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Vanessa Gibson; Elna van der Merwe; Brenda A. Coetzee – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood development (ECD) practitioners are crucial to young children's motor milestone achievement, motor development and physical activity (PA) participation. Their role in helping young children reach appropriate PA levels and gross motor milestones has not received sufficient attention. Aim: This study examined the…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Research Reports
Yi Yang; Nirmala Rao; Jin Sun – Early Education and Development, 2024
Research Findings: This study examined the associations between early childhood education (ECE) teachers' pre-service education (PE), professional development (PD) experiences, ECE quality, and child development. The participants included 52 teachers and 706 children from 52 preschool classes in Shanghai and Guizhou. Teacher educational level was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Teachers, Teaching Experience
Bach Thang Nguyen; Thanh Tien Huynh; Thi Hong Hanh Le; Thi Huyen Tran – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Preschool education in Vietnam plays a critical role in fostering the development of children aged 3 months to 6 years. Enhancing teacher quality is essential to achieving educational goals, yet early childhood educators face significant challenges in professional skill development. This study examines the implementation of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Educational Change, Case Studies, Preschool Education
Darling-Hammond, Linda; DePaoli, Jennifer – State Education Standard, 2020
For much of the last two decades, the narrowed focus on raising test scores under No Child Left Behind left important aspects of education untended. Since 2016, when the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enabled a more comprehensive look at accountability, state leaders have heard growing demands for a whole-child approach that emphasizes…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Jonathan Schweig; Elaine Lin Wang; Sabrina Lee; Kata Mihaly – RAND Corporation, 2025
To assist Teach For All network partners in understanding their successes and challenge areas, RAND researchers conducted evaluations of Teach For All partner programs in two developing countries. The first evaluation examined Teach For Nigeria. In the second evaluation (the focus of this brief), RAND researchers conducted a one-year mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Child Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Milewski, Patrice – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2022
Using the example of the 1937 Ontario elementary school reforms, this article will make the case for considering pedagogical knowledge as a distinct object in the history of education. In this context, pedagogical knowledge refers to the conceptual and normative aspects of teaching and learning that seek to inform the decision-making of the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Dogrul, Hikmet; Kiliç, Figen – Online Submission, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine opinions, expectations and metaphorical perceptions of parents about preschool education. In the research, cross-sectional design, one of the survey model types, was used. The sample of the study consists of 1080 parents, 873 of whom are females and 207 of them are males, whose students are living in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Education, Second Language Instruction
Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi; Yin, Hongbiao; Tam, Winnie Wing Yi; Chai, Ching Sing; Ng, Clement Ka Kit – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
This study examined the relationships between leadership practices, professional learning communities, teachers' efficacy beliefs and perceptions of whole-child development in the context of kindergarten education. A sample of 2120 teachers from 153 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in a questionnaire survey. The results showed that principals'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes
Katy Bullard – Global Partnership for Education, 2023
According to the Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning, a global initiative launched at the 2022 Transforming Education Summit, foundational learning refers to "basic literacy, numeracy, and transferable skills such as socio-emotional skills" (World Bank 2023). This holistic vision of learning outcomes aligns with the Global…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education, Literacy
Jonathan Schweig; Elaine Lin Wang; Sabrina Lee; Kata Mihaly – RAND Corporation, 2025
In this report, the authors present findings from a one-year mixed-methods evaluation of the Teach For Pakistan (TFP) teacher leadership development program. They examined the program's impact on whole-child development, perceptions of teaching quality, and perceptions of the contributions of TFP Fellows to the school community. To do so, they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Child Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Bawani, Elisa L.; Mphahlele, Ramashego S. S. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Teachers emerge as main role players guiding the process of curriculum implementation across all levels of education. At early childhood development (ECD) level, curriculum implementation is unique, but emphasis on teacher training is essential as it influences teachers' efficacy in promoting holistically developed children. Upon…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Kata Mihaly; Jonathan Schweig; Elaine Lin Wang; Sabrina Lee – RAND Corporation, 2024
This report summarizes the findings from a two-year mixed methods evaluation of the effect of the Teach For Nigeria (TFN) teacher training program on whole child development, perceptions of teaching quality, and the school community. This report contributes to a growing body of research on Teach For All organizations across the globe and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Child Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Tran Quoc Viet; Tran Yen Nhi – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
This paper analyzed the integration of theatrical arts into storytelling instruction for primary school students. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of theatrical arts on the effectiveness of storytelling teaching, identify suitable theatrical techniques for the content and conditions of teaching, and propose methods for integrating these…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Theater Arts, Story Telling, Teaching Methods
Hermans, Chris – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2017
What is good education? We value education for reasons connected to the good provided by education in society. This good is connected to be the pedagogical aim of education. This article distinguishes five criteria for good education based on the concept of "Bildung". Next, these five criteria are used to develop the idea of the good…
Descriptors: Catholics, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications, Community Benefits
Schlieber, Marisa; Knight, Jenna; Adejumo, Tobi; Copeman Petig, Abby; Valencia López, Enrique; Pufall Jones, Elizabeth – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2022
Early educators are the key to quality early care and education (ECE) services, and there is broad consensus that high-quality care and learning environments for young children depend on educators who are skilled at nurturing children's development and learning. Yet, inadequate working conditions and low pay routinely hamper educators in their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Quality