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Direct linkEitan Simon; Aviva Dan – Educational Practice and Theory, 2024
This research investigated the professional identity of Early Childhood Caretakers (ECC) in an Israeli Ministry of Education professional training program provided by academic teaching colleges. This innovative program aimed to increase professional knowledge for ECC staff with no professional training. Improving their theoretical knowledge was…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Child Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education
Carmel, Rivi; Rozenberg, Katya; Hammer, Dafna; Pasternak, Idit; Yaish, Dina Ben; Hachmon, Marsha – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Kindergarten Teachers' (KTs') work is different from that of school teachers' because they juggle the role of being caregivers for young children and tending to their physical, emotional and educational needs, with the task of being 'managers' or 'leaders' of their kindergarten units (Guo et al. in Teach Teach Educ 27(5):961-968, 2011a; Aizenberg…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Early Childhood Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Vocational Adjustment
Nurit Kaplan Toren; Mila Schwartz – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a professional development (PD) program on preschool teacher assistants' (TAs) attitudes toward multilingualism and self-efficacy in working with linguistically and culturally diverse children (LCDC) and their parents. The study was conducted in a northern peripheral city in Israel that reflects…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Faculty Development, Teacher Aides, Preschool Education
Download full textAgbaria, Qutaiba – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
The purpose of the current study was to examine emotional intelligence and self-efficacy as predictors of classroom management skills among Arab kindergarten teachers in Israel. The study was conducted using quantitative methods. The data was collected from 337 kindergarten teachers (of students aged 3-6) who were selected using a convenience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
Habayib, Halah; Cinamon, Rachel Gali – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2023
The present research examined attitudes toward career education in kindergarten classes among kindergarten teachers. Cognitive and behavioral aspects of teachers' attitudes toward career education were investigated as they related to teachers' education level, children's economic status, cultural differences, and teaching self-efficacy.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Career Education, Teacher Attitudes
Magen-Nagar, Noga; Schwabsky, Nitza; Firstater, Esther – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2021
In recent years, the kindergarten teachers' role has evolved to assume leadership tasks in addition to the traditional caring and instructional ones. This study examined the contribution of the self-efficacy variables of Israeli kindergarten teachers to predicting their educational leadership efficacy. This empirical study is based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Role
Christiana Karousiou; Maria Vrikki; Maria Evagorou – Professional Development in Education, 2024
This paper examines the role of professionalism in teachers' change in practice related to dialogue and argumentation. Data were collected from 14 pre-primary and primary school teachers who participated in a professional development programme with an emphasis on promoting values such as tolerance, empathy, inclusion and social responsibility…
Descriptors: Cultural Literacy, Professionalism, Persuasive Discourse, Dialogs (Language)
Rinat Arviv Elyashiv; Gavriel Hanuka – British Journal of Religious Education, 2024
Teacher attrition and shortages have become a challenge worldwide. These phenomena diminish when teachers feel satisfied with their job. This study aimed to examine the relationship between teachers' intrinsic motivations and job satisfaction in religious and secular schools. A questionnaire was administered to 759 teachers in the Israeli Jewish…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Judaism, Jews, Social Emotional Learning
Anat Raviv; Daphna Shwartz-Asher – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
Caring for toddlers is a demanding profession that could lead to negative emotions and behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a positive organizational climate, job satisfaction, and self-efficacy on burnout and commitment, in turn leading to the reporting of misconduct and turnover intentions among childcare teachers.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Persistence, Prevention
Fisher, Yael; Seroussi, Keren – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2018
Purpose: This study was carried out in 2013 and aims to define the professional self-efficacy of preschool teachers (PTSE); define preschool teachers' perception of preschool excellence (PTPPE); and investigate the relationship between the two. Design/methodology/approach: Scales for PTPSE and PTPPE were developed especially for this study.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness
Kohan-Mass, Judith; Tal, Liraz – Gifted Education International, 2019
In order to reach gender equity in the gifted population, an affirmative action policy was instituted in Israel to increase the number of girls identified as gifted. The purpose of this study was to compare the self-efficacy beliefs of girls in the top 1.5% (gifted girls (GG)) with those of girls in the top 3% (GG in affirmative action). It was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Efficacy, Females, Mathematics Skills
Brody, David L.; Cohen, Hindy – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2012
Early childhood educators are increasingly being called upon to deal with emotionally charged topics, which include natural and manmade disasters, war, terror, death, and other traumatic events. At our teachers college, we prepare students to deal with a challenging issue, memory of the Holocaust, through a series of activities and workshops…
Descriptors: Jews, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Course Content
