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Li, Yan; Devlieghere, Jochen; Li, Jiacheng; Vandenbroeck, Michel – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
Over the past few decades, scholars have paid attention to how PI (parental involvement) impacts children's performance at school. Hence, PI is often reduced to school-centric involvement. Moreover, several studies have shown social class differences in PI, but relatively little attention has been paid to social class differences in culturally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Early Childhood Education, Rural Areas
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Wenjie Wang; Annabelle Black Delfin – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This article recounts the changes that occurred when a research study was redesigned to become more participatory, involving children, teachers, families, and the wider symbolic cultural neighbourhood. What emerged was a research study that was "integrated" into the curriculum of a four-year-old classroom. Here, the process is…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
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O'Keeffe, Christina; McNally, Sinead – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the education of 91% of students worldwide. As a critical process in supporting young children's resilience, play is increasingly recognised as a valuable pedagogical strategy within a shifting educational landscape during the pandemic. This study reports on findings from a survey on play…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Play, Early Childhood Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Cerino, Anna – Education 3-13, 2023
This report offers insight into a reflective and critical practitioner's role in carefully planning an environment that reflects young children's need for independence. Education as an agent of liberation is the key to the child obtaining that freedom and achieving independence. It is argued that liberation can only be achieved when an effective…
Descriptors: Forestry, Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods, Well Being
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Liang, Eva; Peters, Lacey Elizabeth; Lomidze, Ana; Akaba, Sanae – School Community Journal, 2020
Family engagement is considered to be a cornerstone of successful universal prekindergarten (PreK) implementation. Using data from interviews with mothers, this study investigates the different ways families are engaged in their child's PreK experience. Multiple themes emerged from the interviews, including: family engagement, parents' knowledge…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Family Involvement, Preschool Education, Knowledge Level
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McLean, Christine – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
In this study, parents were asked for their thoughts on the documentation provided to them by early childhood educators (ECEs), which focused on their young children's learning experiences in early learning settings. Forty-five parents completed questionnaires focusing on their understandings and experiences with documentation. Seven parents were…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Preschool Teachers
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Tao, Si Si; Lau, Eva Yi Hung; Yiu, Hau Ming – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
This study investigates mothers' expectations of and experiences with parental involvement during the transition to primary school. The participants were 20 mothers of children attending 10 kindergartens in Hong Kong. Individual interviews were conducted 3 months before and 3 months after their children entered their primary schools. As they had…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Student Adjustment, Expectation, Mothers
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Li, Yan; Li, Jiacheng; Devlieghere, Jochen; Vandenbroeck, Michel – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
A growing body of literature refers to the potential of parental involvement (PI) as a critical educational remedy and solution for a diversity of issues in ECEC. However, the reflection of mainstream values and assumptions and the lack of attention to cultural differences in this existing body of literature has been criticized. In this article,…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Participation, Family School Relationship
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Chang, Ya-Chih; Shire, Stephanie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
This article provides practitioners with a guide to (1) understand the developmental emergence of play skills in young children to inform developmentally appropriate instructional decisions (e.g., toy choices); (2) set up the play space to support social play; and (3) use key strategies from an evidence-based intervention for young children with…
Descriptors: Play, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Autism
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Jayasuriya, Avanthi; Williams, Marcia; Edwards, Todd; Tandon, Pooja – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Outdoor play is important for children's health and development, yet many preschool-age children in child care settings do not receive the recommended 60 min/day of outdoor play. Child care providers have previously described parent-related barriers to increasing outdoor playtime, including parents not providing appropriate…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Child Development, Barriers
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Acevedo, María V. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2019
Children's life experiences can position their exploration of global cultural communities within early childhood classrooms. Some early childhood educators, however, are concerned that many young children do not have direct experience of global cultures and thus believe that differences between cultural practices will be confusing to young…
Descriptors: Play, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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Stockall, Nancy; Dennis, Lindsay – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2013
Fathers and paternal role models make a unique contribution to children's development. There is some research to suggest that the types of play males engage in with children is typically more active and thus offers unique possibilities for embedding activities for language and literacy development. In this article, we offer suggestions for how…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Literacy, Developmental Delays, Play
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Clarkin-Phillips, Jeanette; Carr, Margaret – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
Research from the United Kingdom suggests that early childhood centres that operate from a multi or integrated service model, offering opportunities for parents to attend to a range of their needs and aspirations, increase the ability and the inclination of families to engage with their child's learning at the early childhood centre. Integrated…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Early Childhood Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Young Children
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Pinkerton, Kim – English in Texas, 2017
The author describes her two-year experience of living in China and how this molded her attitudes about English language learners in Texas. Examples drawn from the Nanjing International School show how one school worked to meet the needs of a diverse group of students, with more than 70% learning English as a second language. The practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, International Schools, English (Second Language)
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Laird, Shelby Gull; McFarland-Piazza, Laura; Allen, Sydnye – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2014
Outdoor environmental education and provision of unstructured exploration of nature are often forgotten aspects of the early childhood experience. The aim of this study was to understand how adults' early experiences in nature relate to their attitudes and practices in providing such experiences for young children. This study surveyed 33 parents…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Young Children, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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