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Pereira, Sara; Rodrigues, Maria José; Vieira, Rui Marques – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Science education become one prioritie of modern societies, with the purpose of forming scientifically literate youth and adults. They play an active role in solving the problems existing in society, making critical and informed decisions. In this paper we discuss the need for scientifically literate citizens and the relevance of practical work as…
Descriptors: Play, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Decision Making
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Pistorova, Stacey; Slutsky, Ruslan – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Teachers face a growing call for implementing inquiry-based teaching and learning in a current pedagogical environment that contradicts this through educational practices that silo content, disseminate knowledge, and produce classrooms of passive learners. We address a hot topic in the United States on how a push for more "academics" is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Child Development, Preschool Education
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Willis, Elizabeth; Dinehart, Laura H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This article examines the development of self-regulation skills in early childhood and the possibilities of children's contemplative practices as a viable tool to facilitate this development. Current research indicates that self-regulation skills in early childhood education make a significant contribution to school readiness, and long-term…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Control, Child Development, Skill Development
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Gillespie, Catherine Wilson; Glider, Kendra R. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
This study investigated how and when teachers used music in preschool classrooms throughout the day. Direct classroom observations were conducted to determine preschool teachers' use of music in four Head Start classrooms and one private preschool classroom for a total of 24 hours of observation in each classroom. Music was observed to be used 6.5…
Descriptors: Music, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Teachers, Interpersonal Competence
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Rivas, Sonia; Sobrino, Angel; Peralta, Felisa – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
This article gives an account of the results from an assessment of an early childhood education programme, conducted over the course of two academic years (1999-2000 and 2000-2001), in a centre in northeastern Spain. The purpose of the assessment was to discover how a particular educational programme contributed to the short-term competency levels…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Anliak, Sakire; Sahin, Derya – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The present observational study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) programme on behavioural change from aggression to pro-social behaviours by using the DECB rating scale. Non-participant observation method was used to collect data in pretest-training-posttest design. It was hypothesised that the ICPS…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Observation, Pretests Posttests
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Tannock, Michelle T. – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The "Kind Intentions Program" (KIP) was developed in a childcare facility in an effort to encourage children to engage in kind acts. In addition to support for displays of kindness, the programme encourages children to engage in perspective taking skills as they observe the actions of those around them. This study involved the identification of…
Descriptors: Altruism, Early Childhood Education, Perspective Taking, Young Children
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Pardeck, John T. – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
Social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education educate students for practice at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This paper presents a critical analysis of social work education in the United States. The analysis suggests that graduates of social work programs do not appear to master the skills, knowledge and values…
Descriptors: Criticism, Social Work, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness