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Elizabeth J. Erwin; Meredith Valentine; Michaella Toumazou – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
Young children's voices have been nearly absent in the study of belonging during the early years. In this article, we propose a more inclusive understanding about "how" to study belonging, as well as "what else" must be studied in early childhood education. The importance of conducting research "with" young children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Childrens Attitudes, Sense of Community
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Melanie Mackinder – Education 3-13, 2024
Forest School in England is the practice of young children playing outside, rooted in the outdoor kindergartens of Scandinavia and more especially Denmark. Using observation and semi-structured interviews with children and adults in two settings, this case study approach allowed an in-depth look at where, how and what children played in a Forest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Outdoor Education
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Steen Harsted; Lise Hestbaek; Anders Holsgaard-Larsen; Henrik Hein Lauridsen – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The natural development of static lower limb varus/valgus alignments during early childhood is well understood. However, our understanding of dynamic lower limb frontal plane alignments is limited, and we lack normative descriptions of this phenomenon for both boys and girls. This study investigated dynamic lower limb alignment during…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Young Children, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Jens-Peter Thomsen; Mads Meier Jaeger; Katrine Syppli Kohl; Sofie Henze-Pedersen; Kirstine Karmsteen; Rasmus Henriksen Klokker – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2024
In this paper, we use data from 44 Danish families to develop a new conceptual framework for analysing family learning environments and how they shape children's opportunities in the Scandinavian context. We use data from qualitative interviews and a new smartphone app to outline six key dimensions of family learning environments that intersect in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Family Influence, Family (Sociological Unit)