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Eva Frick; Elisa Lehnerer – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Interactions between preschool teachers and children, taking place in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions, have an enormous impact on child development. The quality and quantity of these interactions are crucial. This study aims at observing the actual behaviour of preschool teachers during their interactions with children in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Preschools, Early Childhood Teachers
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Eva Pölzl-Stefanec; Mailina Barta; Catherine Walter-Laager – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
In recent years, there has been considerable investment at the European Union level in expanding early childhood education and care (ECEC) facilities. In line with this quantitative substantial initiative, research and social policies are increasingly focusing on the quality of such facilities. High quality depends, among other things, on…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Blended Learning, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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Brodin, J.; Hollerer, L.; Renblad, K.; Stancheva-Popkostadinova, V. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
The aim of this article is to highlight the concept "quality" with a special focus on preschool teachers' understanding and compare what preschool teachers in Austria, Bulgaria and Sweden regard as quality. Although quality is at high degree a subjective concept, some aspects are regarded decisive for good quality. A questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Educational Quality, Comparative Analysis