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Ruokonen, Inkeri; Tervaniemi, Mari; Reunamo, Jyrki – Music Education Research, 2021
The present study investigated the role of music education in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in relation to the daily activities of children ages one to three, i.e. "toddlers" (N = 918) in Finnish ECEC units (N = 327). A total of 23,142 random observations were conducted. The observations focused on children's involvement,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Infants
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Puroila, Anna-Maija; Estola, Eila; Syrjala, Leena – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The aim of this study is to answer the following question: what do children tell about their well-being in Finnish day care centres? The theoretical and methodological framework of this study is based on a narrative approach. The research material was collected by participating in the everyday life of three groups of children and listening to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Care, Well Being, Affective Behavior
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Rutanen, Niina – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2012
This qualitative case study approaches early childhood education and care practices from a socio-spatial point of view. One Finnish daycare group for one- to three-year-olds participated in the study. The ethnographic observations from the practices are analyzed together with the ECE practitioners' audio-recorded team meetings and video-elicited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Caregivers, Preschool Children, Child Care Centers