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The Imaginaries That Survived: Societal Roles of Early Childhood Education in an Era of Intensification
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Paananen, Maiju – Global Studies of Childhood, 2022
This ethnographic study, carried out in public kindergartens in Finland, traces the enactments of the societal roles of early childhood education. It highlights how the intertwining of governing tools and discourses related to early childhood education's societal role participates in the formation of daily life in kindergarten. The concept of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Role of Education, Social Justice
Kindergarten Space and Autonomy in Construction--Explorations during Team Ethnography in a Finnish Kindergarten
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Vuorisalo, Mari; Raittila, Raija; Rutanen, Niina – Journal of Pedagogy, 2018
Children's autonomy is a cultural ideal in Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC). In this article we examine autonomy in spatial terms. The theoretical background is developed by applying spatial sociology. Our starting point is that space is relationally produced, thus, we understand space as continuously negotiated, reconstructed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Personal Autonomy
Fostering Inquiry and Creativity in Early Years STEM Education: Policy Recommendations from the "Creative Little Scientists Project"
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Stylianidou, Fani; Glauert, Esme; Rossis, Dimitris; Compton, Ashley; Cremin, Teresa; Craft, Anna; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari – European Journal of STEM Education, 2018
"Creative Little Scientists" was a 30-month (2011-2014) EU/FP7-funded research project focusing on the synergies between early years science and mathematics education and the development of children's creativity, in response to increasing interest in these areas in European educational policy. Using a variety of methods, including desk…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Creativity, STEM Education, Scientists
International Teacher Perspectives on Quality in ECE: A Case Study
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Chappell, Julie; Szente, Judit – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2019
The goal of early childhood programming is to provide children with high-quality early care and to support educators' understanding and ability to implement high-quality practices on behalf of children and their families. Quality in early childhood care is an ambiguous concept, relative to various social and context-specific factors, making it…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Quality, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Democratisation of Early Childhood Education in the Attitudes of Slovene and Finnish Teachers
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Turnsek, Nada; Pekkarinen, Asko – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2009
The article presents the findings of the comparative survey on attitudes (beliefs, preferences) of 222 Slovenian and 230 Finnish early childhood teachers (Turnsek 2005). They have completed the questionnaire on aspect of democratisation of early childhood education, which consisted of attitude (Likart) scales and questions of ranking the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Multivariate Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Early Childhood Worldwide--More Alike Than Different: An Interview with David Weikart.
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Presents interview with Weikart, founder and president of High/Scope Foundation, on a multi-national study of the nature, quality, and effects of children's experiences prior to formal schooling. Discusses findings related to international similarities in children and parents, engagement levels, the impact of training on teachers, parent roles,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care