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Collective Play: The New Conditions for Children's Development in an Institutional Care Setting
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Meng, Xianyu; Fleer, Marilyn; Li, Liang; Hammer, Marie – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
Although abundant evidence demonstrates that play is the source of development for preschool-aged children in various cultures, few studies have investigated the role of adult-children collective play in supporting the development of children in institutional care settings. This study examined whether and how a play-based programme created…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Residential Institutions, Institutionalized Persons
Teachers' Perceptions of Young Gifted Children in China
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Fangfang Cai – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
Teachers' perceptions are important in identifying and serving gifted children. However, little attention is given to gifted education in the early years in China. This study aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions of young gifted children (aged 3-6), exploring teachers' understandings, feelings, practices, and perceived challenges. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Young Children
Preparing Children for an Uncertain Future: The Role of the Early Childhood Teacher
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Ebbeck, Marjory; Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie; Wei, Ting – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2020
This paper proposes that the future is uncertain for many children. Both natural and human-made disasters are adversely affecting the lives of millions of children and their families. An example of an environment-related disaster is cited from Sichuan Province, China, where a massive earthquake killed some 70,000 people in 2008. How the teachers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Role, Young Children, Teacher Student Relationship
Exploring Bullying: An Early Childhood Perspective from Mainland China
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Arndt, Janet S.; Luo, Nili – Childhood Education, 2008
This article explores bullying in mainland China. The authors conducted a study to determine the existence of a problem with bullying in younger Chinese children. Samples included 40 randomly selected, early childhood educators serving children ages 2 through 6, located in 10 different urban school settings along the Yangzi River. The authors…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Bullying, Young Children, Foreign Countries
The Child as an Active Learner: Views, Practices, and Barriers in Chinese Early Childhood Education
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Tang, Fengling – Childhood Education, 2006
The Chinese view of the child is in the process of changing from the dependent child of traditional Chinese society to the child as an active learner in contemporary China. The view of the child as an active learner forces early childhood practitioners to rethink the features of the child's learning and development, individuality, and needs and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten
Proceedings of the Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (29th, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-15, 2005). Volume 2
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Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference papers are centered around the theme of "Learners and Learning Environments." This volume features 43 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Adl…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Research Reports, Symbols (Mathematics)