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The Role of Cultural Tools and Motive Objects in Early Childhood Teachers' Curriculum Decision-Making about Digital and Popular Culture Play
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Nuttall, Joce; Edwards, Susan; Grieshaber, Sue; Wood, Elizabeth; Mantilla, Ana; Katiba, Timothy Chepkwesi; Bartlett, Jacinta – Professional Development in Education, 2019
Cultural-historical perspectives on human activity argue that changes in cultural practices, such as teaching in early childhood education, can be fostered by introducing new conceptual resources, a process known as "remediation". We report from an ongoing study that aims to change early childhood teachers' curricular practices in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Popular Culture
Early Childhood Education and Health Working in Partnership: The Critical Role Early Childhood Educators Can Play in Childhood Obesity Prevention
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Skouteris, Helen; Edwards, Susan; Morris, Heather; Cox, Rachael; Baur, Louise; Wolfenden, Luke; Huang, Terry T. K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Preschool children's interest in popular culture is linked to many determinants of obesity development including branded energy-dense foods and sedentary play using digital technologies. In addition, highly packaged foods and throwaway toys reinforce unsustainable environmental habits encouraged by immersive marketing systems. Interrupting the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Health Education, Well Being, Prevention
New Concepts of Play and the Problem of Technology, Digital Media and Popular-Culture Integration with Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education
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Edwards, Susan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
Technology, digital media and popular culture form an important aspect of young children's life-worlds in contemporary post-industrial societies. A problem for early childhood educators is how to most effectively integrate these aspects of children's life-worlds into the provision of play-based learning. Traditionally, research has considered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Technology Integration, Multimedia Materials
Young Children Learning about Well-Being and Environmental Education in the Early Years: A Funds of Knowledge Approach
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Edwards, Susan; Skouteris, Helen; Cutter-Mackenzie, Amy; Rutherford, Leonie; O'Conner, Mandy; Mantilla, Ana; Morris, Heather; Elliot, Sue – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2016
Early childhood educators currently provide content focused learning opportunities for children in the areas of well-being and environmental education. However, these are usually seen as discrete content areas and educators are challenged with responding to children's interests in popular-culture inspired food products given these influence their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Preschool Teachers, Well Being