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Tsai, Chia-Yen – International Education Studies, 2017
In this research I investigated the views preschool educators in Taiwan on play and the role of play in the curriculum. Adopting a qualitative methodology, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 educators at preschools affiliated with elementary schools. The results indicate that preschool educators generally agree that, in addition to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Play, Teaching Methods
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McEvilly, Nollaig; Atencio, Matthew; Verheul, Martine – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
This paper reports on one aspect of a study that investigated the place and meaning of "physical education" to practitioners and children at three preschool settings in Scotland. We employed a poststructural type of discourse analysis to examine the developmental discourses the 14 participating practitioners drew on when talking about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Physical Education, Preschool Children
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Thompson, Mumuni – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
Even though previous research points to the significance of early childhood teachers' practices that take into consideration the nature of children and how they learn, there is limited research regarding how instructional strategies impact children's development in diverse ways. To close this gap in literature, a qualitative multi-case study into…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Annobil, Charles Nyarko; Thompson, Mumuni – Educational Research and Reviews, 2018
Even though previous research points to the significance of kindergarten teachers' practices which consider the nature of children and how they learn, there is still limited research regarding how learning activities impact children's development. To address this gap in literature, a qualitative multi-case study into teachers' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Classroom Techniques, Class Activities, Teacher Attitudes
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Altun, Dilek – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
School readiness is associated with children's subsequent school based-outcomes. School readiness covers skills, behaviors, and attitudes related to whole child development. It is a multidimensional issue regarding readiness in children, and for parents and schools. Therefore, the issue concerns parents, teachers, and researchers. In the present…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Phenomenology, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Gnjatovic, Dragana – Research in Pedagogy, 2015
This article is based on the results gained from the research about the perception teachers have about stories. The study was conducted in Sweden and the main purpose was to partially fulfil the requirements for Erasmus Mundus joint degree "International Master of Early Childhood Education and Care". In accordance with previous research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Robinson, Christine – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2017
Discourse on quality, within the context of childcare, has moved beyond the level of licensing to consider children's right to belong. Within Western Australia (WA), there has been a paradigm shift as international research literature on quality childcare has advocated the long-term benefits for individuals and the community when children…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Child Care, Guidelines, Teacher Attitudes
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Ikegami, Kiiko; Rivalland, Corine – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Numerous research has shown that quality of interactions between early childhood teachers and children contribute significantly to children's holistic development. Most literature on this topic comes from developed/Western countries and little is known about the kind of interactions occurring within the Soka kindergarten model. This article, based…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Qualitative Research
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Faas, Stefan; Wu, Shu-chen; Geiger, Steffen – Global Education Review, 2017
In order to reflect international reform movements in a system- and culture-comparative perspective, the following article investigates the early childhood education systems in Germany and in Hong Kong, with reference to the respective social and educational roots, pedagogical development lines, and basic educational approaches. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Play, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
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Durango Isaza, Diana Carolina; González Marín, Clara Inés; Arias Castaño, Enrique – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2018
This research arose from the need to consolidate a meaningful bilingual methodology for children from three to five years of age from low socioeconomic backgrounds belonging to the public education system, where they could begin learning English and Spanish by means of a bilingual methodology that provides them with the same opportunities as…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement, Child Development
Payne, LeJon April – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative, analytical study at an International Baccalaureate school explored third grade teachers' perceptions of three specific innovative teaching strategies: innovation skills needed by third grade students; barriers and challenges that exist when teaching 21st Century skills; and skills needed by teachers to teach innovation skills.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Child Development, Innovation, Teaching Methods
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Aronstam, Shelley; Braund, Martin – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2015
The study explores the role of play in Grade R classrooms in the Cape Peninsula. The focus is on perceptions of teachers from differing backgrounds regarding how play is supported and utilised in the classroom. Theories of childhood play as propounded by Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky provide the theoretical background to our understanding of child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
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Brown, Christopher P.; Lan, Yi-Chin – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The National Association for the Education of Young Children's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) have been imported and researched by others across the globe. A central issue that has arisen for these international early childhood educators is whether these best practices are sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Preschool Education
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Palts, Karmen; Kalmus, Veronika – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
The aim of this paper is to analyse the attitudes of Estonian primary school teachers and parents regarding the role of mutual digital communication in socialising the child and in the child's academic progress, their communication channel preferences, and related experiences and opinions. The main starting points are Bronfenbrenner's (1979)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Knauf, Helen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2016
The study presented in this article examines mediatization processes in an American kindergarten. The kindergarten is considered as a social world in which forms of communication, as well as the identities of those involved (children, teachers, parents), evolve through the use of digital technologies. The relationships between the different…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Social Media, Interpersonal Communication, Stakeholders
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