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Epistemological Beliefs of Prospective Preschool Teachers and Their Relation to Knowledge, Perception, and Planning Abilities in the Field of Mathematics: A Process Model
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Dunekacke, Simone; Jenßen, Lars; Eilerts, Katja; Blömeke, Sigrid – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2016
Teacher competence is a multi-dimensional construct that includes beliefs as well as knowledge. The present study investigated the structure of prospective preschool teachers' mathematics-related beliefs and their relation to content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. In addition, prospective preschool teachers' perception and planning…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Epistemology
Common Sense or Professional Qualifications? Division of Labour in Kindergartens
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Steinnes, Gerd Sylvi – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
This article compares the division of labour between kindergarten teachers and assistants in Norwegian kindergartens and discusses the two groups' perceptions of what kind of knowledge is important in order to carry out their tasks. This study is based on a survey representing kindergartens from all over Norway, and is part of a national research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Aides
Language Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Knowledge, and Views on Professional Development: An Exploratory Study at a Preschool TEFL Setting
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Lin, Zheng – TESOL Journal, 2013
This article reports on an exploratory study of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and professional knowledge about teaching EFL (TEFL) in a preschool setting in China. The investigation is structured on a two-dimensional grid based on Calderhead's (1996) categorisation of teachers' attitudes and beliefs and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Motivation for Attending Higher Education from the Perspective of Early Care and Education Professionals
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Huss-Keeler, Rebecca; Peters, Michelle; Moss, Joy Marie – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
The field of early care and education has been challenged to raise the level of quality for young children by increasing the number of practitioners with college degrees. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of early care and education professionals working in the field and enrolled in community college early childhood classes,…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Attitudes
Conceptual Ecology of the Evolution Acceptance among Greek Education Students: Knowledge, Religious Practices and Social Influences
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Athanasiou, Kyriacos; Papadopoulou, Penelope – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
In this study, we explored some of the factors related to the acceptance of evolution theory among Greek university students training to be teachers in early childhood education, using conceptual ecology for biological evolution as a theoretical framework. We examined the acceptance of evolution theory and we also looked into the relationship…
Descriptors: Evolution, Religion, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education