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Emotional Scaffolding and Teacher Identity: Two Mainstream Teachers' Mobilizing Emotions of Security and Excitement for Young English Learners
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Song, Juyoung; Park, Mi-Hwa – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2021
This article, a qualitative case study of two early childhood teachers, examines the ways the teachers provide young English learners (ELs) with "emotional scaffolding" -- prioritizing and mobilizing certain emotions in order to enhance learners' engagement and comprehension of content areas. The data analysis of participant observations…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Professional Identity, Teacher Background, Preschool Teachers
Classroom Process and Practices in Public Pre-K Programs: Describing and Predicting Educational Opportunities in the Early Learning Sector
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Pianta, Robert C.; Whittaker, Jessica E.; Vitiello, Virginia; Ansari, Arya; Ruzek, Erik – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The present study used data from 117 publicly funded preschool classrooms within a large, diverse, suburban county to describe teacher practices and child engagement along with classroom activity settings and children's exposure to instructional content. Practice or Policy: Results from this investigation revealed that children…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Suburban Schools, Public Schools, Educational Opportunities
The Teacher Perspective on Integrating Technology into Their Early Childhood Classrooms in Saudi Arabia
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Alsuwidan, Sara Ibrahim – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine early childhood teachers' perceptions about the uses of technologies in early childhood classrooms in Saudi Arabia. Blackwell (2013) discussed the relationship between teachers, school organizations, and technology as important, and showed how integrating types of technology in the classrooms could…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Teachers' Perceptions of Their School Managers' Skills and Their Own Self-Efficacy Levels
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Sakiz, Halis; Ekinci, Abdurrahman; Sariçam, Hakan – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2020
This paper investigated the relationships between teachers' perceptions of their school managers' skills and their own self-efficacy levels. A total of 651 teachers working in Turkey participated in the current study. All the teachers filled in two questionnaires and subsequent quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential…
Descriptors: School Administration, Principals, Leadership Effectiveness, Job Skills
Using Systematic Classroom Observation to Explore Student Engagement as a Function of Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Instructional Practices (DAIP) in Ethnically Diverse Pre-Kindergarten through Second-Grade Classrooms
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Alford, Beverly L.; Rollins, Kayla B.; Padrón, Yolanda N.; Waxman, Hersh C. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Researchers observed pre-kindergarten through second-grade public school classrooms, specifically noting child-centered and teacher-directed pedagogical approaches, by simultaneously examining: (a) student behavior and activities, (b) teacher instructional orientation and rationale, and (c) overall classroom environment. Dissimilar to previous…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Observation, Kindergarten, Preschool Education