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Aglaia 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
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Vaiopoulou, Julie; Papadakis, Stamatios; Sifaki, Eirini; Kalogiannakis, Michail; Stamovlasis, Dimitrios – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This study explored certain popular educational apps' vital characteristics and potential profiles (n1 = 50) for kindergarten kids. The profile analysis involved a categorization ascended from an evaluation process conducted by pre-service early childhood teachers' (n2 = 295) at the University of Crete, Greece, using a new instrument, validated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Kindergarten, Educational Technology
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Fyssa, Aristea; Tsakiri, Maria; Mouroutsou, Stella – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
Early childhood inclusion for disabled children is a priority area as jointly stated by United Nations' and European Commission's policies. Educators have a crucial role in supporting all children's learning by working cooperatively with parents. However, their internalized ableist/disablist beliefs and misconceptions can inhibit the process of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Inclusion
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Kouvou, Ourania – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2016
This report outlines the cognitive accomplishments of young children involved in graphic dialogue with adults. A token of collaborative drawing is examined exhibiting the degree to which adult informed tutoring enabled children in their drawing development, enhanced their motivation and ability in narration and resulted in drawings meaningful to…
Descriptors: Creativity, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art, Tutoring
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Gialamas, Vasilis; Nikolopoulou, Kleopatra – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper regards a comparative study which investigates in-service and pre-service Greek early childhood teachers' views and intentions about integrating and using computers in early childhood settings. Views and intentions were investigated via a questionnaire administered to 240 in-service and 428 pre-service early childhood teachers.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, Young Children
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Tselfes, Vasilis; Paroussi, Antigoni – Science & Education, 2009
There is, in Greece, an ongoing attempt to breach the boundaries established between the different teaching-learning subjects of compulsory education. In this context, we are interested in exploring to what degree the teaching and learning of ideas from the sciences' "internal life" (Hacking, in: Pickering (ed) "Science as practice…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Nikolopoulou, Kleopatra; Gialamas, Vasilis – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2009
This paper discusses the compilation of an instrument in order to investigate pre-service early childhood teachers' views and intentions about integrating and using computers in early childhood settings. For the purpose of this study a questionnaire was compiled and administered to 258 pre-service early childhood teachers (PECTs), in Greece. A…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Self Efficacy, Computer Uses in Education, Young Children
Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the fifth volume of the proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 59 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Sac and Zaz:…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Symbols (Mathematics), Preservice Teacher Education