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Melanie Mackinder – Education 3-13, 2024
Forest School in England is the practice of young children playing outside, rooted in the outdoor kindergartens of Scandinavia and more especially Denmark. Using observation and semi-structured interviews with children and adults in two settings, this case study approach allowed an in-depth look at where, how and what children played in a Forest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Outdoor Education
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Omayya M. Al-Hassan; Mu'aweya Mohammad Al-Hassan; Hisham Almakanin; Ayoub Al-Rousan; Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat – Education 3-13, 2024
Inclusion of children with disabilities in general schools is drawing attention in Jordanian political and educational domains. Teachers play an important role in the successful implementation of inclusive education. This study explores teachers' perceptions regarding inclusive education using focus group discussions. The findings revealed that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Elementary School Students
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Temiz, Zeynep – Education 3-13, 2020
The Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in Turkey operates two kinds of public school for pre-school education: kindergartens, and pre-primary classrooms. The former are specifically for young children aged 36-60 months old, whilst the latter fall under the administration of primary schools and are for children aged up to 60 months old. An…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Kindergarten, Preschools, Foreign Countries
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Iliopoulou, Ifigenia – Education 3-13, 2018
Thirty 6-year-olds from two public schools located in a small provincial town in Greece were used as a sample in an explorative study into the mental models young children hold concerning forest destruction and waste. The study also explored how these mental models might be interrelated either within each issue or between issues. The analysis of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Young Children, Natural Resources, Forestry
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Education 3-13, 2015
The present study, employing the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey, aims to compare and explore possible differences to the levels of burnout reported by the two main professional groups working in the early childhood education and care sector in Greece, that is kindergarten teachers and childcare workers. The correlation between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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Ryan, Thomas; Date, Gavin – Education 3-13, 2014
Herein, we address the reformation of Ontario early learning. Over the next 3 years, all 4- and 5-year-olds in Ontario (Canada) will be able to attend full-day early learning with child care, before and after school provided by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Education. The benefits of such a change are both academic and societal and are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Child Care