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EdChoice, 2023
This poll was conducted between April 17-20, 2023 among a sample of 2,139 adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Among the findings are: (1) Three in five school parents feel "hopeful" about the future…
Descriptors: Adults, Parents, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Paryente, Bilha; Gez-Langerman, Roni – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2023
This article examines kindergarten children's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to understand the children's thoughts, emotions, and coping strategies regarding the presence of the COVID-19 virus in their daily lives, using the salutogenic approach to study their sense of coherence and promote relevant professional instruction.…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Student Experience, COVID-19
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Mutlu Danaci, Hacer; Kiran, Gamze – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2020
In this study, the visual assessment of building facades, which define the boundaries of avenues, were based on the color factor with the aim of revealing its effect on the aesthetic perception of a city. Being part of the façade coloring work implemented in the Province of Antalya, the facades along the Avenues of Gulluk, Yuzuncuyil and Mevlana…
Descriptors: Architecture, Color, Urban Areas, Buildings
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Erdem, Ali Riza; Adiguzel, Duygu Cag – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the views of primary school teachers on their creative thinking skills. The following research questions were addressed based on the aim of the study: (1) What are the primary school teachers' views on their critical thinking skills? (2) Do primary school teachers' views on their creative thinking skills…
Descriptors: Opinions, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Creative Thinking
Cronin, Timothy David – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study sought to gain a better understanding of how participants made decisions regarding placement for their first-born children for the prekindergarten year. The purpose of this research, to explore participants' decision-making process, was guided by the following research question: "How do parents make decisions to select placements…
Descriptors: Parents, Decision Making, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Shouldice, Heather Nelson – Music Education Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine young children's definitions of what it means to be a "good musician" and perceptions of themselves as good musicians. The researcher conducted interviews with 347 students in grades 1 through 4 in one US school district, coded the transcripts for salient characteristics and calculated frequencies…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
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Bradford, Kendall L.; Newland, Amanda C.; Rule, Audrey C.; Montgomery, Sarah E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Recently-adopted standards call for more emphasis on writing in early elementary grades. Rubrics may assist students in attending to important characteristics of effective writing, but research data on their use in early childhood is lacking. This study explores the effects of rubric use on writing instruction of opinion paragraphs for 20 first…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Scoring Rubrics, Writing Instruction
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Aktepe, Vedat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the love of nature performance task on the opinions and attitudes of 4th grade primary school students at the Science and Art center towards their value of love of nature. The mixed method was used by means of both quantitative and qualitative research models. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 4, Scientific Attitudes
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Sahan, Hasan Hüseyin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
A framework of school and teacher qualities has been established by research. The need to identify families' school and teacher selection criteria, in particular, is the main motive behind the present study. It mainly aims to identify the criteria parents use when selecting schools and teachers, or the influence of hidden curriculum on school and…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, School Choice, Parent Attitudes, Decision Making
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Bayindir, Nida – Education, 2009
This research tries to bring up teachers' opinions about Professional progress. This research aims at revealing the problems about how the teachers perceive Professional progress activities corrected with the opinions of teachers who work at primary schools. This research is designed with the model of survey is realized on 108 teachers who Works…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development, Teacher Attitudes