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Relations between Kindergarten Teachers' Occupational Well-Being and the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions
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Penttinen, Viola; Pakarinen, Eija; von Suchodoletz, Antje; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to examine associations between two aspects of teachers' occupational well-being, i.e., teaching-related stress and work engagement, and the quality of teacher-child interactions in Finnish kindergarten classrooms. Participants were 47 kindergarten teachers with their classrooms of 6-year-old children.…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Well Being, Teacher Student Relationship
Teacher Emotional Support in Relation to Social Competence in Preschool Classrooms
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Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; von Suchodoletz, Antje – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2020
The present study aimed to investigate the associations between teachers' observed emotional support and social competence among Finnish pre-schoolers (6-year-olds). The quality of emotional support was observed using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K in 47 preschool classrooms twice across the preschool year. Teachers rated children's…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Classroom Environment, Preschool Teachers
Teacher-Child Interaction Quality and Children's Self-Regulation in Toddler Classrooms in Finland and Portugal
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Salminen, Jenni; Guedes, Carolina; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Pakarinen, Eija; Cadima, Joana – Infant and Child Development, 2021
This study examines the association between teacher--child interaction quality and children's self-regulation in Finnish and Portuguese toddler classrooms. The participants included 230 Finnish (M = 29; SD = 3 months) and 283 Portuguese M = 30, SD = 4 months) toddlers and their teachers (n = 43 Finland; n = 29 Portugal). The children's behavioural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction
The Significance of Music in Early Childhood Education and Care of Toddlers in Finland: An Extensive Observational Study
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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
Playful Qualities of "Toddling Style" in Adult-Child Interaction
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Quinones, Gloria; Pursi, Annukka – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
This study explores "toddling style" in adult-child interaction. Toddling style was conceptualised by Gunvor Løkken in relation to toddlers' playful and social style in peer groups; however, adults' position was rarely explored. Therefore, this article aims to examine adults' emotional and playful support in creating, maintaining and…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Video Technology, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Early Gender Differences in Emotional Expressions and Self-Regulation in Settings of Early Childhood Education and Care
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Veijalainen, Jouni; Reunamo, Jyrki; Heikkilä, Minna – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This paper aims to determine possible gender differences in children's observed emotional expressions and their relationship with teacher-rated self-regulation (SR) skills in the setting of early childhood education and care (ECEC). Supporting SR and emotional wellbeing in early childhood can be considered a favourable pathway towards holistic…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Emotional Response, Self Management, Self Control
Infant and Toddler Educare: A Challenge to Neoliberalism
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Sims, Margaret; Alexander, Elise; Nislin, Mari; Pedey, Karma; Tausere-Tiko, Lavinia; Sajaniemi, Nina – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
We contend that the conventions, practices and philosophies underpinning working with infants and toddlers provide an alternative way of viewing early childhood work, and such a perspective may well help to challenge the 'wicked problem' of neoliberalism. It is in this context that we propose that a deeper understanding of the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Neoliberalism