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Pollarolo, Enrico; Størksen, Ingunn; Skarstein, Tuula H.; Kucirkova, Natalia – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
The significance of learning to think critically from a young age is well documented. Early childhood educators play an essential role in children's critical skills development. Therefore, it is crucial to understand their perceptions of this concept. This qualitative study explored Norwegian early childhood educators' perceptions of critical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Young Children, Thinking Skills
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Siu, Angela; Keung, Chrysa – Education 3-13, 2022
Using a content analysis method, this study develops a culturally based inventory of play categories from parents and children reports and explores how such types of play varies in environment and time. A total of 171 parent-child dyads from 13 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in the study. Results reveal that play practices reported from Hong…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Play, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi; Fung, Chanel Kit Ho – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
In Hong Kong, play-based learning has been highlighted in the latest curriculum guide in 2017. While adopting 'child-centredness' as the core value of kindergarten education can enrich children's play experiences. However, little emphasis has been placed on how young children perceive play-based learning in the classroom. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Learning Experience, Young Children
Gao, Jie; Li, Minyi; Xu, Yuwei; Qin, Siyu; Guo, Weicheng; Tian, Zitong; Lok, Jesmine; Zeng, Xinyi – Institute of Education - London, 2021
This interim report presents the ongoing progress of a collaborative project between the Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education (CTEY), UCL Institute of Education and the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (BNU), which aims to (re)construct school readiness from Chinese children's perspectives. In this report, we first set out…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Partnerships in Education, Pilot Projects, Childrens Attitudes