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Who Belongs in Preschool? Perspectives of Children and Educators
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Einarsdottir, Johanna; Ólafsdóttir, Sara M. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
The study examines the views of children and educators with regards to belonging in one diverse preschool setting in Iceland. It builds on the ideology of the politics of belonging, referring to children's relationships in the community of preschool, children's participation, and the process of inclusion and exclusion among the children. This…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Student Attitudes
Resisting 'Universal Nursery Policy Project' in Chile: Early Childhood Education Professional Associations and Unions Reconceptualizing Neoliberal Professionalism
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Cynthia Adlerstein-Grimberg; Blanca Barco – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
This article unpacks ECE professional associations and unions (ECEPAUs) pathways of resistance to a 'Universal Nursery Policy Project' (UNPP) and how ECEPAUs have reconceptualized the professionalism of the nursery within the Chilean neoliberal agenda. Drawing on a post-qualitative methodology, with three datasets of participant observations,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Professional Associations, Unions
Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education in Uruguay: Recent Actions and Old Dilemmas
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Leopold Costábile, Sandra – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
This article describes developments in Uruguay in early childhood provision since 2008 and in particular the organization of the curriculum framework for childcare and education from birth to age six. By means of the creation of an interinstitutional body mainly responsible for promoting high-quality education in early childhood and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Child Care
The Idea of Autonomy and Its Interplay with Culture in Child-Centered Education: Evidence from Practitioners in Preschools in Saudi Arabia
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Rajab, Adaylah; Wright, Nigel – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
Using interview data, this paper explores issues which head teachers and teachers in a sample of Saudi kindergartens in Makkah face in implementing an adapted curriculum and pedagogy which appear to conflict with the local culture. The Saudi Self-Learning Curriculum for Kindergarten has been developed from Western models of child-centered…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Childrens Rights, Kindergarten, Young Children
Babies' Transition between Family and Early Childhood Education and Care: A Mosaic of Discourses about Quality of Services
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Tebet, Gabriela G. De C.; Santos, Natália; Costa, Julia; Santos, Bruna Lima; Pontes, Loani Cristina Buzo; Oliveira, Sabrina; D'Andrea, Maria – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
This article aims to discuss the quality of early childhood education and care in Brazil and the process of infants' and toddlers' "Inserimento" to daycare. The theoretical framework of our arguments is based on the notion of quality of child education as a negotiated concept, and by the Italian concept of "Inserimento." The…
Descriptors: Child Care, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Infants
Early Childhood Educators' Conceptions of Infants' Capabilities: The Nexus between Beliefs and Practice
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Salamon, Andi; Harrison, Linda – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
The conceptions early childhood educators (ECEs) hold about infants can guide their pedagogical practices in ways that can enable and constrain infants' experiences. Literature regarding infants' development and the role of adults in infant learning theoretically positions infants as both being capable of independent learning, and needing adult…
Descriptors: Infants, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers