ERIC Number: EJ1467354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0966-9760
EISSN: EISSN-1469-8463
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Comparative Analysis of Early Years' Programme Culture in the US and Poland -- Advancing Humanism by Placing Love, Freedom, Care and Consideration for Others First
International Journal of Early Years Education, v33 n1 p62-75 2025
Building on the idea that the culture of an organisation has an extremely deep influence on the personalities, minds and identities of people who participate in it (Hofstede 2015) -- we reflected on how the US and Polish cultures' specific values and beliefs were represented and symbolised in the early childhood settings. We focused our analysis on the prosocial disposition that influenced the early childhood programme's philosophy; environment; parental involvement; celebrated holidays; classroom management; plays and games objects that children are playing with and the curriculum. The results of this research demonstrated that both preschools stressed dispositions like care and consideration for others, love and freedom. In Polish preschool culture, based on their very long history and tradition of wars and partitions, early on, children are exposed to the concepts of truth, forgiveness, second chances and ultimately peace. In the US preschool culture with multicultural traditions, importance is placed on self-confidence, positive self-image, belonging and respect.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Teachers, Comparative Education, Child Development, Empathy, Peace, Prosocial Behavior, Humanistic Education, Freedom, Caring, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Parent Participation, Holidays, Heritage Education, Classroom Techniques, Play, Games, Ethics, Multicultural Education, Self Efficacy, Self Concept, Sense of Belonging
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland; United States
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Teacher and Special Education, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA