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Early Childhood Sexuality Education: Future Educators' Attitudes and Considerations
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Brouskeli, Vasiliki; Sapountzis, Antonis – Research in Education, 2017
Sexuality education is one of the most disputable health education programs as far as its inclusion in Early Childhood Education is concerned. This study was conducted in order to investigate early childhood future educators' attitudes and considerations about introducing sexuality education to their future pupils. We used a qualitative research…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Physical Activity Promotion in Greek Preschools: The Gap between Theory and Practice
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
Recent research evidence has revealed that Greek preschoolers' physical activity (PA) levels are not satisfactory. Taking into account the amount of time spent daily in preschool settings as well as the finding that preschool appears to be a significant predictor of children's PA, the aim of the present study is to provide an overview of the role…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Greek Pre-Service Kindergarten Teachers' Beliefs about and Practices of Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Education
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Rentzou, Konstantina; Sakellariou, Maria – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The continuum of beliefs reported by Greek pre-service kindergarten teachers and how those beliefs relate to classroom practices are explored in this article. Considering the potentially important influence of teachers' beliefs on their practices, the level of early childhood teachers' beliefs about developmentally appropriate practices (DAPs) and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Position Papers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Research Synthesis of Studies Investigating the Relationships between Practitioner Beliefs and Adoption of Early Childhood Intervention Practices. Practical Evaluation Reports, Volume 4, Number 1
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Trivette, Carol M.; Dunst, Carl J.; Hamby, Deborah W.; Meter, Diana – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2012
Meta-analyses of the findings from 29 studies including 4,194 early childhood practitioners showed that different practitioner belief appraisals (endorsement, importance, self-efficacy) were related to the intent to use and the adoption and use of different kinds of early childhood practices (developmentally appropriate practices, curricular…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Beliefs
Greek Kindergarten Teachers' Beliefs and Practices: How Appropriate Are They?
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Doliopoulou, Elsie – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1996
Examined Greek kindergarten teachers' beliefs and practices relative to the National Association of the Education of Young Children's position on developmentally appropriate and inappropriate practices. Administered questionnaire to 67 teachers, and used checklist as an observation measure to check validity of reported beliefs. Found various…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Attitudes