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Charla R. S. Saamong; Patricia K. E. Deogracias; Sue O. Saltmarsh; Derwin K. C. Chan; Catherine M. Capio – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Recent studies report high levels of physical inactivity among most of the global population, including young children. As young children spend a large fraction of their time in school, early childhood teachers have important roles in promoting adequate physical activity (PA) among children. This scoping review aims to synthesise existing evidence…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Physical Activity Level, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Simone E. Halliday; Franziska M. Dahinden; Tina Hascher – Early Education and Development, 2025
Research Findings: Prosocial behavior in early childhood can be assessed by various informants and methodologies, but the information each provides may differ in meaningful ways. The present study measured and compared young children's (N = 486; age: M = 48.51 months, SD = 8.22) prosocial behavior based on parent reports, teacher reports, and…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Young Children, Child Behavior, Parent Attitudes
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Sari Lipponen; Kenneth Eklund; Marja-Leena Laakso; Merja Koivula; Kerttu Huttunen – Early Education and Development, 2025
Today, digital games are considered important tools for learning, but using them in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has raised the question of educators' roles when children play an educational digital game. The aim of this study was to explore how ECEC educators differed in their attitudes and perceptions toward and ways of supporting…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Game Based Learning
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Fangfang Cai – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
Teachers' perceptions are important in identifying and serving gifted children. However, little attention is given to gifted education in the early years in China. This study aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions of young gifted children (aged 3-6), exploring teachers' understandings, feelings, practices, and perceived challenges. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Young Children
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Paméla McMahon-Morin; Marie-Pier Gingras; Marie-Christine Hallé; Ingrid Verduyckt – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
Children learn language through participating in language-rich activities such as book reading. This longitudinal qualitative study explored the perception of 11 teachers and 78 kindergartners regarding children's participation in book-reading in order to understand how it is experienced by those most involved in this activity. Each participant…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Preschool Teachers, Student Participation
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Valeria Aloizou; Stavey Linardatou; Michael Boloudakis; Symeon Retalis – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
Incorporating immersive technologies in education has become increasingly popular due to their ability to facilitate active learning and engage students in the acquisition of concepts and skills. One form of immersive technology includes educational games that incorporate movement interaction, allowing children to engage with in-game elements by…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Core Curriculum, Classroom Environment, Movement Education