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Direct linkPollarolo, Enrico; Størksen, Ingunn; Skarstein, Tuula H.; Kucirkova, Natalia – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
The significance of learning to think critically from a young age is well documented. Early childhood educators play an essential role in children's critical skills development. Therefore, it is crucial to understand their perceptions of this concept. This qualitative study explored Norwegian early childhood educators' perceptions of critical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Young Children, Thinking Skills
Tarja Alatalo; Martina Norling; Maria Magnusson; Sofie Tjäru; Hanne Naess Hjetland; Hilde Hofslundsengen – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Preschool teachers' read-aloud and writing practices were investigated using a questionnaire about how activities were planned and organized, and what their purpose was. The results indicate that early literacy practices were not planned systematically. Most of the preschool teachers (77%) reported having storybook read-alouds at least three times…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Reading Aloud to Others, Beginning Writing, Emergent Literacy
Tina Hansen – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Under national and international legislation, when choosing a foster home, continuity of upbringing and connection to the child's cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds is desirable. However, research shows that such considerations are only taken into account to a small extent and that children from minority backgrounds are often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Minority Group Children, Cultural Background
Christiane Lingås Haukedal; Ona Bø Wie; Stefan K. Schauber; Janne von Koss Torkildsen – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine quality of life (QOL) and its relation to language skills in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). This was examined by comparing QOL to a control group of children with typical development (TD), as well as children with cochlear implants (CIs), who potentially struggle with language…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Language Skills, Communication Disorders, Hearing Impairments
Hofslundsengen, Hilde; Magnusson, Maria; Svensson, Ann-Katrin; Jusslin, Sofia; Mellgren, Elisabeth; Hagtvet, Bente E.; Heilä-Ylikallio, Ria – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study investigates the physical literacy environment of preschools in three Nordic countries. The environments were assessed using an observation protocol in a total of 131 classrooms with children aged between one and seven in Sweden, Norway and Finland. The results showed that children's books were common and accessible in all three…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Preschool Education, Technological Literacy, Multilingualism
Osler, Audrey; Solhaug, Trond – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2018
We report on the development of an instrument to measure attitudes to children's human rights and diversity in schools. It was developed to investigate perceptions of human rights and diversity among students and then teachers in two contrasting areas of Norway. The instrument draws on human rights standards articulated in the United Nations…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism
Stensen, Kenneth; Lydersen, Stian; Ranøyen, Ingunn; Klöckner, Christian A.; Buøen, Elisabet S.; Lekhal, Ratib; Drugli, May Britt – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
The Student-Teacher Relationship Scale-Short Form (STRS-SF) is one of the most frequently used instruments globally to measure professional caregivers' perceptions of the relationship quality with a specific child. However, its psychometric properties for children younger than 3 years of age enrolled in early childhood education and care (ECEC)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Psychometrics
Lopez-Pedersen, Anita; Mononen, Riikka; Korhonen, Johan; Aunio, Pirjo; Melby-Lervåg, Monica – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Early Numeracy Screener. The Early Numeracy Screener is a teacher-administered, paper-and-pencil test measuring counting skills, numerical relational skills, and basic arithmetic skills. Three hundred and sixty-six first graders took the Early Numeracy Screener at the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Screening Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Christidou, Dimitra; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail – Information and Learning Sciences, 2021
Purpose: Governments and organizations worldwide are concerned over the declining number of young people choosing to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), especially after the age of 16. Research has foregrounded that students with positive attitudes toward science are more likely to find it relevant and aspire to a…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Science Education, Informal Education
Lekhal, Ratib – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study adds to the current literature by examining how different developmental areas (language problems or externalizing and internalizing behaviour problems) affect the possibility of a child receiving extra support early in life. The data were drawn from an online survey of 2779 children in Norway conducted in 2015 and included information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Child Language, Social Development
Cameron, David Lansing; Kovac, Velibor Bobo – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Parents (n = 141) and preschool workers (n = 81) completed a survey regarding their perspectives towards: (a) the existence of bullying in preschool, (b) interpretations of bullying, (c) the roles of bullies and victims, and (d) gender differences. Findings suggest that both groups largely believe that bullying occurs in preschool. Excluding…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Role, Gender Differences
Salomone, Erica; Beranová, Štepánka; Bonnet-Brilhault, Frédérique; Briciet Lauritsen, Marlene; Budisteanu, Magdalena; Buitelaar, Jan; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Felhosi, Gabriella; Fletcher-Watson, Sue; Freitag, Christine; Fuentes, Joaquin; Gallagher, Louise; Garcia Primo, Patricia; Gliga, Fotinica; Gomot, Marie; Green, Jonathan; Heimann, Mikael; Jónsdóttir, Sigridur Loa; Kaale, Anett; Kawa, Rafal; Kylliainen, Anneli; Lemcke, Sanne; Markovska-Simoska, Silvana; Marschik, Peter B; McConachie, Helen; Moilanen, Irma; Muratori, Filippo; Narzisi, Antonio; Noterdaeme, Michele; Oliveira, Guiomar; Oosterling, Iris; Pijl, Mirjam; Pop-Jordanova, Nada; Poustka, Luise; Roeyers, Herbert; Rogé, Bernadette; Sinzig, Judith; Vicente, Astrid; Warreyn, Petra; Charman, Tony – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Little is known about use of early interventions for autism spectrum disorder in Europe. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder aged 7?years or younger (N?=?1680) were recruited through parent organisations in 18 European countries and completed an online survey about the interventions their child received. There was considerable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Young Children, Autism
Zambrana, Imac M.; Ystrom, Eivind; Schjolberg, Synnve; Pons, Francisco – Child Development, 2013
This study examined whether poor pointing gestures and imitative actions at 18 months of age uniquely predicted late language production at 36 months, beyond the role of poor language at 18 months of age. Data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study were utilized. Maternal reports of the children's nonverbal skills and language were…
Descriptors: Imitation, Toddlers, Prediction, Child Development
Naerde, Ane; Ogden, Terje; Janson, Harald; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study investigated the normative use and developmental course of physical aggression (PA), defined as use of physical force such as hitting, biting, and kicking, from 8 to 26 months and predictors thereof. We used data from the Behavior Outlook Norwegian Developmental Study, comprising 1,159 children (559 girls and 600 boys). Both mothers and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Developmental Stages, Developmental Psychology, Toddlers
Leira, Arnlaug – 1987
Based on information gathered in 1986, this report describes day care in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The focus of the report is on structural aspects of day care, including provision, management and finances, and questions concerning supply, demand, and distribution. Part I provides an introduction to the report and discusses the Scandinavian…
Descriptors: Administration, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics
