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Preschool Teachers' View on Learning in Preschool in Sweden and Denmark
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Broström, Stig; Johansson, Inge; Sandberg, Anette; Frøkjaer, Thorleif – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine how preschool teachers in Sweden and Denmark perceive children's learning in preschool. The study aimed to answer the following questions: What is "learning"? How do children learn? What are the best conditions for children's learning? What is the role of participation in children's learning? The…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Role
The Role and Practice of Interpersonal Relationships in European Early Education Settings: Sites for Enhancing Social Inclusion, Personal Growth and Learning?
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Kutnick, Peter; Brighi, Antonella; Avgitidou, Sofia; Genta, Maria Luisa; Hannikainen, Maritta; Karlsson-Lohmander, Maelis; Ruiz, Rosario Ortega; Rautamies, Erja; Colwell, Jennifer; Tsalagiorgou, Eleni; Mazzanti, Chiara; Nicoletti, Sandra; Sansavini, Alessandra; Guarini, Annalisa; Romera, Eva; Monks, Claire; Lofqvist, Monica – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
This study sought to identify and compare the characteristics of the social pedagogic context of cognitive activities in a sample of early education settings in six European countries (England, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden). Previous research concerning the social context within which cognitive/learning activities take place has…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Social Development
Comparative Research on Mixed-Age Groups in Swedish Nursery and Compulsory Schools.
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Sundell, Knut – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1994
Reviews recent studies on the effects of mixed-age grouping (MAG) in Swedish nursery and elementary schools. Although studies conducted in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that MAG was beneficial to children's learning and socioemotional development and to teachers' work satisfaction, studies conducted in the 1990s suggest that MAG does not promote…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Public Policies and Early Childhood Education.
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Andersson, Bengt-Erik – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1994
Discusses the Swedish family support system and presents the results of a study of the intellectual and socioemotional development of 110 Swedish children from early childhood through age 16. Found that socioeconomic background and the age when they first entered public day care had a significant influence on the subjects' intellectual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Children, Day Care