood education and care curriculum outlines expectations for children under seven (when school starts), while a preschool curriculum establishes guidelines specifically for six-year-olds. Both curricula describe broad principles,…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Countries
Roadblocks to Educational Reform: Investigating Knowledge and Practice of Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers
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Ling, Li Yuen – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2003
Early childhood education in Hong Kong is in a transition time. The Hong Kong government's Education Commission is urging the field of early childhood education to engage in a substantial paradigm shift in order to achieve the goals of educational reform (Education Commission, 1999a). Informed by recent overseas research, government directives…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching