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Zachrisen, Berit – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
Developing a sense of belonging and experiences about the value of community are important democratic values that children may learn during play in preschool. Through the different ways that teachers' interact with children during play, children can learn about democratic values. This study is part of a Nordic project on values education in early…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Gunnestad, Arve; Mørreaunet, Sissel; Onyango, Silas – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This article highlights value learning in kindergartens exemplified by the value of forgiveness. Values are basic ideas on human behaviour and they function as a compass that helps children to make choices and priorities in their lives, to choose between good or bad, right or wrong. Value learning is an important part of the educational work in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values Education, Kindergarten, Values
Cameron, David Lansing; Kovac, Velibor Bobo – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Parents (n = 141) and preschool workers (n = 81) completed a survey regarding their perspectives towards: (a) the existence of bullying in preschool, (b) interpretations of bullying, (c) the roles of bullies and victims, and (d) gender differences. Findings suggest that both groups largely believe that bullying occurs in preschool. Excluding…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Role, Gender Differences
Franck, Karianne; Nilsen, Randi Dyblie – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2015
In line with social studies of children and childhood, it is necessary to pay attention to local contextual understandings and practices in those places where constructions of children and childhood occur. The authors argue that the discourse of the competent child has become intertwined with a discourse of early intervention. In Norwegian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Early Intervention, Child Caregivers
Lafton, Tove – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2015
Various forms of digital devices have established themselves as resources within constructions of professional practices in early childhood education. This article is centred on the question of how we might rethink an example of digital practice based on a Foucauldian understanding of discourse and a rhizomatic understanding of digital practice…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Technology Uses in Education, Kindergarten
Meyer, Grete Skjeggestad; Eilifsen, Margareth – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Based on many years' work designing introductory, immersive, aesthetic experiences that lead to problem-based learning (PBL) tasks for student teachers (called "INTRO"), we problematize the concept of creativity and playfulness in Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE). The article reports on our analysis of students' experiences of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Aesthetics, Problem Based Learning
Haukenes, Marie Brandvoll – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This paper investigates the feedback and assessment routines that are being established in the subject of pedagogy in the new model of Kindergarten Teacher Education (Barnehagelaererutdanning--BLU) in Norway. This scope is chosen due to the particular role of the subject of pedagogy in strengthening the understanding of the practice field, and in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
Alvestad, Torgeir; Sheridan, Sonja – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This article is based on a research project focusing on Norwegian teachers' planning and documentation of children's learning in preschool. Norwegian preschools follow a national curriculum and teachers are obliged to document both professional practice and learning outcomes. The aim of the article is to investigate teachers' experiences of…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Planning, Documentation
Akslen, Åse Nylenna; Sæle, Ove Olsen – Educational Practice and Theory, 2014
The project's purpose is to gain greater insight into how preschool teacher students develop a professional role through their three-year education, by the means of a mandatory text called "Pedagogic Creed." By studying these texts it is possible to read signs of a process in ethical and professional formation. The article shows to…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Ethics
Cameron, David Lansing; Kovac, Velibor Bobo – Child Care in Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore and compare parents' (n = 141) and preschool workers' (n = 81) perceptions of bullying with respect to preschool workers' competence, collaboration with parents, and strategies for dealing with bullying. Whereas most participants held positive views about their collaboration, preschool workers tended to be…
Descriptors: Bullying, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis
Hammer, Anne Synnøve Ekrene; He, Min – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
This comparative study examines the way in which preschool teachers support children's science learning in a Chinese and a Norwegian kindergarten. The study takes an ethnographic approach. Preschool teachers from one kindergarten in Shanghai and one in Bergen were asked to videotape educational activities that focused on science in their…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis
Waaland, Torbjørn – Cogent Education, 2017
The main purpose of this article is to study the influence of social support on mentoring provided and the moderating influence of having a higher education. This cross-sectional survey was based on a questionnaire that was sent to 435 employees from 29 preschools in Norway. A total of 284 responses were returned, a response rate of 65.3%. Three…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Social Support Groups, Teacher Qualifications
Hoydalsvik, Torhild Erika Lillemark – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The purpose of this exploratory two site case study is to examine how teacher educators, student teachers and programme leaders experience their 'curriculum developer role' in times of change, against the background of a new national guideline for preschool teacher education being implemented in Norway. The multidisciplinary team approach…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Preservice Teachers
Storli, Rune; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This paper explores teacher-reported prevalence of rough-and-tumble play (R&T) in preschool and investigates how their restriction to such play varies in different play environments (indoor and outdoor). An electronic questionnaire exploring preschool teachers' beliefs and practices regarding children's dramatic play themes was conducted by…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Environmental Influences, Questionnaires
Hannås, Bjørg Mari; Bahdanovich Hanssen, Natallia – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate possible practical consequences of the ideological principle of inclusion. In this article, we investigate, compare and discuss how employees of Norwegian and Belarusian preschools perceive their own, and their preschools', special needs education practices related to children with language difficulties.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes