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Foundation Phase Teachers' Interpretation of the Life Skills Programme with Regard to the Teaching of Natural Science
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Beni, Saritha; Stears, Michele; James, Angela – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2017
Scientific literacy should be promoted through the teaching of science from Grade R and for this to happen, teachers need to understand what science should be taught and how it should be taught. This interpretive, qualitative study explores the degree to which four foundation phase teachers interpret the life skills programme with regard to the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Questionnaires, Documentation
Quality in South African Early Learning Centres: Mothers' and Teachers' Views and Understanding
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Van Heerden, Judy – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
This study investigated how quality in early learning centres (preschools) in South Africa was experienced and perceived by mothers and teachers. A theoretical framework, based on a model of quality development by Woodhead (1996), informed the study. This framework that consists of input (structural), process and outcome quality indicators is a…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers
"It's More than Care": Early Childhood Educators' Concepts of Professionalism
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Harwood, Debra; Klopper, Audrey; Osanyin, Ajike; Vanderlee, Mary-Louise – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
This article reports on the findings from a small-scale study of early childhood educators' perceptions of their roles, responsibilities and ideas related to professionalism. Twenty-five early childhood educators from Canada (Ontario), Nigeria and South Africa participated in qualitative interviews to address the following questions: (1) In what…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Child Care
The Identification of Sensory Processing Difficulties of Learners Experiencing Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in Two Mainstream Grade R Classes
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de Jager, Petronella; Condy, Janet – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to explore the sensory processing difficulties of Grade R learners that are diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in two schools in South Africa. Attwood (2007, p. 271) considers sensory sensitivities to have a greater impact on the lives of these individuals, than problems with making friends, managing emotions and…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Perceptual Impairments, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
Practices of Early Childhood Development Practitioners for Poor and Vulnerable Children from Birth to Four Years in South Africa
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Ebrahim, Hasina Banu; Killian, Bev; Rule, Peter – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This article explores the practices undertaken by early childhood development practitioners (ECDPs) to support poor and vulnerable children from birth to four years outside centre-based provision. The article draws on part of a UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Fund) commissioned evaluation on family and community-based ECD (Early…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, Young Children, Interviews
Dominant Discourses of Teachers in Early Childhood Education
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Ebrahim, H. B. – Perspectives in Education, 2010
This article examines the dominant discourses teachers in early childhood education (ECE) used to produce understandings of children and educational practice for them. Seven teachers from two early childhood centres in urban KwaZulu-Natal participated in this qualitative study. Data were produced through semi-structured interviews and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries