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Aydin, Ganime – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: As a result of wars, starvation, traffic accidents, homicide, infectious diseases, insufficient adult protection, migration, and inadequate legal reforms the mortality rate of children has become a serious problem in the world. Protective health education contributes to a child's physical and social health. In this case, the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers
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Leuchter, Miriam; Saalbach, Henrik; Hardy, Ilonca – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
Research on learning and instruction of science has shown that learning environments applied in preschool and primary school rarely makes use of structured learning materials in problem-based environments although these are decisive quality features for promoting conceptual change and scientific reasoning within early science learning. We thus…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Problem Based Learning, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts
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Shimpi, Priya M.; Paik, Jae H.; Wanerman, Todd; Johnson, Rebecca; Li, Hui; Duh, Shinchieh – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
The current English-language research and educational program was driven by an initiative to create a more interactive, theme-based bilingual language education model for preschools in Chengdu, China. During a 2-week teacher education program centered at the Experimental Kindergarten of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chengdu, China, a team of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries
Perkins, Melissa Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study evaluated the influence of general and mathematics-specific classroom instructional quality on the mathematical development of a sample of Head Start preschool children. It also examined whether children's age, pre-test mathematical knowledge, and English language learner status influenced the quality of their curricular…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students, Preschool Education