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Bulut, Ayhan – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
The aim of this study is to determine the mental images of preschool teachers' perceptions through metaphors about language development. Participating in the study was voluntary and a total of 110 preschool teachers participated in the study. The phenomenology design from the qualitative research designs was administrated in this study, aiming to…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
White, E. Jayne – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2015
If the eye is a window to the soul, an important question to ask in the early years is "What do children see?" in their encounters with the world. Gaining a better understanding of children's interpretations is central to the pedagogical task of early childhood teachers, yet children are seldom asked to provide their points of view…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Photography, Learning Processes
Mevorach, Miriam; Miron, Mordechai – Journal of Educational Issues, 2015
This study examined the professional and personal transition undergone by eight experienced early childhood (EC) teachers after completing their graduate studies. The data were collected through interviews and online communication. Three main categories arose in the qualitative content analysis of the text: (1) personal process of change; (2)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Graduate Study, Interviews
Pramling, Niklas; Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
In a significant work, "Metaphor in educational discourse", Cameron has suggested that we study metaphor as "prosaics" (i.e. as a feature of mundane talk). In this paper, by means of some brief examples, we point to instances of such talk in the setting of preschool. We also discuss opportunities for learning that such talk could offer children,…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Thinking Skills