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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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Meland, Aud Torill; Kaltvedt, Elsa Helen – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate how gender manifests itself in Norwegian kindergarten, as observed by students during three weeks' work experience. The empirical basis was collated from 40 accounts of work experience from 20 kindergartens. Student kindergarten teachers' observations of how gender is expressed in kindergarten forms the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Gender Issues
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Emilsen, Kari; Koch, Bernhard – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2010
In many countries there are very few men in professional care for young children. In this paper we will focus on the different perspectives of male and female workers to outdoor play and discuss the role of outdoor activities in recruiting more men to pre-schools. The article is based on research in Norway and Austria. The results draw the…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Play, Early Childhood Education, Young Children