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Assurance and Development of Interaction Quality: The Impact of Blended-Learning Professional Development Training Programme
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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
Process Quality in Toddler Classrooms in Four European Countries
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Cadima, Joana; Aguiar, Cecília; Guedes, Carolina; Wyslowska, Olga; Salminen, Jenni; Slot, Pauline; Barata, M. Clara; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study examined whether teacher-child interaction quality varied as a function of type of activity in toddler classrooms in four European countries (Finland, Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal). It also investigated whether specific activity settings, namely levels of adult involvement, use of whole group, and children's…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Infants, Toddlers, Educational Quality
Professional Development within the "Effective Early Learning Programme": A Contribution to a Participatory and Context-Sensitive Approach to ECEC Evaluation
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Barros Araújo, Sara – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
This paper aims to describe and analyse a case study on professional development that was centred on the "Effective Early Learning (EEL) Programme". This process was a part of a larger dissemination project of the EEL programme nationwide, designed to train specialised facilitators at a local level who could, in turn, support the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies
Predicting Child Outcomes from Preschool Quality in Portugal
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Abreu-Lima, Isabel M. P.; Leal, Teresa B.; Cadima, Joana; Gamelas, Ana Madalena – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
The main purpose of this study is to analyze whether quality of preschool classrooms relates to 4- and 5-year-old children developmental outcomes. The study was conducted in 60 classrooms in Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Children (N = 215) were evaluated in the literacy, math, and behavior domains. Preschool quality was assessed through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Observation Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Metropolitan Areas
Effects of Home Environment and Center-Based Child Care Quality on Children's Language, Communication, and Literacy Outcomes
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Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Aguiar, Cecilia – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2013
This study examined the joint effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children's language, communication, and early literacy development, while also considering prior developmental level. Participants were 95 children (46 boys), assessed as toddlers (mean age = 26.33 months; Time 1) and preschoolers (mean age = 68.71…
Descriptors: Child Care, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Emergent Literacy
A Participatory Process of Developing a Recommendation for the Government about the Education of Children from Birth to Three Years: The Case of Portugal
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Vasconcelos, Teresa – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2013
This article describes how the Portuguese National Council for Education initiated a participatory process that gave rise to the development of a "public statement", "The Education for Children from Zero to Six Years". This statement and its 11 recommendations were directed towards the Ministry of Education and called for a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Planning, Early Childhood Education, Participative Decision Making
Researching Change: A Praxeological Case Study on Toddlers' Educational Contexts
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Araujo, Sara Barros – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
The present study intends to deepen the understanding of processes of praxeological transformation in education and care contexts for children under three. This prime purpose is associated with evidence concerning these contexts in Portugal, namely the strong social need around them, some results from research that show their low level of quality…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Action Research, Foreign Countries