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Download full textHatch, J. Amos; Freeman, Evelyn B. – 1987
Ethnographic interviews with 36 teachers, principals, and supervisors of kindergarten programs in 12 Ohio school districts were conducted for the purpose of investigating the philosophies and practices of kindergarten programs in Ohio public schools. Broad research questions which formed the structure of the interviews focused on (1) informants'…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Ethnography
Fleet, Alma; Patterson, Catherine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2001
This paper challenges traditional perspectives of professional development through a reconceptualization of early childhood professional growth. A review of the early childhood professional development literature reveals the problematic nature of the linear perspectives and deficit models of staff development prevalent in the early childhood…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Constructivism (Learning), Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Kearn, Catherine M. – 2000
Young children exhibit aggression in order to achieve their goals, to respond to their developing understandings of ownership. The NAEYC "Code of Ethical Conduct" for early childhood educators includes the commitment to support children's development, including helping them to learn to work cooperatively. The types of interventions that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Preschool Teachers, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Peterson, Karen L. – 2000
This paper describes the influence of Lilian G. Katz on the dissemination of knowledge in early childhood education. Communication theory, women's learning, and the role of the "invisible mentor" are presented as a model for understanding the impact of Katz's perspectives on the profession. The paper considers two major elements in…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Gender Issues, Influences
Katz, Lilian G. – 2003
Noting that early childhood professionals around the world have a great deal in common with each other and often understand one another better than persons in their own countries who do different kinds of work, this paper explores how quality early childhood programs might meet the needs of all children. The paper first explores trends affecting…
Descriptors: Child Care Quality, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Katz, Lilian G. – 1997
There are several ways in which children's early experience is related to later development. First, there is irrefutable evidence that less than best quality early experiences represent missed opportunities for substantial contributions to the rest of children's lives. Second, recent research has found that about 80 percent of all neurological…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Early Experience, Economic Factors
Cornelius, Georgianna – 1987
An increasing number of students in early childhood education are questioning critically the relationship of their professional training and academic background to the realities of their role as educators. This reflection has identified skills required for their work as educators for which they have not been adequately trained. To identify skills…
Descriptors: Competence, Higher Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Kalekin-Fishman, Devorah – 1984
This paper discusses how kindergarten children and their teachers "perform" in kindergartens and how they "account" for their actions. Reported are conclusions from a series of three studies carried out in 15 Israeli kindergartens. Data for the first two studies were collected in non-participant observations, audio-recordings,…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Kindergarten Children
Ross, Dorene D. – 1979
This study investigates the relationship between teachers' beliefs and practices in three kindergarten classrooms and identifies four factors which seem to influence that relationship. Information about the classrooms was collected using the classroom disclosure approach, a form of educational criticism which combines and adapts methods from…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Interviews, Observation, Perception
Noyes, Debbie – 2000
Most very young children seem to have a natural interest in books. As children grow, some maintain this disposition, learn to read early, and become lifelong lovers of books; however, some children lose the disposition or do not develop it at all, and they never experience the joy of the written word. This paper looks at the educator's role in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Literacy Education, Preschool Teachers
Dubble, Sharon L. – 1998
When planning the growth of Montessori schools, planners should add the concept of evolution to those of organization and management in order to embrace Maria Montessori's notion that the purpose of education is to fully develop human potentialities. The evolution of Montessori schools must be understood and encouraged through the process of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning, Faculty Development
Einarsdottir, Johanna – 2001
This study examined the teaching methods of two Icelandic preschool teachers, their beliefs about early childhood curriculum, and the goals of their programs, emphasizing the connection between the context of the preschool teachers and their pedagogical work. Participating in the qualitative study were two preschool teachers from the city of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Influences, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Reschke, Kathy L.; Hegland, Susan M. – 1999
This study assessed 133 preservice teachers' emotional and disciplinary responses to kindergarten children's misbehavior. Subjects were presented with hypothetical scenarios of two types: those warranting direct adult management and those warranting indirect adult management. Subjects rated levels of their own negative affect and the perceived…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Discipline, Kindergarten Children
Weiss, Heather B. – 1987
Early childhood educators are advised to confront difficulties arising from Alaska's economic problems by establishing coalitions between families with young children and service providers, with the intention of creating new programs and maintaining existing family support and education programs. Evidence of the desirability of a wide range of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Action, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Jennings, Clara M.; Gillis-Olion, Marion – 1980
Observations made by kindergarten teachers of their children and the researchers' observations of the same children were used in this study to examine the impact of television cartoons on children's free play behavior. Sixty-five kindergarten children and their teachers (N=18) were studied. Each child was individually interviewed and was asked the…
Descriptors: Behavior, Cartoons, Childhood Attitudes, Influences
