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Direct linkO'Connor, Doireann; Angus, Jonathan – Education 3-13, 2014
This paper examines a Steiner Waldorf Perspective to School Readiness and applies that international ideology to educational practice and curriculum policy in modern Ireland. The case for a later school start is championed with strong arguments underpinning the reasons why a later start is better in the long run for children's formal learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedHorgan, Mary; Douglas, Francis – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Compares case studies of early childhood education in schools in Germany and Ireland. Both schools emphasize the importance of children's emotional-spiritual development, but while Irish children are already in formal education, German schooling defers beginning of formal learning. Concludes that more teacher interaction with children in German…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
