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Direct linkBautista, Alfredo; Bull, Rebecca; Ng, Ee Lynn; Lee, Kerry – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
As a result of globalization, kindergarten curriculum frameworks in Asia have been strongly influenced by Western theories, pedagogies, and values. In this article, we argue that Singapore's "Nurturing Early Learners" and Hong Kong's "Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide" present key notions that are inconsistent with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Elementary School Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Download full textKing, Pete; Howard, Justine – American Journal of Play, 2016
The authors explore the use of three basic tenets from Self-Determination Theory--competence, relatedness, and autonomy--for a definition of play that resists the current popular call for play to be freely chosen. They explore whether free play truly exists and whether complete choice constitutes an absolute requirement for children to consider…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Play, Student Motivation, Children
Taylor, Chris; Rhys, Mirain; Waldron, Sam – Oxford Review of Education, 2016
The Foundation Phase is a Welsh Government flagship policy of early years education (for 3-7 year-old children) in Wales. Marking a radical departure from the more formal, competency-based approach associated with the previous Key Stage 1 National Curriculum, it advocates a developmental, experiential, play-based approach to teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2009
Teachers of very young children have the awesome task of providing rich information and experiences that build skills and understanding in the context of every day routines and within intentionally-designed play opportunities that capture children's interests, wonder and curiosity so they want to know more. Pennsylvania's learning standards join…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Childhood Interests, Holistic Approach, Glossaries
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2009
Teachers of very young children have the awesome task of providing rich information and experiences that build skills and understanding in the context of every day routines "and" within intentionally-designed play opportunities that capture children's interests, wonder and curiosity so they want to know more. Pennsylvania's learning…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Childhood Interests
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2009
Teachers of very young children have the awesome task of providing rich information and experiences that build skills and understanding in the context of every day routines and within intentionally-designed play opportunities that capture children's interests, wonder and curiosity so they want to know more. Pennsylvania's learning standards join…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Childhood Interests, Holistic Approach, Glossaries
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The kindergarten propaganda work that has been conducted by the Bureau of Education and the National Kindergarten Association in cooperation during the past six years has brought about a more widespread interest in the subject of the educational value of the early years of childhood. This has been manifested not only by an increase in the number…
Descriptors: Educational History, Mothers, Educational Policy, Kindergarten
