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Child-Educator Disagreements in Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care: Young Children's Possibilities for Influence
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Eija Salonen; Emma Koitto; Marianne Notko; Maria Lahtinen; Eija Sevón – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
This study explores young children's possibilities for influence in situations of child--educator disagreement in Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC). Data were gathered from observations conducted in four ECEC groups of under three year-olds. A total of 112 child--educator disagreements were analysed qualitatively using reflexive…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Foreign Countries
Process Quality in Toddler Classrooms in Four European Countries
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Cadima, Joana; Aguiar, Cecília; Guedes, Carolina; Wyslowska, Olga; Salminen, Jenni; Slot, Pauline; Barata, M. Clara; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study examined whether teacher-child interaction quality varied as a function of type of activity in toddler classrooms in four European countries (Finland, Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal). It also investigated whether specific activity settings, namely levels of adult involvement, use of whole group, and children's…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Infants, Toddlers, Educational Quality
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
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
The Teacher's Lap--A Site of Emotional Well-Being for the Younger Children in Day-Care Groups
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Hännikäinen, Maritta – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This study focuses on a particular relationship between teachers and one- to three-year-old children: the child in the teacher's lap. When, in what situations, does this happen? Who are the children in the teacher's lap? Why are they there? How do children express emotional well-being when in the teacher's lap? Relational, sociocultural and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Toddlers, Well Being, Emotional Response
The Teacher's Role in Territorial Conflicts of 2- to 3-Year-Old Children.
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Singer, Elly; Hannikainen, Maritta – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2002
Teachers' role in the conflicts of 2- and 3-year-olds was examined in Dutch and Finnish child care centers. Data suggested that teachers indirectly influenced conflict occurrence and seriousness by their organization of time, space, and materials. Two types of equally used teacher interventions were distinguished: mediating strategies and high…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques