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Enhancing Teachers' Pedagogical Awareness of Teaching Early Mathematical Skills -- A Mixed Methods Study of Tailored Professional Development Program
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Piia Parviainen; Kenneth Eklund; Merja Koivula; Tarja Liinamaa; Niina Rutanen – Early Education and Development, 2024
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore changes in pedagogical awareness of teaching early mathematical skills among teachers in early childhood education (N =7) when participating in a tailored professional development (PD) program in mathematics. The program, which was designed around principles of transformative learning, was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Education
The Relationship between Early Childhood Teachers' Professional Development in Physical Education and Children's Fundamental Movement Skills
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Cristina Honrubia Montesinos; Pedro Gil Madrona; Luisa Losada Puente; Ali Brian; Linda Saraiva – Early Education and Development, 2024
"Research Findings:" The influence of early childhood teachers' professional development on fundamental movement skills remains unknown in the literature. The purpose of the present study was to examine how early childhood teachers' professional development in physical education (PE) contributes to predicting children's fundamental…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Faculty Development, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills
From Pre-Service Preparation to Professional Development: Early Childhood Teachers' Learning Experiences, ECE Quality, and Child Development in China
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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
Can a Brief Professional Development Improve Early Childhood Educators' Responsivity and Interaction Quality in Child Care Centers? A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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Ashley Brunsek; Michelle Rodrigues; Nina Sokolovic; Sahar Borairi; Zeenat Janmohamed; Jennifer M. Jenkins; Michal Perlman – Early Education and Development, 2024
High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) - particularly care defined by highly responsive interactions between educators and children - has the potential to have lasting positive impacts on children's development. While there is variability in the level of quality among early education and care settings, professional development for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Teachers, Faculty Development
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Emotion Socialization Intervention in Norwegian Kindergartens
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Sophie S. Havighurst; Maud Edvoll; Ida Tidemann; Evalill Bølstad; Hanne Holme; Marit Bergum Hansen; Hege Cecilie Eikseth; Egil Nygaard – Early Education and Development, 2024
"Research Findings": Early childhood workers (ECW's) play a pivotal role in shaping children's emotional competence. This study examined the efficacy of Tuning in to Kids for Kindergarten Teachers (TIK-KT) used with CLASS observations to improve ECW's emotion socialization, kindergarten emotional climate and children's functioning. Five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socialization, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
The Fusion of Constructivism and Instructivism in Chinese Kindergartens: An Analysis of the Teaching Dialogues in the Engineer Block Building Activities
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Cai, Liman; Wu, Dandan; Chen, Xi; Zhu, Jie; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research findings This study aimed to explore whether the fusion of constructivism and instructivism could be observed in the teaching dialogs during the Engineer Block Building (EBB) activities in Chinese kindergartens. Altogether 20 block building activities about the theme of architecture were videotaped and coded with the "Engineer Design…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Teaching Methods, Discourse Analysis, Engineering Education
In-Service Infant Teachers Re-Envision Their Practice through a Professional Development Program
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Loizou, Eleni; Recchia, Susan L. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: Most infant teachers have been prepared to be early childhood educators with minimal theoretical or practical exposure to infancy. This study highlights the outcomes of a professional development program (PDP) designed to support a group of infant teachers who lacked specific infancy preparation to re-envision their roles. Data…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Child Caregivers, Infants, Faculty Development
Chilean Family Reminiscing about Emotions and Its Relation to Children's Self-Regulation Skills
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Leyva, Diana; Nolivos, Virginia – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: This study examined the relation between Chilean parents' narrative participatory styles (i.e., the way in which parents scaffold children's participation in conversations) and children's self-regulation skills. A total of 210 low-income Chilean parent-child dyads participated in the study. Dyads were videotaped talking about a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Memory, Emotional Response, Children