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Ruokonen, Inkeri; Tervaniemi, Mari; Reunamo, Jyrki – Music Education Research, 2021
The present study investigated the role of music education in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in relation to the daily activities of children ages one to three, i.e. "toddlers" (N = 918) in Finnish ECEC units (N = 327). A total of 23,142 random observations were conducted. The observations focused on children's involvement,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Infants
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Rintakorpi, Kati; Reunamo, Jyrki – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Documentation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions has been developed for decades in various contexts. Today, documentation is preferred as an inclusive method of evaluating, planning, and developing ECEC in the curricula of many countries. Qualitative research on documentation has increased in past years, but quantitative…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Documentation, Kindergarten, Preschool Children
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Reunamo, Jyrki; Sajaniemi, Nina; Suhonen, Eira; Kontu, Elina – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
Children's stress in day care is related to the stressful qualities of the environment and to children's orientations in that environment. The study involved 55 children in five day centres in Finland. Baseline saliva samples for measuring cortisol (stress) levels were collected five times during the day. Children were interviewed to measure their…
Descriptors: Child Care, Foreign Countries, Young Children, Metabolism
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Rintakorpi, Kati; Lipponen, Lasse; Reunamo, Jyrki – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in pedagogical documentation and the way in which it can be applied to advance pedagogical practices in early childhood education. This study is a case analysis which focuses on the transition phase from home to kindergarten of a toddler, Leo, and his family. Documentation was performed by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Documentation, Toddlers
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Reunamo, Jyrki; Suomela, Liisa – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2013
In the Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) curriculum, there is no specific content for education for sustainable development (ESD). Thus, it is not possible to get direct guidelines on how to conduct ESD in ECEC from the curriculum. We seek to look at the preferences of Finnish early childhood educators through the model of extended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Sustainable Development, Preschool Teachers