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Inês Machado; J. Oliveira-Formosinho – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
Despite the extensive international overview of in-service professional development in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), the majority of studies concentrate on short-term training programmes or workshops. The existing scientific literature suggests that these approaches have either minimal or no impact on effective ECEC transformation.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
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Higginbottom, Kate; Newman, Linda; West-Sooby, Kelly; Wood, April – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Risky play promotes learning for children but can be challenging for adults who may then avoid providing these opportunities for children. Research about educators' intentional teaching for risky play is limited. The focus of this paper is a project where educators sought to change practice by embedding intentional teaching within children's risky…
Descriptors: Risk, Play, Teaching Methods, Intention
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Badia, Antoni; Liesa, Eva – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Dialogical self theory is applied to describe the identity of a group of experienced Catalan teachers. Participants (N = 58) were asked about their positions and I-positions via a written survey, and the data were analysed using qualitative and quantitative procedures. The findings show a comprehensive description of nine types of positions…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Professional Identity, Teacher Attitudes, Learning Processes
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Phillips, Bernadette – Journal of Montessori Research, 2022
The Neurosequential Model in Education (NME) is described as a developmentally sensitive and biologically respectful approach to development and learning. This paper postulates that the NME shares many commonalities with the Montessori Method in that it, too, is developmentally sensitive and adheres to biologically respectful concepts. This paper…
Descriptors: Models, Montessori Method, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Nores, Milagros; Maldonado, Carolina; Sanchez, Juliana; Escallon, Eduardo; Frede, Ellen; Guerrero, Karol – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2023
The quality of early childhood programs plays a crucial role in improving outcomes for children. Play-based practices are considered a vital component in early childhood development as they offer opportunities for children to learn and grow. Despite this, the field is still trying to understand the role of teachers in facilitating play and their…
Descriptors: Play, Faculty Development, Preschool Education, Reggio Emilia Approach
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Melly Wilson; Adhann Iwashita; Kathlina S. Martin – Region 19 Comprehensive Center, 2024
The concept of Funds of Identity (FOI) comes from a theory of learning that emphasizes the importance of recognizing and using students' cultural, linguistic, and personal backgrounds to enhance their educational experiences. FOI is like a "toolbox" of resources that people gather over time. These resources are shaped by historical,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Background, Student Characteristics, Educational Experience
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Joubert, Ina; Harrison, Giulietta Domenica – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The importance of a Piagetian approach is recognized in South African early childhood educational practices and teacher training, but the reality of the implementation of teaching and learning in the domain of early years opposes his philosophy in many ways. Our Early Childhood Education policies strongly advocate a Piagetian approach such as the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Ryu, Minjung; Mentzer, Nathan; Knobloch, Neil – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019
In the United States, recent STEM education reform initiatives call for teaching STEM subjects through integration of multiple related subjects. In response to this call, an integrated STEM education methods course was developed for secondary preservice teachers in STEM disciplines. At the conclusion of the course, qualitative data (e.g.,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Role Models
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Clarke, Linda; McLaughlin, Tara W.; Aspden, Karyn – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2019
Toddlers' peer conflicts offer meaningful opportunities for toddlers to learn social-emotional skills, including learning to understand another's perspective and learning how to regulate emotions. This study explored 31 teachers' self-reports of their roles, teaching practices and the conditions that influenced their pedagogical responses to…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Toddlers, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
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Jonasson, Mikael – Ethnography and Education, 2019
The aim of this study is to use an ethnographic method in order to map where understandings of teaching and learning practices (TaLP) are being discussed in three schools. The questions posed are: what are the relations between thick places, meaning, affect, and TaLP? This study uses an ethnographic method outside the classroom and in between…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Souto-Manning, Mariana – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2017
Through a case study, this article sheds light onto generative text sets as tools for developing and enacting critically inclusive early childhood teacher education pedagogies. In doing so, it positions teaching and learning processes as sociocultural, historical, and political acts as it inquires into the use of generative text sets in one early…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Teacher Education
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Adagideli, Fahretdin Hasan; Saraç, Seda; Ader, Engin – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2015
Recent research reveals that in preschool years, through pedagogical interventions, preschool teachers can and should promote self-regulated learning. The main aim of this study is to develop a self-report instrument to assess preschool teachers' practices to promote self-regulated learning. A pool of 50 items was recruited through literature…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Educational Practices, Independent Study, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Shin, Minsun – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This single case study was undertaken to explore how an infant head teacher meets the needs of the infants, who express their desire to be cared for, in their caring encounters. Natural daily interactions between infants and the teacher were observed for approximately 10 weeks. Through the qualitative data analysis, the results of this study…
Descriptors: Caring, Infants, Classroom Techniques, Preschool Education
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Ljung-Djärf, Agneta; Wennås Brante, Eva; Holmqvist Olander, Mona – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
Swedish early childhood education (ECE) offers a curriculum-based preschool for children aged one to five, and a preschool class for children aged six years. Activities in these programs have traditionally been based on play and having fun, avoiding structured activities with formal learning objectives. Due to indications that Swedish ECE has…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Play
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Johansson, Inge; Sandberg, Anette – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
In Swedish teacher education, all preschool teacher students have to include a school-based element and to take part in a local educational practice, in a preschool or in another form of educational setting, such as a preschool class or after-school recreation centre. In this study, we have asked a group of supervisors about their perception of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Interaction, Preschool Teachers, Educational Practices
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