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Working Together: Communication between Stakeholders during the Transition from Early Intervention to School for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Curle, Deirdre; Jamieson, Janet; Poon, Brenda T.; Buchanan, Marla; Norman, Nancy; Zaidman-Zait, Anat – Exceptionality Education International, 2017
The transition to school can be a complicated process for families of children with exceptionalities (Janus, Lefort, Cameron, & Kopechanski, 2007). Little is known about the transition to school specifically for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). The aim of this study was to examine the communication that occurred among early…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Stakeholders
Motivations and Barriers in Promoting Preschool Education
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Küçükturan, A. Güler; Akbaba Altun, Sadegül – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This study is designed to explore the reasons for sending and not sending preschool age children to preschools at an early age by exploring the motivations for and barriers towards promoting preschool education in Turkey. It aimed to determine various stakeholders' perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge related to preschool education in order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Preschool Education, Decision Making
Am I a Teacher? How Educare Givers in Taiwan Construct Their Professional Identity during Socialisation into Public Preschools
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Kao, Yu-Shu; Chen, Ya-Ling – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
A new job position, "educare giver," which was created after kindergartens and preschools in Taiwan were integrated in 2012, has caused several problems such as ambiguity in the role of childcare givers and inequity in the division of labour. Studies have provided a limited scope and have not examined the identities and struggles of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Caregivers, Professional Identity, Socialization
"Ready for Big School": Making the Transition to Primary School--A Jamaican Perspective
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Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
The aim of this small-scale, qualitative study is to understand the perspective of varying stakeholders responsible for student transitions from pre-primary to primary school in the Jamaican context. The questions that guided the research are: What factors affect student transitions to primary school? What skills do children need in order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Stakeholders, Preschool Education
What Do We Mean by Jewish Education in Professional Development for Early Childhood Education?
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Tal, Clodie – Journal of Jewish Education, 2013
In this study we investigated the perceptions and interpretations of 14 various stakeholders in the field of teacher preparation and early childhood education regarding what and how Jewish education should be learned and taught, in general, and to preschool children in contemporary Israel, in particular. The present study, carried out in the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Stakeholders, Transcripts (Written Records)
Positioning for Elementary School Success: Charting the Journey of Adopting and Leading School Reform
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Burke, Nancy Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this longitudinal case study was to develop a process and structure for adopting and leading critical school reform initiatives within a rural North Dakota pre-kindergarten through fourth grade elementary school. Elementary principals can use this process and structure to benefit staff, and ultimately, to improve student academic…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Adoption (Ideas)
Early Engineering: A Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum for Young Children
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Bagiati, Aikaterini – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Engineering education for the pre-college years is a developing academic discipline that emanates from the need to understand and improve the ways that engineers are formally educated. To date, there are no curricula available that incorporate engineering at a preschool level. The focus of this study is on the development of an early engineering…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Engineering, Engineering Education