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The Challenge of Conducting Ethical Research in Preschool
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Larsson, Jonna; Williams, Pia; Zetterqvist, Ann – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Formal ethical issues for conducting research are highlighted in national and international guidelines. Even if such strategies are grounded in democratic and rights-based values, their implementation may produce challenges. This article foregrounds dilemmas that were derived from fieldwork conducted in preschool settings with children aged one to…
Descriptors: Ethics, Educational Research, Preschool Children, Educational Environment
Exploring Preschool Teachers' Professional Profiles in Swedish Preschool: A Latent Class Analysis
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Nasiopoulou, Panagiota; Williams, Pia; Sheridan, Sonja; Yang Hansen, Kajsa – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This article explores preschool teachers' professional profiles in Sweden. Considering various educational policy reforms in Sweden the last decades, this study is grounded in interactionist perspectives and Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological model. A set of multiple professional indicators related to preschool teachers' educational background,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Profiles, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Background
Cultural Considerations of ECERS-3 in Sweden: A Reflection on Adaption
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Garvis, Susanne; Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia; Mellgren, Elisabeth – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Quality in early childhood education is an important topic in many countries. Research suggests that high-quality preschool provides many long-term benefits for young children and society. How to measure early childhood quality however can be problematic. One approach has been the use of the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS), an…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Conditions for Collaborative Learning and Constructive Competition in School
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Williams, Pia; Sheridan, Sonja – Educational Research, 2010
Background: Teacher-organised group work, in which pupils work together in groups or pairs, is one of many learning situations pupils may encounter at school. Research (Williams, P. and Sheridan, S., Collaboration as one aspect of quality: a perspective of collaboration and pedagogical quality in educational settings. "Scandinavian Journal of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Competition, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Five Preschool Curricula--Comparative Perspective
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Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling; Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
In recent years the OECD has undertaken the evaluation of early childhood education and care (ECEC) on behalf of ministers of education in a number of countries in order to support quality improvement in this field. This article is based on a workshop for the national coordinators of early childhood policy in Sweden, 2003, which dealt with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Reggio Emilia Approach, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Children's Ways of Experiencing Peer Interaction.
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Williams, Pia – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Interviewed 22 children, ages 7-9, in a mixed-age classroom about their conceptions of peer interaction and collaboration and about what it means to teach someone something. Found that children know they can teach their peers and are able to shift between acting as teacher and as learner in the active role. (DLH)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Concept Formation