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Miyake, Motoko; Takeuchi, Kazuo; Toda, Yuichi – Pastoral Care in Education, 2018
This study investigated the variations of perspectives of junior high school students who had participated in Smartphone Summit for appropriate usage of the Internet and smartphones. Smartphone Summit is an educational project designed to empower junior high school students to advocate appropriate usage of the Internet and smartphones among older,…
Descriptors: Internet, Handheld Devices, Student Projects, Learning Activities
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Kos, Marjanca; Jerman, Janez; Anžlovar, Urška; Torkar, Gregor – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Early childhood is a period of life in which lifelong attitudes, values and patterns of behaviour regarding nature are shaped. Environmental education is becoming a growing area of interest in early childhood education. The aim of the research study was to identify children's understanding of why and how their pro-environmental behaviours…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Childhood Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
Social inventions are new ways of solving human problems. This article reports on an action research project designed to find social inventions to reduce structural lag in four programs that support the transition to adulthood of marginalized youth in Latin America. The investigators engaged youth and staff members in identifying important…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
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Oun, Tiia; Ugaste, Aino; Tuul, Maire; Niglas, Katrin – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine how teachers in the Step by Step and traditional kindergartens assess their child-centred activities. 308 teachers participated in the study and a questionnaire was used. The results of the study showed that teachers in the Step by Step programme used a child-centred approach more in their work than teachers in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Curriculum, Preschool Evaluation
Schnettler, Shirley I. – 1992
This practicum report describes a 13-week intervention that facilitated the participation of parents of 16 preschoolers in the instruction of their children. Objectives of the intervention were that: (1) parents and children would participate in take-home projects and workshops; (2) parents and children would increase the amount of time they spent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, High Risk Students