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Direct linkIngela Bäckström; Pernilla Ingelsson; Anna Mårtensson; Kristen M. Snyder – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore existing and desired methodologies for systematic quality work to promote quality in preschools from the principal's perspective. Design/methodology/approach: A collaborative approach was used in this research project, and principals were asked to complete portfolio assignments. Their answers to…
Descriptors: Preschools, Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Administrator Attitudes
Download full textNilfyr, Katarina; Aspelin, Jonas; Lantz-Andersson, Annika – Education Sciences, 2021
The international trend of positioning the preschool as a pre-academic learning environment is challenging for preschool teachers, as it necessitates a balance between emotionally supportive interaction and goal-oriented learning instruction. However, previous research suggests that the complexities of such interactions need to be further studied.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Goal Orientation
Andersson Søe, Martina; Schad, Elinor; Psouni, Elia – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2023
The social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged many aspects of preschool everyday life. Particularly vulnerable to these restrictions is the aspect of introducing new children to preschool, since preschool introduction constitutes a natural arena for establishment of preschool staff's relationships with children and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, School Orientation, Pandemics
Ackesjö, Helena; Persson, Sven – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2019
Our aim in this article is to examine policy discourses that promote positional changes for the preschool class in the Swedish educational system. The preschool class is currently going through a watershed period, which is characterized by uncertainty regarding its position in the education system. In this article, we explore changes in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Björklund, Camilla; Magnusson, Maria; Palmér, Hanna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
The focus of this article is on mathematics teaching in a play-based and goal-oriented practice, such as preschool, and on how different lines of actions may impact children's learning opportunities. Video recordings of authentic play activities involving children and nine teachers from different preschools were analyzed qualitatively to answer…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Play, Goal Orientation
Björklund, Camilla – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
This article reports on a small-scale investigation of how teachers organise goal-oriented learning in Swedish preschools. The revised Swedish curriculum (National Agency for Education 2011) highlights the need for children to develop their mathematics skills through activities that integrate play and learning. This study investigates how…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education, Problem Solving
