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Kaarby, Karen Marie Eid; Lindboe, Inger Marie – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2016
The article focuses on the workplace as a learning environment in work-based early childhood teacher education in Norway. The main question is: Which understandings of the workplace as a learning environment are to be found in regulations and policy documents, among students and among staff managers? Taking as the point of departure, a theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Educational Environment, Early Childhood Education
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Chung, Hoewook – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2013
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into how Korean temporary migrant mothers conceptualize the nature of parent involvement in the USA. The participants in this study consisted of Korean mothers who were educated in Korea, migrated temporarily to the USA for educational purposes, and sent their children to American schools. Using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Case Studies, Interviews
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Cormier, Marianne; Bourque, Jimmy; Jolicoeur, Manon – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
This study explores early francization models for a linguistic minority currently struggling to preserve its language. The French Acadians of New Brunswick, Canada, represent 30% of the province's total population, yet their numbers and their linguistic vitality are decreasing. New Brunswick has two public school systems: the English language…
Descriptors: French, Language Minorities, Language Maintenance, Foreign Countries
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Han, Heejeong Sophia; Damjanovic, Victoria – Teacher Educator, 2014
This study is an examination of early childhood preservice teachers' kindergarten internship experiences to identify the supportive and challenging conditions for their learning and explore in what ways those conditions are productive or unproductive for them, based on ecological perspective as a theoretical framework. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Kindergarten, Internship Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Fees, Bronwyn S.; Hoover, LuAnn; Zheng, Fuming – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
Early childhood education in China has a dynamic history of educational reform. The objective of this study was to examine kindergarten teachers' current perceptions of educational philosophies and practices. As a consequence of globalization, researchers also examined what teachers perceived their international colleagues should understand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School Teachers
Hall, Cherise E. I. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation investigates the importance of vocabulary development in kindergarten. The purpose of this qualitative case study design was to explore and describe how kindergarten teachers in 1 Midwestern U.S. suburban school district perceive and value the task of teaching vocabulary. The results were based on data collected from 2 focus…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Interviews, Specialists, Kindergarten
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Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz; Fuligni, Allison Sidle; Ritchie, Sharon; Howes, Carollee; Karoly, Lynn – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
This study examines early childhood educators' beliefs about "what" children need prior to before entering kindergarten. Focus group interviews were conducted with early childhood educators from three learning settings: public center-based programs, private center-based programs, and family child care centers. Qualitative methods were used to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, School Readiness, Young Children