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Kangas, Jonna; Ukkonen-Mikkola, Tuulikki; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Ranta, Samuli; Chydenius, Heidi; Lahdenperä, Jaana; Neitola, Marita; Kinos, Jarmo; Sajaniemi, Nina; Ruokonen, Inkeri – Education Sciences, 2021
The concept of pedagogy is the key to understanding pedagogy in early childhood education (ECE) in the Nordic countries, which are known for their high quality of life and education. However, in ECE, there are several different approaches toward pedagogy and it can be said that pedagogy is a multidimensional and dynamic concept. In this paper, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education, Quality of Life, Educational Quality
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Yada, Takumi; Jäppinen, Aini-Kristiina – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2019
Organizational scholars have vigorously and long studied being prosocial in defining 'prosociality' as motivation, behavior, and impact to help or benefit others. This study attempts to provide an overview of previous studies that have approached the elements of being prosocial in educational leadership contexts. However, most of the prosocial…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Prosocial Behavior, Empowerment, Organizational Culture
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Skiba, Russ; Ormiston, Heather; Martinez, Sylvia; Cummings, Jack – Theory Into Practice, 2016
Psychological science has identified positive classroom management and climate building strategies as a key element in developing and maintaining effective learning environments. In this article, we review the literature that has identified effective strategies that build classroom climates to maximize student learning and minimize disruption. In…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Classroom Environment
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Velasquez, Andrea; West, Richard; Graham, Charles; Osguthorpe, Richard – Review of Education, 2013
Education has been criticized for a disproportionate focus on the technical aspects of teaching with less focus on its "human" aspects. Consequently, many researchers and theorists have expressed a need to answer what role care plays in education. Our purpose in this review is to examine the definition of caring pedagogies and synthesize…
Descriptors: Caring, Educational Practices, Moral Values, Values Education
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Rychly, Laura; Graves, Emily – Multicultural Perspectives, 2012
Culturally responsive pedagogy, as defined by one of the most prominent authors in the field, Geneva Gay (2002), is "using the cultural characteristics, experiences, and perspectives of ethnically diverse students as conduits for teaching them more effectively". Culturally responsive pedagogy can be thought of, then, as teaching practices that…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Multicultural Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods
Goldstein, Lisa S.; Lake, Vickie E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2003
The literature indicates that caring is beneficial to children both academically and socially. As teacher educators, then, one of their goals should be to create curricula and preparation programs that engender in preservice teachers an understanding of the pedagogical power of caring and a commitment to implementing care-centered teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods