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Direct linkChris Speldewinde; Coral Campbell – Educational Research, 2024
Background: The forest school and nature kindergarten approach to early childhood education and care (ECEC) has been established for well over 50 years in the United Kingdom and across parts of Europe including Scandinavia. One example where the nature kindergarten approach has recently taken a foothold is the Australian 'bush kinder'. Bush…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Environmental Education, Forestry, Kindergarten
Kate Schwartz; Lina Torossian; Duja Michael; Jamile Youssef; Hiro Yoshikawa; Somaia Razzak; Katie Murphy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/Context: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the way we conduct research. For some modes of data collection, such as interviews, there was a ready (if not perfect) analog: face-to-face became phone-based; paper and pen surveys moved online. Others, such as direct assessments of child development, proved more challenging. Despite the…
Descriptors: Child Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Research Methodology
Download full textBeach, Pamela; Favret, Elena; Minuk, Alexandra – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2021
This paper presents findings from a systematic review of 11 studies examining online teacher professional development (oTPD) in Canada between 2000-2020. A thematic content analysis of the articles led to four main themes associated with research on oTPD: 1. knowledge exchange; 2. reflective practice; 3. multifaceted learning opportunities; and 4.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Content Analysis, Research Reports
Gunn, Alexandra C. – Journal of Pedagogy, 2015
This article draws from experiences in an ongoing study of children's narrative competence in the early years across early childhood education and school settings. Focusing on the research as it is being conducted in the early childhood context (a kindergarten), the paper inquires into what it means to do research in education settings where…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Narration, Kindergarten
Polat, Özgül; Yavuz, Ezgi Aksin – Childhood Education, 2016
Early childhood experiences have a great effect on the course of a child's life. Preschool education can offer benefits for children, particularly those who do not have advantages at home, including benefits related to academic skills, social-emotional development, and communication. Thus, preschool experiences are a potential key to improving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, School Readiness
Lewis Presser, Ashley; Clements, Margaret; Ginsburg, Herbert; Ertle, Barbrina – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: Big Math for Little Kids (BMLK) is a mathematics curriculum developed for use with 4- and 5-year-old children. To investigate the BMLK curriculum's effect on children's mathematics knowledge, this cluster-randomized controlled trial randomly assigned child care centers to provide mathematics instruction to children, using either…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2020, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. Modern…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Kleiman, Glenn M. – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
There is currently a great deal of controversy about a critical issue in educational research: What constitutes valid evidence for determining whether educational innovations are effective? One side of the controversy is reflected in the U.S. Department of Education's current policies and funding programs. This side emphasizes methodological…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Research Methodology, Experimental Groups
Dunsmuir, Sandra; Blatchford, Peter – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Background: This longitudinal study sought to improve understanding of the factors at home and school that influence children's attainment and progress in writing between the ages of 4 and 7 years. Aims: (i) To investigate the relationship between home variables and writing development in preschool children; (ii) to determine associations between…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Multiple Regression Analysis, Family Environment
