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Ugaste, Aino; Niikko, Anneli – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The purpose of this study is to describe Finnish and Estonian preschool teachers' thoughts on the problems they encounter in their pedagogical work in the preschool context. The study involved interviews with 80 preschool teachers (40 in each country). The theoretical framework of the study is based on quality as a pedagogical phenomenon, whereby…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Interviews
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Ülavere, Pärje; Tammik, Anu – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2017
For systematic implementation of value education in educational institutions, the national programme "Values Development in Estonian Society 2009-2013" (Ministry of Education and Research 2009) was prepared in Estonia. However, it was launched only in 2010, and the authors intended to ascertain the values of the heads of preschool child…
Descriptors: Values Education, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
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Niikko, Anneli; Ugaste, Aino – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The purpose of this study is to describe the conceptions of the Finnish and Estonian pre-school teachers' goals, and the achievement of these goals in their pedagogical work. The study consisted of 60 (30 from each country) interviews with pre-school teachers. The interview data was analyzed phenomenographically. The findings showed that children…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Play, Preschool Teachers, Social Development