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Julie Poissant; Stephanie Langheit; France Capuano; Christa Japel; François Poulin – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
Preschool is a particularly opportune time to introduce measures that promote parental school-based involvement, as this is when the initial contact with the school is made. In Québec, a French-speaking province in Canada, voluntary school-based preschools for 4-year-olds have been offered to families in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. A component…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Parent Attitudes
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Tina Bonnett; Elizabeth Gould; Courtney Gratton; Sumera Malik; Jenna Zinck – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Childhood psychological trauma is currently gleaning attention in many fields of study. Subsequently, Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) is becoming integral to many organizations that service children and families. A gap, however, is noted in literature between this approach to practice and pre-service early years professionals who study to work in…
Descriptors: Trauma, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Zhang, Zheng; Heydon, Rachel; Chen, Le; Floyd, Lisa Anne; Ghannoum, Hanaa; Ibdah, Susan; Massouti, Ayman; Shen, Jeff; Swesi, Hisham – Curriculum Journal, 2023
Households with school-aged children worldwide were affected by school closures caused by COVID-19. Using a sociomaterial orientation and collective biography methodology, this study examined the household curricula of diverse families in Ontario, Canada with children in pre-school through Grade 12. It found two distinct curricular phases to the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ilknur Maya; Sedat Yakut – Education Reform Journal, 2023
It is aimed to compare the countries of South Korea, Finland and Canada, which are highly successful in PISA exam, and Turkey in terms of the transition system between educational levels. Document analysis method was used in the study. In the universe of the study, there are thirty-eight countries from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Alison E. Leonard; Amy Burns; Erica R. Hamilton; Linda Taylor; Hilary Tanck – Studying Teacher Education, 2024
This study focuses on the systematic collective reflections of four teacher educators as they interrogate their own practice engaging in community-based settings, specifically considering how these settings can serve as an additional teacher. It is informed by a theory that centers educational experiences within the community and is guided by…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Sari Kunnari; Susana Sanduvete-Chaves; Salvador Chacon-Moscoso; Dina Caetano Alves; Martina Ozbic; Kakia Petinou; Anna-Kaisa Tolonen; Krisztina Zajdó; Pauline Frizelle; Carol-Anne Murphy; David Saldana; Marja Laasonen – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Phonological difficulties are prevalent in children with speech and/or language disorders and may hamper their later language outcomes and academic achievements. These children often form a significant proportion of speech and language therapists' caseloads. There is a shortage of information on evidence-based interventions for…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Expressive Language, Language Impairments, Speech Impairments
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Jensen, Hanne; Pyle, Angela; Alaca, Betül; Fesseha, Ellen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
Guided play, a balanced approach to involvement in play that includes child- and adult-direction in learning activities, holds great promise for children's effective and engaged learning in education. Recent studies in laboratory settings show benefits for academic and socio-emotional outcomes, while retaining a focus on child-centred exploration.…
Descriptors: Play, Teaching Methods, Teacher Role, Cultural Differences
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Iskander, Lee – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2022
People who are nonbinary--one of many kinds of trans identity that do not fit neatly within a man/woman binary--face particular challenges when seeking employment in P-12 schools, which have historically been places where rigid gender norms are strictly enforced. This paper draws on semistructured interviews conducted in 2018 to explore how 16…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Teachers
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Victoria Handford; Leena Yahia; Hasan Kettaneh; Cherie Finley; Jake Schmidt; Thomas Rinshed; Rabia Abdeddaim; Mike Faisthuber – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2024
Using a co-writing, participation-by-design approach applied to a case study methodology, this article highlights some experiences in education during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in focal purpose, hierarchy of leadership, engagement between teachers and school leaders and homes focussed on student learning and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adjustment (to Environment), School Closing
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MacKeen, Jessica; Wright, Tarah – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
Studies have used psychological games testing to measure children's bioaffinity (a child's love of/for or connection to nature) as a result of time spent in nature enriching children's well-being. Discrepancies found between two studies in different countries (Sweden and Canada) informed this research. Both studies used the same bioaffinity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Environmental Education
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Suárez, Mario I.; McQuillan, Mollie T.; Keenan, Harper B.; Iskander, Lee – Educational Researcher, 2022
Little is known about the professional experiences of trans school workers. This brief describes the demographic characteristics of a non-random sample of 296 trans PK-12 school workers (i.e., teachers, administrators, staff) in the United States and Canada and reports their workplace experiences and the structural and social supports for trans…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Work Environment, LGBTQ People
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Connor, Julie; Atkinson, Cathy – Educational & Child Psychology, 2022
Aim: The dominance within educational settings of a traditional, binary model of gender is associated with negative outcomes for children and young people, particularly those who identify as transgender or gender diverse (TGD). The purpose of this study is to review contemporary practices in educational settings to support TGD students. Method: A…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Student Diversity, Educational Practices, Social Bias
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McDonough, Graham P. – Religious Education, 2020
This paper examines Catholic RE curriculum documents from 2 jurisdictions to assess how well they present Jews and Judaism. It finds that their representations of Jews and Judaism rely on structures of thought, reinforced by normative Catholicism, that enable the conditions to reproduce supersessionist thinking and attitudes. Its conclusion argues…
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Religious Education, Catholics
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Stagg-Peterson, Shelley; Huston, Lori; Ings, Eugema; Mason, Brenda; Falcigno, Kim – McGill Journal of Education, 2021
We draw on a focus group discussion amongst four Indigenous northern Ontario early childhood educators (ECEs) from an Indigenous postsecondary institution's ECE diploma program, to show the important contributions of programs offered by Indigenous postsecondary education institutes to Indigenous cultural revitalization. We are the Indigenous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations, Early Childhood Teachers
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Omidvar, Nazanin; Wright, Tarah; Beazley, Karen; Seguin, Daniel – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
The importance of spending time in nature is undeniable for child development, yet from an early age most children's time in nature is restricted. Beginning in preschool, the range and quality of a child's nature experience is restricted by accessibility to nature experiences and pedagogical approaches. This is a problem for building a sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Environmental Education, Child Care Centers
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