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Direct linkNikkola, Teemu; Reunamo, Jyrki; Ruokonen, Inkeri – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The study presented in this article is part of a larger study called Progressive Feedback (blogs.helsinki.fi/orientate), which is an early childhood education and care (ECEC) research and development project. The aim of this article is to find out: (1) how children's tested creative thinking abilities, fluency, originality and imagination…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Imagination
van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina Maria; Lepola, Janne; Overtoom, Lisette; Laitinen, Satu – Research Papers in Education, 2015
It is a challenge for an early education teacher to enhance the development of self-regulation of young children to become and stay motivated for tasks that elicit school-related skills that do not immediately make sense for them. Being aware of motivational orientations in young students is therefore a must. In the study, a cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
Onnismaa, Eeva-Leena; Tahkokallio, Leena; Kalliala, Marjatta – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
The aim of this article was to shed light on problematic issues related to the practical element in early childhood teacher education. We approach these questions mainly through scrutinizing and interpreting this part of kindergarten teachers' university education in Finland. We then expand our analysis to include the broader issues of job…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
Puroila, Anna-Maija; Estola, Eila; Syrjala, Leena – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The article attempts to answer the question: What is the nature of children's everyday narratives in a day care centre context? The theoretical framework of this study is based on a narrative approach. The research material was gathered through applying the methodology of narrative ethnography. The article is based on observational material…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
Happo, Iiris; Maatta, Kaarina; Uusiautti, Satu – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
Well-educated staff consists of multidimensional experts, and this staff is one of the strengths of the Finnish day-care system. The aim of this article is to clarify the development of the expertise of those early childhood educators who have qualified as kindergarten teachers. The data consisted of the early educators' stories (n = 80) of their…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
