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Día de los Muertos: Recognizing Heterogeneity in Latinx Cultural Knowledge
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María G. Leija; Myriam Jimena Guerra; Brenda Ayala Lewis – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
The article examines how a Mexican second grade dual language teacher guided his Latinx bilingual students in exploring Día de los Muertos, a cultural practice. Through the Día de los Muertos project, parents responded in a variety of ways. Some parents learned about Día de los Muertos for the first time, other parents remembered participating in…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Culture, Teaching Methods, Parent Attitudes
Inviting Inquiry on Pedagogical Documentation in Singapore: Perspectives of Parents and Teachers
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Chng, Angela; Waniganayake, Manjula; Andrews, Rebecca – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
Pedagogical documentation within early childhood centres is a key component of pedagogy and teacher accountability. In Singapore, documentation is a requirement specified under legislative policies included in the national Pre-school Accreditation Framework, with parents often perceived as the main audience. This paper reports on a study utilising…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Investigating the Aesthetic Domain of the "Early Childhood Education and Care Curriculum Framework" for Young Students in Taiwan
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Shih, Yi-Huang – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
Aesthetic education is fundamental to young children's holistic development and future lives. The development of aesthetic sensibility has been promoted in early childhood education in various countries and is an important issue in Taiwan's current educational practice. This paper aims to examine the aesthetic domain of the "Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Aesthetic Education, Foreign Countries, Child Development
Playing the Festival Queen in Appalachia: Exploring the Influences of Local Culture on Classroom Play
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Sherfinski, Melissa; Slocum, Audra – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2018
This case study using ethnographic methods addresses how teachers shape cultural processes related to girlhoods, and the roles of children's play in this dynamic. Poststructuralist theory of the carnival was used to analyze gendered, classed power dynamics within two rural Appalachian preschool classrooms influenced by a popular local festival.…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Play, Gender Issues, Power Structure
Teaching Is Learning: Teacher Candidates Reflect on Aesthetic Education
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Love, Angela – Teaching Artist Journal, 2006
The focus of this article is on the learning and teaching processes of six teacher candidates, made possible by the study of a work of art in their internship placement. The interns observed and worked closely with two Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) music Teaching Artists (TAs) and six classroom teachers to provide students in kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Student Teachers, Music, Student Teacher Attitudes
Revisiting Celebrations with Young Children. Research in Practice Series. Volume 11, Number 2
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Dau, Elizabeth; Jones, Kerryn – Early Childhood Australia, 2004
The "Research in Practice Series" is a practical, easy-to-read resource, offering effective new approaches for those challenging issues which arise in the care and education of young children. Early Childhood Australia's "Research in Practice Series" is an essential resource for those involved in the early childhood field.…
Descriptors: Holidays, Cultural Activities, School Activities, Class Activities