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Nasiopoulou, Panagiota; Williams, Pia; Lantz-Andersson, Annika – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2022
This study explores preschool teachers' considerations regarding their work with curriculum content areas and examines possible relationships with their professional competence and group size. Drawing on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory and mixed-methods analytical procedure, this study analyzes 698 preschool teachers' considerations on…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Curriculum, Teacher Competencies, Preferences
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Vuorinen, Tuula; Sandberg, Anette; Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The purpose of this article is to analyse and discuss preschool teachers' views regarding competence within their profession in the context of home and preschool collaboration. The question addressed is as follows: In what situations do preschool teachers perceive that their competence becomes visible for parents? The results, based on interviews…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Family School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The aim is to describe and define constructive competition as an educational phenomenon in different learning contexts. The study involved a total of 78 children aged between 5 and 18, and 29 teachers from pre-schools, compulsory school, and upper secondary programs. Data were generated in individual interviews and use was made of critical…
Descriptors: Competition, Adolescents, Goal Orientation, Educational Environment