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Direct linkDong, Chuanmei; Mertala, Pekka – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
With the ever-diversifying digital landscape of the 21st century, terms such as 'information and communication technologies' (ICT), 'digital media' and 'technologies' are often used to refer to a broad set of digital devices and applications. However, the use of these umbrella-concepts in educational contexts has caused issues when used in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, College Seniors
Edwards, Susan; Nolan, Andrea; Henderson, Michael; Mantilla, Ana; Plowman, Lydia; Skouteris, Helen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Young children from around the world are accessing the internet in ever increasing numbers. The rapid increase in internet activity by children aged 4-5 years in particular is due to the ease access enabled them by touchscreen internet-enabled tablet technologies. With young children now online, often independently of adult supervision, the need…
Descriptors: Young Children, Internet, Child Safety, Safety Education
Kimmel, Sue C.; Carlone, Heidi B. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2018
Engineering is receiving unprecedented attention in early childhood and elementary classrooms. Teachers of young children may recognize the ways young children act as natural engineers as they design and create with materials from the classroom or playground. Everyday experiences such as choosing the type of bag: paper, plastic, or a reusable…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Young Children, Design, Early Childhood Education
Vuorisalo, Mari; Raittila, Raija; Rutanen, Niina – Journal of Pedagogy, 2018
Children's autonomy is a cultural ideal in Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC). In this article we examine autonomy in spatial terms. The theoretical background is developed by applying spatial sociology. Our starting point is that space is relationally produced, thus, we understand space as continuously negotiated, reconstructed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Personal Autonomy
Download full textAndrea Laser; Serra Acar; Karen Brown; Katherine B. Green; Lindsey A. Chapman; Chelsea T. Morris; Lauren Hart Rollins; Annie George-Puskar; Monica Gonzalez; Alesia Mickle Moldavan; Kathy R. Doody; Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Pamela Schuetze; Kaitlin Jackson; Bradley Mills; Lindsay R. Dennis; Tai Cole; Kelly Farquharson; Marisa Macy – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2024
The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Early Childhood Education, Special Education Teachers
Baardstu, S.; Wang, M. V.; Brandlistuen, R. E. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
Using data from more than 7000 children from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child (MoBa) study, this study explored the role of school readiness and teacher-child closeness in the early child education and care (ECEC) setting for the prospective academic and social development of children with early externalizing problems. Mother, ECEC teachers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Education
Vidya Putcha; Shreya Prakash; Michelle Neuman; Rebekka Flam; Mark Roland; Daniel Plaut – Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2023
Digital tools have become increasingly prevalent in supporting early childhood development (ECD) globally. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of childcare facilities and other ECD-focused programs, parents and caregivers have sought alternative ways to support young children's learning and development. The availability and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Boyd, Wendy; Wong, Sandie; Fenech, Marianne; Mahony, Linda; Warren, Jane; Lee, I.-Fang; Cheeseman, Sandra – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2020
With an unprecedented number of children in early childhood education and care in Australia, demand for early childhood teachers is increasing. This demand is in the context of recognition of the importance of the early years and increasing requirements for more highly qualified early childhood teachers under the National Quality Framework.…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs
Nergaard, Kari – Child Care in Practice, 2020
Playful interactions with peers have a significant role in children's lives, and experiencing belongingness and acceptance through interpersonal relationships is a fundamental presupposition for children's health and well-being. Peer rejections appear to be an inevitable component of peer interactions. Sometimes, rejection involves relational…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Rejection (Psychology), Social Isolation, Early Childhood Education
Farley, Kristin S.; Piasta, Shayne B. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2020
In the present study, we examined relations between children's language and literacy learning opportunities, initial skills, and maternal education. We assessed children's (n = 1,751 in 461 early childhood classrooms) initial language and literacy skills using standardized measures, and caregivers reported maternal education via questionnaires. We…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Mothers, Educational Attainment
McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.; Kelly, Erin; Turner, Joan C.; Kirk, Sara F. L. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Providing the best start for our youngest generation is a growing priority internationally. Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) offers an approach to address complex system challenges and improve access to early childhood public services for young children and their families. The purpose of this paper is to use the Integrative Framework for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Governance, Young Children
McMillan, Hoana – Early Childhood Folio, 2020
This article presents the findings from a Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF) project where kaiako set out to develop and then explore nga korero tuku iho as an assessment approach within kohanga reo. Underpinned by kaupapa Maori research protocols, wananga (discussions) were held with kaiako and whanau to evaluate the approach. The findings from…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders, Foreign Countries
Rahmatullah, Bahbibi; Yassin, Sopia Md; Omar, Jamilah – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: The paper aims to explore the role and the involvement of local community within the context of Malaysian early childhood centers (nursery and kindergarten). Design/methodology/approach: The research used a mixed method with a questionnaire survey in the first phase and qualitative interviews in the second phase. Quantitative data were…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Preschools, Kindergarten
Çetin, Mustafa; Demircan, Hasibe Özlen – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The purpose of this systematic review was (1) to synthesize findings from studies that provided programming experiences through robotics for children, between the ages of zero and eight, and for pre- or in-service teachers, of early childhood education and (2) to reveal the possible contributions of robotics programming for the integration of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Programming, Robotics, Educational Research
Sisson, Jamie Huff; Whitington, Victoria; Shin, Anne-Marie – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
This article presents the findings from a case study focused on understanding how cultural models of education are brought together in dialogue to re-imagine education. The use of cultural models theory provided a useful framework for exploring how teachers, leaders, children, and families at Westside Primary School orchestrated multiple…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Early Childhood Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Indigenous Knowledge
