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Direct linkKing, Sarah Elizabeth; Dockrell, Julie E. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2016
The importance of research on the unique nature of the communication supporting environment in nurseries has been heightened by growing evidence of the significance of early language skills for later academic and social development. This study focussed on children's language use during small group times. Opportunities to hear and practise language…
Descriptors: Affordances, Young Children, Nursery Schools, Foreign Countries
Lawrence, Zena – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
The evidence base that explores Black African parents' experiences of an Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is limited. This article describes an exploratory mixed methods research study undertaken during 2009-2011, that explored Black African parents' engagement with a UK EPS. Quantitative data were gathered from the EPS preschool database and…
Descriptors: Interviews, Educational Psychology, Blacks, Mixed Methods Research
McLeod, Naomi – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper explores whether teachers' habits and assumptions about their practice can be enhanced by continued professional development through nurturing self-awareness of lived experiences. Within the paper a practical understanding of critical reflection as a process is explored and particular attention is given to Moon's assertion that one…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Participation, Young Children, Reflection
Davis, Geraldine – Management in Education, 2014
Since 2006, UK policy has identified a professionalisation agenda for staff working in early childhood education and care settings. This has included the development of graduate leaders with a specific purpose to lead improvements in these settings by leading change, and hence improving outcomes for children. This article reports on findings from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Research Projects, Mixed Methods Research
Kington, Alison; Gates, Peter; Sammons, Pam – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2013
Recent research and policy regarding the advantages of early years provision has focused largely on the enhancement and development of cognitive skills for preschoolers. This study, based in the United Kingdom, focuses on a range of cognitive and social skills and identifies beneficial characteristics of a government pilot scheme for 2-year-olds…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Social Development, Interaction, Student Behavior
Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Mayo, Aziza; Melhuish, Edward; Taggart, Brenda; Sammons, Pamela; Sylva, Kathy – Scottish Educational Review, 2013
Understanding how we can support children through their learning life course has become a policy imperative, particularly those children from poor homes who would normally be facing a low achiever trajectory. The paper reports on 50 in-depth Child and Family Case Studies (CFCS) that were conducted as part of the Effective Provision of Pre-School,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, At Risk Students, Resilience (Psychology)
