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ERIC Number: EJ1395425
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1366-4530
EISSN: EISSN-1747-5120
The Importance of Positive Emotions among Early Childhood Educators
Tatalovic Vorkapic, Sanja; Velan, Doris
Teacher Development, v27 n4 p468-486 2023
Bearing in mind the educational process has its cognitive and non-cognitive determinants, this article emphasizes the significance of early childhood educators' emotions in their work with children and focuses on the analysis of their positivity. A total of 152 pre-service and in-service early childhood educators participated in this study. The participants self-evaluated using the Positive and Negative Affective Schedule scale daily for 13 days. The results showed that participants most frequently felt interested, active, determined, and awake. They felt ashamed and hostile the least frequently. Therefore, they experienced more positive emotions than negative ones with a relatively high positivity ratio. The pre-service educators experienced negative emotions more frequently and had a lower positivity ratio than in-service educators. This article emphasizes the importance of providing support to pre- and in-service early childhood educators in the domain of their affective states during their initial education and professional development.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Croatia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
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