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Preschool Teachers' Views on Children's Learning: An International Perspective
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Broström, Stig; Sandberg, Anette; Johansson, Inge; Margetts, Kay; Nyland, Berenice; Frøkjaer, Thorleif; Kieferle, Christa; Seifert, Anja; Roth, Angela; Ugaste, Aino; Vrinioti, Kalliope – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This comparative study investigated the perspectives of preschool teachers in Australia, Denmark, Estonia, German, Greece and Sweden about learning and participation in preschool. A structured survey questionnaire investigated four main questions: What situations can be characterised as learning? What activities are important for learning? What…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis
Dimensions of Childhood Play and Toys
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Sandberg, Anette; Vuorinen, Tuula – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse play through a contemporary historical perspective, based upon pre-school teachers', students majoring in education, and teacher education students' descriptions of memories from their childhood regarding play and toys. The overall method is retrospective. The data consists of 111 interviews…
Descriptors: Play, Toys, Recall (Psychology), Child Development
The Future Is Created by and within Children
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Sandberg, Anette; Vuorinen, Tuula – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2007
The overall aim of this study was to present research areas within early childhood education in a dialogue between municipality and university. The purpose was to produce ideas and develop research in teacher education, with the hope of increasing the understanding of what kind of research is needed into early childhood education. The data…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups, Children, Preschool Teachers
Prechool Teachers' Play Experiences Then and Now.
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Sandberg, Anette; Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling – 2003
Many preschool teachers recognize the importance of play for children's development and learning and emphasize play in their classrooms. This paper explores how they remember their own childhood play and how they perceive children's play today. Twenty Swedish preschool teachers were interviewed regarding their views of play. Two characteristic…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Foreign Countries, Play, Preschool Teachers
An Interview Study of Gender Difference in Preschool Teachers' Attitudes toward Children's Play
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Sandberg, Anette; Pramling-Samuelsson, Ingrid – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
The aim of this study was to investigate, identify and describe different ways that female and male preschool teachers conceive, understand and experience play. The research questions addressed are: What perspectives do female and male preschool teachers have on play? Are there differences in play experiences related to gender? The interview study…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Gender Differences, Interviews, Preschool Teachers
Preschool Teacher's Conceptions of Computers and Play
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Sandberg, Anette – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
There are many dimensions of play and play's significance for children's development and learning is often emphasized, but how do preschool teachers see children's use of computers in preschool? A qualitative study was done with 13 Swedish preschool teachers that had experience working with computers in preschool. The overall aim of this study was…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Preschool Children