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Direct linkYi, Gina J. – General Music Today, 2021
Given its importance in children's development and learning, researchers have rigorously studied play, and many teachers have used it as a classroom tool. Music researchers have observed that music regularly accompanies children's play because music is part of their culture, and "playing with music" is the most natural form of expression…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Play, Child Development, Music Education
Abbie Raikes – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2024
As countries make continued investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems, data and measurement play a critical role in outlining strengths and areas for improvement. To promote data-driven decision-making across all levels of early childhood systems, measurement must be valid, reliable, and feasible, especially when used at…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Data Use, Decision Making, Child Care
Zeliha Demirci-Ünal; Funda Eda Tonga-Çabuk; Feyza Tantekin-Erden – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
This study was aimed at designing and developing a learner-centered curriculum course for pre-service early childhood teachers considering their expectations, supporting active creation of lesson plans, and investigating course effectiveness. Participant self-reflections and course assistant feedback regarding lesson plans were gathered. At the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Reflection, Feedback (Response)
Download full textKevin A. Gee – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Prior evidence shows that early childhood education (ECE) can serve as a protective factor that boosts maltreated children's school readiness outcomes. Yet, less is known about ECE's relationship to other developmental domains critical to their wellbeing including their adaptive behaviors and cognitive development. Focusing on a broader range of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Behavior, National Surveys, Children
Williams, Dorinda Silver; Mulrooney, Kathleen – ZERO TO THREE, 2021
This article focuses on the fundamental role that early childhood educators (ECEs) play in the lives of infants and very young children and their families--underscoring the power of early interactions and relationships between infant--toddler and preschool educators and the children in their programs. The authors explore the ECEs' unique roles,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Role, Infants, Young Children
Dimity Franks; Lennie Barblett; Gillian Kirk – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Self-efficacy has been associated with benefits to everyday life such as resilience to stress and adversity, healthy behaviours, improved performance, and academic achievement. Research into self-efficacy development is scarce in early childhood, yet self-efficacy is associated with numerous skills and competencies taught in the early years of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Kindergarten
Bureekhampun, Suthasini; Techakarnjanakij, Kittikorn; Supavarasuwat, Piya – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
The objectives of the research were to investigate a creative learning promotion activity package for 30 Thai seven-year-old, first-grade school students. Secondly, to design a creative learning promotion activity package, followed by an assessment of the creative learning development process from a series of creative learning promotion…
Descriptors: Young Children, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Creativity
Vermont Agency of Education, 2021
Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S) is a readiness assessment of children entering kindergarten about students' knowledge and skills within the first six to ten weeks of school. There are many interpretations of what constitutes "readiness." Vermont's concept of children's readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness, Student Evaluation
Lux, Christine; Noble, Cassandra; Bird, Nanci Red – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Shifting realities across the world have emphasized the need to change early childhood systems thinking. Specifically, a quality early childhood workforce was in high demand before the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be in demand until sustainable recruitment and retention efforts are achieved. Encouraging more professionals to enter and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Recruitment
Heather Nutt – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Most people would agree that proficiency in reading is essential for students' success in school and throughout life; however, students across the nation struggle to achieve grade-level proficiency in reading. For decades, people have argued about how reading should be taught. Many scientists now agree that body of evidence is known as the science…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Attitudes
Dilek, Ömer; Atasoy, Volkan – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
The current study was conducted to investigate the contribution of the forest school approach to the development of preschool children. In this connection, the study group is comprised of 7 pre-schoolers aged at 48-60 months. The sample of the current study was determined by using the convenience sampling method, one of the purposive sampling…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Child Development, Outdoor Education, Cognitive Development
Monica del Pilar Zegers Larrain – ProQuest LLC, 2022
While the study of family literacy in Latino communities has grown in the U.S. since the 1990s, this is a nascent research area in Latin America, with Chile being no exception. Limited information is available about the impact of parents' literacy practice on child literacy outcomes at different developmental stages, the shared reading practices…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Reading Comprehension, Parents
Julia Shields Chrestay; Kyra Atterbury, Contributor; Janet Chance, Contributor; Stecy Mbemba, Contributor; Helena Miller, Contributor; Joe Alberti, Contributor; Sara Caselle, Contributor; Suzanne Cilli, Contributor; Katherine Collier, Contributor; Erica Darken, Contributor; Emily Goedde, Contributor; Rochelle Krauss, Contributor; Bernadine Magee, Contributor; Noga Newberg, Contributor; An Nguyen, Contributor; Candice Smith, Contributor – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2024
Need in Deed's work with Philadelphia public school teachers and their students centers empathy, informed investigation, and civic action. Bolstered by these values and with the support of the My Voice framework and dedicated Need in Deed staff, educators are equipped to co-create authentic classroom communities with their students. In Need in…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Citizen Participation, Public School Teachers, Empathy
JoAnn Hsueh; Harrison Taylor; Michelle Maier; Sydney Roach – Administration for Children & Families, 2024
Child care and early education (CCEE) are essential resources for families and children across the country. Yet qualified educators are choosing to leave their positions, and young professionals are choosing not to enter the field. This instability has been a long-lasting issue and is thought to be driven largely by structural and systemic forces…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Labor Force Development, Early Childhood Teachers
Diana Sousa; Laura Oxley – Educational Review, 2024
In societies where authoritarian and populist perspectives are on the rise, a focus on the concept of democracy within education can provide a meaningful space to reflect critically on, and disrupt, the status quo. In post-dictatorship Portugal, democracy has become a central symbolic concept within education policy and, in particular, Early…
Descriptors: Democracy, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education
