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Scaling Up Early Language Intervention in Educational Settings: First Steps Matter
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Ramacciotti, Mirela C. C.; Sousa, Helena; Silveira, Heloisa G.; Hulme, Charles; Snowling, Margaret J.; Newbury, Dianne F.; Puglisi, Marina L. – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
Objective: To report how improvements on a Brazilian language intervention for early childhood education settings (PROLIN) were made and evaluated. Study Design: In the first phase, the programme layout and materials were improved. This involved redesigning the guidelines for the programme, adding videos (using a learning management system) and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Language, Early Intervention, Portuguese
Professionalisation through Academicisation: Valuing and Developing the Early Years Sector in Scotland
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Wingrave, Mary; McMahon, Margery – Professional Development in Education, 2016
The aim of the Early Years Framework, launched in Scotland in 2008, was to improve outcomes for young children, reflecting global trends in the repositioning of early childhood education and care and in the professionalisation of those working in these settings. One part of this framework is a mandatory requirement for leaders of early years…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Identity, Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers
Academisation and Teachers' Dilemmas
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Hansson, Kristina; Erixon, Per-Olof – European Educational Research Journal, 2020
In 2010, the Swedish Education Act introduced new provisions stating that education at all levels should 'rest on scientific grounds and proven experience'. These requirements led to greater policy activities at the state level and enhanced the cooperation emerging between the municipality and higher education as well as between teachers and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Municipalities, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
The Design and Implementation of a Physical Education Program to Promote Children's Creativity in the Early Years
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Zachopoulou, Evridiki; Trevlas, Efthimios; Konstadinidou, Elisavet – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to design and implement a physical education program to promote creativity in preschool children. The study was based on the following phases: (a) to design and formulate 20 physical education lessons in order to provide children with opportunities to develop their creative thinking through the use of movement…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Program Design, Program Implementation, Preschool Children