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Kristy Timmons; Emma Bozek; Elizabeth Sharp – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
Based on emerging literature on the important role of self-regulation in supporting learning, policy makers have made efforts to include self-regulation skills in practice and policy documents worldwide. Despite these efforts, there is limited understanding of what self-regulation is and how best to support these skills in the day-to-day life of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Self Control, Metacognition
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Sharma, Manu – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2020
This study examines an action research project that included four kindergarten teachers who taught in the first year of the Ontario's mandated full day kindergarten (FDK) program, which began in September 2016. This action research project focused on the teachers' concerns about the constant unsafe violence, bullying and disruptive behaviour that…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Self Control, Foreign Countries, School Schedules
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis challenged us to learn, teach, and work in ways we never had before. As we move further into 2021 more educational institutions are thinking about how online teaching and learning can become a permanent way of offering programs. However, there are still ethical considerations that merit deeper consideration. Before the…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Integrity, Ethics, Teaching Methods
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Adorjan, Michael; Ricciardelli, Rosemary – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
While previous research identifies skepticism and some animosity among students towards school-based cyber-safety programs, drawing from focus group discussions with Canadian teens, this paper contributes to unpacking reasons for both support for 'what works' and antagonism for what is perceived to be lacking. Our findings reveal support for…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Criticism, High School Students
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Pelletier, Janette; Fesseha, Ellen – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
Two-year, play-based, full-day kindergarten (FDK) has been shown to have long-term academic and self-regulation benefits for young children. This article addresses the question of whether FDK has particular benefits for children who may be at risk for placement in special education. Participants included 592 kindergarten children in their second…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Schedules, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2019
The experiences of children's play have a profound impact on all areas of their growth and development. Memories of play can be vivid and detailed. These memories often have a treasured place in our hearts and minds. Educators and parents have a special opportunity to ask themselves, "What kind of memories of play do I hope for the children…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Learning Processes, Inquiry
Atkinson, Kim – British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2019
This revised Early Learning Framework is the culmination of a collaborative process that included early childhood educators, primary teachers, academics, Indigenous organizations, Elders, government, and other professionals. The first Early Learning Framework published in 2008 changed the landscape of early years practice in British Columbia. It…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Learning Processes, Inquiry
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Vettraino, Elinor; Linds, Warren; Goulet, Linda – Journal of Transformative Education, 2013
This article explores the arts' potential to transform the relationships between students and teachers, so that education becomes an "as if" world, where education is an act of social justice. Interweaving themes from the children's book "Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type" with theories of transformative pedagogy and their own…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Teacher Student Relationship, Social Justice, Childrens Literature
Shulman, Rhona – 1982
An evaluation of discipline and vandalism in Scarborough, Ontario, Schools was conducted. Its objectives were: (1) to determine the level of self-discipline among students as perceived by parents, teachers, caretakers, office staff, and the students themselves; (2) to compare the responses and expectations of these groups for various grades and…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2008
This document, British Columbia's Early Learning Framework, is intended to guide and support early childhood educators, StrongStart BC facilitators, early years professionals, service providers, communities and governments in providing rich early learning experiences for children from birth to kindergarten. The document may also be of interest for…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Learning Processes, Inquiry