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Barow, Thomas; Östlund, Daniel – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2020
The definition for special education needs (SEN) and the policies for its assessment varies widely between countries. This paper aims to investigate similarities and differences through a Swedish-German comparative approach. Based on the distinction between categorical and relational perspectives as expressions of specific thought styles, 58 SEN…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Educational Policy, Differences
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van den Berg, Linda; Libertus, Klaus; Nyström, Pär; Gottwald, Janna. M.; Licht, Victoria; Gredebäck, Gustaf – Child Development, 2022
Several studies have previously investigated the effects of sticky mittens training on reaching and grasping development. However, recent critique casted doubts on the robustness of the motor effect of this training. The current study presents a pre-registered report that aimed to generalize these effects to Swedish infants. Three-month-old…
Descriptors: Infants, Psychomotor Skills, Parent Participation, Training
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Suha M. Al-Hassan; Natasha Duell; Jennifer E. Lansford; Kenneth A. Dodge; Sevtap Gurdal; Qin Liu; Qian Long; Paul Oburu; Concetta Pastorelli; Ann T. Skinner; Emma Sorbring; Laurence Steinberg; Sombat Tapanya; Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado; Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong; Liane Peña Alampay; Dario Bacchini; Marc H. Bornstein; Lei Chang; Kirby Deater-Deckard; Laura Di Giunta – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
An important question for parents and educators alike is how to promote adolescents' academic identity and school performance. This study investigated relations among parental education, parents' attitudes toward their adolescents' school, parental support for learning at home, and adolescents' academic identity and school performance over time…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Performance, Parent Education, Foreign Countries
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Alicja R. Sadownik; Laurent Gabriel Ndijuye – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
The existing body of knowledge on the global experiences of im/migrant parents within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings reveals a broad spectrum of concerns, which encompass various aspects of institutional education and care, as well as the parents' own patterns of engagement in this realm. Navigating through the multitudinous…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Communities of Practice
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Cecilia Gembäck; Anita McAllister; Lovisa Femrell; Tove Edmar Lagerberg – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Stuttering development in preschool children might be influenced by parents' concern, awareness and knowledge. Indirect treatment may therefore be appropriate. Intervention in a group format has been shown to be positive for stuttering and an online procedure increases the accessibility of the intervention. Aims: The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Stuttering, Parent Role
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Sayers, Judy; Petersson, Jöran; Rosenqvist, Eva; Andrews, Paul – Education Inquiry, 2023
Motivated by earlier research highlighting Swedish teachers' beliefs that the setting of homework compromises deep-seated principles of educational equity, this paper presents an exploratory study of Swedish parents' perspectives on homework in their year-one children's learning. Twenty-five parents, drawn from three demographically different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Homework, Parent Attitudes
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Andersson Søe, Martina; Schad, Elinor; Psouni, Elia – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Previous research suggests that interactions between preschool teachers and children in early care and educational contexts can contribute to the child's positive attachment development and socioemotional adjustment. Objective: Investigate how the transition process to preschool is organized and whether various ways of organizing it…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Teacher Student Relationship, Attachment Behavior
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Adams, Donnie; Lok Tan, King; Sandmeier, Anita; Skedsmo, Guri – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: Schools are important settings for health promotion. In schools, children and adolescents can be reached regardless of their social background, which represents a unique opportunity for promoting health. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of school leadership in initiating and sustaining health promotion; however, efforts…
Descriptors: Leadership, Health Promotion, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes
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Emerson, Andrea M.; Linder, Sandra M. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
The Reggio Emilia approach is identified as a resource and inspiration in the field of early childhood education. The term 'Reggio Inspired' refers to all Reggio Emilia approach-based practices outside of Reggio Emilia, Italy. This paper presents a comprehensive study of Reggio Inspired empirical research. Results from an integrative review of the…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education, Educational Research, Child Development
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Boman, Charlotte; Bernhardsson, Susanne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Many children with intellectual developmental disorders are insufficiently physically active and do not reach recommendations for physical activity. Pediatric healthcare providers play a key role in addressing these children's needs, including promoting interventions for physical activity. Aim: To explore pediatric healthcare…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, Health Promotion, Physical Activities
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Ulla Lundqvist; Ilona Rinne; Ali Yildirim – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2024
Denmark and Sweden have witnessed a historically significant amplification of parental influence in compulsory schools during the past two decades. The emphasis on parental involvement in these two countries reflects international trends of neoliberal governing of educational processes. We know very little about the interplay between beginning…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Professional Identity, Foreign Countries
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Emma Leifler; Anna Borg; Sven Bölte – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Consensus is often a prerequisite for communities to develop initiatives to improve practice and create a future together. We investigated the consensus around the perceived educational inclusion of autistic and other neurodivergent students, their caregivers, and their teachers. Seventeen triads of informants plus two single students from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Secondary Schools, High Schools
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Yngvesson, Tina; Garvis, Susanne – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The Swedish preschool curriculum places strong emphasis on the home -- preschool partnership and parent engagement in this regard is considered important for reasons such as promoting child well-being and a healthy development. The central target of inquiry of this study was thus to explores the three primary perspectives that interconnect in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Student Attitudes
UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
Children begin learning about gender stereotypes as early as age two. The pre-primary education system does not always deliver on its potential to tackle and address harmful gender stereotypes while they are being absorbed by the youngest learners. All components of the pre-primary system have a role to play in breaking down these stereotypes.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Young Children, Parent Participation, Child Caregivers
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Gunnulfsen, Ann Elisabeth; Jensen, Ruth; Møller, Jorunn – Journal of Educational Administration, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of the article is to examine knowledge about successful principalship and discuss the methodology that has emerged throughout the history of the International Successful School Principals Project (ISSPP) and their implications for future progress. Design/methodology/approach: Historical analysis is used as a strategy for…
Descriptors: Principals, Success, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational History
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