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Leena Kiviranta; Eila Lindfors; Marja-Leena Rönkkö; Emilia Luukka – Educational Research, 2024
Background: Studies indicate that access to nature may increase general human health and wellbeing. As a learning environment, the outdoors can also positively influence children's personal and social growth, healthy development, wellbeing and learning abilities. To maximise the potential offered by outdoor learning, it is necessary to gain deeper…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Elizabeth J. Erwin; Meredith Valentine; Michaella Toumazou – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
Young children's voices have been nearly absent in the study of belonging during the early years. In this article, we propose a more inclusive understanding about "how" to study belonging, as well as "what else" must be studied in early childhood education. The importance of conducting research "with" young children…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Childrens Attitudes, Sense of Community
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Anne-Line Bjerknes; Terese Wilhelmsen; Emilie Foyn-Bruun – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2024
Disagreement exists about how to best spark young children's motivation to learn natural science. Both curiosity and wonder are considered important motivational factors for learning during early childhood (0-8 years). This systematic literature review explores research about scientific curiosity and wonder in early childhood education and care…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Young Children, Student Motivation, Personality Traits
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Einarsdottir, Johanna; Juutinen, Jaana; Emilson, Anette; Ólafsdóttir, Sara M.; Zachrisen, Berit; Meuser, Sarah – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
The article addresses children's perspectives of belonging in early childhood education settings in five European countries. Children's belonging is understood to be dynamic processes that are formed through multiple relations. Twenty children aged 4-8 with diverse backgrounds participated in the study: two boys and two girls from each country.…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, Early Childhood Education
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Danby, Susan; Evaldsson, Ann-Carita; Melander, Helen; Aarsand, Pål – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Collaboration is an important aspect of social activity associated with young children's digital gameplay. Children organise their participation as they communicate with and support one another, through sharing knowledge and problem-solving strategies, displaying their expertise, encouraging others and creatively exploring possibilities for…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Video Games, Young Children, Play
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Hännikäinen, Maritta – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The aim of this study was to review the national steering documents on early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, with the focus on children up to the age of three, posing the question: What do these documents tell us about ECEC for younger children in the Nordic early childhood settings?…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Young Children, Content Analysis
Barata, Clara – OECD Publishing, 2018
The first years of life lay the foundations for a child's future development and learning. Many countries have increased their financial support for provision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) over the past years. More recently, the focus of debate has been shifting from expanding access to affordable ECEC to enhancing its quality. A…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
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Alvestad, Torgeir; Bergem, Helen; Eide, Brit; Johansson, Jan-Erik; Os, Ellen; Pálmadóttir, Hrönn; Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling; Winger, Nina – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This article is based on a collaborative study in Iceland, Sweden and Norway of the youngest children in institutional settings, such as preschools. At the present time, preschool curricula and frameworks are changing to include increased learning. However, preschool teacher education lacks sufficient focus on this age group. New preschool…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Toddlers, Teaching Experience
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Karila, Kirsti – European Journal of Education, 2012
The national policies and historical roots of early childhood education (ECE) vary from society to society. In the Nordic countries, early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies have been built in the context of the welfare state. As such, they are closely connected to other welfare policy areas such as social policy, family policy and…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
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Piburn, Donald Edward – Young Children, 2010
A gender-diverse workforce is becoming the global goal for high-quality early childhood programming. Having a balance of female and male early care and education (ECE) professionals supports greater flexibility in the gender role expectations of young children and helps girls and boys avoid stereotypic assumptions about gender. This article lists…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Sex Role, Young Children, Males
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Ebejer, Jane L.; Coventry, William L.; Byrne, Brian; Willcutt, Erik G.; Olson, Richard K.; Corley, Robin; Samuelsson, Stefan – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2010
Twin children from Australia, Scandinavia, and the United States were assessed for inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and reading across the first 3 school years. Univariate behavior-genetic analyses indicated substantial heritability for all three variables in all years. Longitudinal analyses showed one genetic source operating across the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Genetic Disorders
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Moss, Peter – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2008
The relationship between early childhood education and care (ECEC) and compulsory schooling is the subject of increasing research and policy attention, as attendance at both grows globally, as the discourse of lifelong learning emphasises that learning begins at birth, and as investment in early childhood is increasingly advocated for the returns…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Lifelong Learning, Young Children, Child Care
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Purcal, Christiane; Fisher, Karen – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
This paper presents a model of the approaches open to government to ensure that early childhood services are affordable to families. We derived the model from a comparative literature review of affordability approaches taken by government, both in Australia and internationally. The model adds significantly to the literature by proposing a means to…
Descriptors: Tax Credits, Government Role, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Wolfe, Alan – Public Interest, 1989
Describes public day care in Scandinavian countries. Argues that a "second welfare state" has emerged to carry out some family functions. Discusses repercussions for children and families, as well as problems of equity, quality, and bureaucratization in the system. Suggests that the United States can benefit from Scandinavian experience.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Day Care
Brostrom, Stig – 1998
In modern societies, children are becoming more and more users of a child culture constructed by adults, rather than producers of their own culture. This paper describes a project, implemented in Nordic child care centers and early childhood classes, that provides children the opportunity to narrate and illustrate their own stories, written down…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Exchange Programs