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Direct linkWolf, Sharon; Avornyo, Esinam Ami – Comparative Education Review, 2023
Early childhood education (ECE) programs are expanding across sub-Saharan Africa. But the quality of these programs, and their effectiveness when implemented at scale, remains unclear. Defining quality is not simple, as learning environments are shaped by cultural values and societal sociodemographics. Framed within sociocultural theory, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Quality
Chen Li; Noelle Suntheimer; Drew Bailey; Sharon Wolf – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: School readiness refers to the foundational skills and behaviors children leverage as they begin kindergarten, including a combination of early academics, executive function (EF), and social-emotional competencies. In both high-income and low- and middle-income countries, these early skills collectively enable children to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Thinking Skills, School Readiness
Download full textOppong Frimpong, Samuel – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
An individual is born with millions of neurons and the quality of the experiences he/she will have at the early years can potentially determine the future life of that person. This makes quality early childhood education pivotal. However, the perception people have about this influence how they prepare themselves to provide that quality early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Outcomes of Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Kekesi, Divine Koku; Donkor, Simon Kormla; Torkonyo, Moses – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2019
The study investigated the perception of early childhood educators on the use of play as a teaching technique in the Afadjato South District. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive design using concurrent triangulation mixed method approach. A sample of 120 participants was used comprising100 kindergarten teachers, 10 basic school heads and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Unpacking Instructional Strategies of Early Childhood Teachers: Insights from Teachers' Perspectives
Thompson, Mumuni – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
Even though previous research points to the significance of early childhood teachers' practices that take into consideration the nature of children and how they learn, there is limited research regarding how instructional strategies impact children's development in diverse ways. To close this gap in literature, a qualitative multi-case study into…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Nyarko, Nana Yaa A.; Mate-Kole, C. Charles – Cogent Education, 2016
Efforts of Ghanaian Universities and Colleges of Education in training pre-school teachers have been found inadequate and unable to meet their training needs. As a result, other private and non-governmental organisations have been contributing to the education of early childhood practitioners, although on pilot basis. Currently, most pre-school…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Education, Guidelines, Radio
