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Direct linkAglaia Nikolopoulou; Sofia Fili; Magdalini Founta; Ioannis Starakis – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
The present research investigates the perceptions of kindergarten students, and pre-service teachers from the Early Childhood Education Department at the University of Athens, concerning the frequency of the Moon's appearance in the night sky. ?he sample consisted of 15 people from each population group. Semi-structured interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Young Children, Kindergarten, Student Attitudes
Jacqueline D. Woolley; Paola A. Baca; Kelsey A. Kelley – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2024
Superstitious behaviors persist across time, culture, and age. Although often considered irrational and even potentially harmful, superstitions have recently been shown to have positive effects on stress levels, confidence, and ultimately, performance. However, it remains unclear how people conceive of superstitious behaviors, specifically,…
Descriptors: Children, College Students, Beliefs, Theory of Mind
Bridget A. Walsh; Kere Hughes-Belding; Laura Nathans; Kalli B. Decker; Carla A. Peterson; Lori A. Roggman; Mark S. Innocenti; Gina A. Cook; Hyun-Joo Jeon; Patricia H. Manz; Tricia A. Woodliff – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Although home visiting is growing as a service for families with young children, the field does not adequately prepare the home visiting workforce, and higher education courses on home visiting are rare. Many home visitors are prepared through higher education as teachers, social workers, or nurses, which provides knowledge but few of the skills…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Higher Education, Professional Education, Early Intervention
Michela Carattini – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation investigates the effectiveness of a professional development program aimed at enhancing early childhood education (ECE) teachers' abilities to identify and address developmentally appropriate versus maladaptive behaviors in young children. Utilizing an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, the study involves pre- and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Early Childhood Teachers, Student Behavior, Young Children
Carol-Ann O'Síoráin; Margaret Kernan; Fíona McArdle – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
In a climate of pandemic recovery and taking this opportunity to be reflective and reflexive in our practice we set out to examine how we can make a change to the playful experiences of children aged 4-6 years old in Irish infant primary classrooms. As teacher educators in play and play-based learning, in higher education, we are confronted by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Play, Time Factors (Learning)
Catherine E. Draper; Caylee J. Cook; Riedewhaan Allie; Steven J. Howard; Hleliwe Makaula; Rebecca Merkley; Mbulelo Mshudulu; Nafeesa Rahbeeni; Nosibusiso Tshetu; Gaia Scerif – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2024
The majority of the world's children live in low- and middle-income countries, yet the majority of early childhood cognitive research is done with a small proportion of high-income countries. These findings cannot be assumed to apply across all contexts. It is therefore necessary to confront entrenched systems of power and privilege in early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Power Structure, Young Children, Child Development
Rebecca S. New – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This essay entails a critical review of the origins, discourses and contemporary manifestations of NAEYC's enduring commitment to 'developmentally appropriate practice' (DAP); and proposes a reconceptualisation of DAP as an open question and incentive for place-based collaborative inquiry. Brief discussion of ECE's early history highlights…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational History, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Viridiana L. Benitez; Ye Li – Language Learning and Development, 2024
Cross-situational word learning, the ability to decipher word-referent links over multiple ambiguous learning events, has been documented across development and proposed to be key to vocabulary acquisition. However, this work has largely focused on learning from one-to-one structure, where each referent is consistently linked with a single label.…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Preschool Children, Young Children, Adults
Haruka Konishi; Ronda Chesney – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Project Construct is a learner-centered constructivist framework that emphasizes positive teacher-student relationships, autonomy, and child-led experiences. Constructivist pedagogy promote cognitive, behavioral, and academic outcomes. Yet, novice teachers struggle to grasp constructivist teaching practices and tend to emphasize teacher-directed…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Rebecca Woodard; Kristine M. Schutz – Teachers College Press, 2024
"Teaching Climate Change to Children" describes the journey of two literacy researchers to learn about climate change and support relevant literacy pedagogy for young children (pre-K-6). The authors argue that climate change and social justice are inextricable from each other; that children in the younger grades are capable of learning…
Descriptors: Climate, Change, Young Children, Preschool Education
Download full textDulcemonica Delgadillo; Norma Hernandez; Margarita Jimenez-Silva; Ruth Luevanos – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges to students across the United States, particularly those who are parents enrolled in community colleges. California's community college system serves a diverse student population, including a significant number of non-traditional, working adults who are also parents. These students have faced…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Community College Students, Child Rearing
Therese L. Mathews; Ed Daly; Gina M. Kunz; Ashley M. Lugo; Paige McArdle; Katy Menousek; Kevin Kupzyk – Contemporary School Psychology, 2024
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen significantly in the past two decades. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of mental health providers who have specialized training in delivering evidenced-based services to this population. Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) is an evidenced-based treatment recommended for…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mental Health
Peng Xu; Jenny Ritchie – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
In response to growing attention to young children's citizenship, and recent calls for critique of Western discourses and practices, we explore the movement of Western 'pioneering' pedagogies of early childhood education (ECE) and their localisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Employing a poststructural positioning, and theoretical devices drawn from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Doctoral Dissertations, Preschool Teachers
Mark Nagasawa, Editor; Cristina Medellin-Paz, Editor; Helen Frazier, Contributor; Virginia Dearani, Contributor; Charis-Ann Sole, Contributor; M. Nalani Mattox-Primacio, Contributor; Shin Ae Han, Contributor; Soyoung Park, Contributor; Sunmin Lee, Contributor; Nnenna Odim, Contributor; Jennifer Keys Adair, Contributor; Angie Zapata, Contributor; Mary Adu-Gyamfi, Contributor; Adrianna González Ybarra, Contributor; Seung Eun McDevitt, Contributor; Louella Sween, Contributor; Vanessa Rodriguez, Contributor – Bank Street College of Education, 2024
Issue 51 of the Bank Street Occasional Papers Series "Reconceptualizing Quality Early Care and Education with Equity at the Center" is a response to Gunilla Dahlberg, Peter Moss, and Alan Pence's 25-year interrogation of the concept of quality in early childhood education (ECE) (Dahlberg et al., 1999, 2013, 2023). Their groundbreaking…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Equal Education, Teaching Methods
Andrea Laser; Serra Acar; Karen Brown; Katherine B. Green; Lindsey A. Chapman; Chelsea T. Morris; Lauren Hart Rollins; Annie George-Puskar; Monica Gonzalez; Alesia Mickle Moldavan; Kathy R. Doody; Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Pamela Schuetze; Kaitlin Jackson; Bradley Mills; Lindsay R. Dennis; Tai Cole; Kelly Farquharson; Marisa Macy – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2024
The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers
