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Thornberg, Robert – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
The six papers in this special issue focus on how values and values education are embedded in the everyday life at Nordic preschools. The studies in this special issue provide stimulating theoretical and methodological knowledge to inform further study of values education internationally. A key contribution of the papers is that there is…
Descriptors: Values Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education
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Juutinen, Jaana; Viljamaa, Elina – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
This research explored how values are communicated in everyday life at preschool. This narrative inquiry focused on how values are conveyed through the use of a material artefact, a chart with traffic lights, as a communication and pedagogical tool. Twenty children aged 3-4 years in one Finnish preschool were involved in the initial data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Inquiry, Traffic Safety
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Puroila, Anna-Maija; Johansson, Eva; Estola, Eila; Emilson, Anette; Einarsdóttir, Johanna; Broström, Stig – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
This study explored how practitioners interpreted educational practices from the perspective of values in Nordic preschools. Drawing data from group interviews in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), practitioners reflected on an observational episode about children dressing for outdoor play in a Swedish preschool.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Values Clarification, Values Education, Preschool Education