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Download full textHujala, Eeva; Vlasov, Janniina; Szecsk, Tünde – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2017
This article reports on the findings of a follow-up study, which examined parents' and teachers' perspectives regarding the quality of childcare for 3- to 5-year-old children in the United States, Russia and Finland between 1991 and 2011. The study aims to address a gap in early childhood education (ECE) research by examining how the quality of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Teachers
Direct linkHujala, Eeva; Eskelinen, Mervi; Keskinen, Soili; Chen, Christine; Inoue, Chika; Matsumoto, Mariko; Kawase, Masahiro – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
Leadership research in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a relatively new undertaking. It combines leadership concepts from school research as well as from business. There are common aspects in the leadership profession, but the context and the mission define the content of leadership tasks and responsibilities. Data in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Leadership, Cross Cultural Studies
Vlasov, Janniina; Hujala, Eeva – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
This article aims to show how parent-teacher cooperation has evolved over the past two decades from the perspectives of child care center directors in the USA, Russia, and Finland. When analyzing the phenomenon of educational cooperation in the studied contexts, it can be noted that significant societal changes have affected parenting and early…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Social Change, Educational Cooperation, Child Development
Peterson, Tiina; Veisson, Marika; Hujala, Eeva; Härkönen, Ulla; Sandberg, Anette; Johansson, Inge; Bakosi, Eva Kovacsne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The current study investigated the ratings of Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian preschool teachers and principals regarding the professionalism of preschool teachers within a cross-cultural context. According to reports commissioned by the European Commission and OECD, the professionalism of preschool teachers is a key factor in ensuring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Professionalism, Principals
Vlasov, Janniina; Hujala, Eeva – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine changes that have taken place in centre-based early childhood education (ECE) in the USA, Russia, and Finland between 1991 and 2014. The cross-culturally conducted study aimed to identify and contrast socio-cultural differences and similarities of the perceived changes in the context of the studied…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
Hujala, Eeva; Turja, Leena; Gaspar, Maria Filomena; Veisson, Marika; Waniganayake, Manjula – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2009
Societal conditions impacting on parenting have radically changed during the past two decades. There is variation between and within societies depending on social, cultural, political and economic factors. Today, Early Childhood and Care (ECEC) services play an increasingly important role in supporting families with young children during birth to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
