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Teachers' Perspectives on Strength-Based and Deficit-Based Instruments for Assessing Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Sjö, Nina Madsen; Kiil, Astrid; Jensen, Peter – Infants and Young Children, 2021
This study compares teachers' perspectives on three assessment instruments for socioemotional development in early childhood, which differ in their emphasis on strengths and difficulties in this domain: the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Teacher version (SDQ-T), and the Social Emotional…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Social Development, Emotional Development, Comparative Analysis
Gender and Distribution of Educational Values among the Staff in Kindergartens
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Olsen, Bent; Smeplass, Eli – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The article reports and reflects on a study of kindergarten staff member's gendered attitudes. The empirical part consists of answers to a questionnaire from some 700 staff members of all 80 kindergartens in two Danish municipalities. The theoretical approach is informed by the framework of Pierre Bourdieu and the Mary Douglas' Grid Group Cultural…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Gender Differences, Questionnaires, Values
Why Do Men Choose to Become Pedagogues? A Profession Continuously in Pursuit of Male Colleagues
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Wohlgemuth, Ulla Gerner – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
This article reports the results from a study on reasons for choosing social education for a profession when you are a man. The study concluded that multiple job opportunities and caring for others is a strong motive for men along with possible further studies. The study also disclosed that many men still encounter incomprehension when stating…
Descriptors: Males, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Early Childhood Education
Preschool Teachers' View on Learning in Preschool in Sweden and Denmark
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Broström, Stig; Johansson, Inge; Sandberg, Anette; Frøkjaer, Thorleif – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine how preschool teachers in Sweden and Denmark perceive children's learning in preschool. The study aimed to answer the following questions: What is "learning"? How do children learn? What are the best conditions for children's learning? What is the role of participation in children's learning? The…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Role
Preschool Teachers' Views on Children's Learning: An International Perspective
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Broström, Stig; Sandberg, Anette; Johansson, Inge; Margetts, Kay; Nyland, Berenice; Frøkjaer, Thorleif; Kieferle, Christa; Seifert, Anja; Roth, Angela; Ugaste, Aino; Vrinioti, Kalliope – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This comparative study investigated the perspectives of preschool teachers in Australia, Denmark, Estonia, German, Greece and Sweden about learning and participation in preschool. A structured survey questionnaire investigated four main questions: What situations can be characterised as learning? What activities are important for learning? What…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis