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Lausch, John Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a South Central Pennsylvania public school's pre-kindergarten program in preparing young children for the transition to kindergarten. Despite the growing interest in pre-kindergarten education, no researcher had yet seriously examined the efficacy of providing a minimal amount of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Transitional Programs, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness
Burns, M. Susan; Johnson, Richard T.; Assaf, Mona M. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Future early childhood educators need to know how to teach "all" young learners effectively--including children with diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds and children with special needs. This core textbook equips early childhood educators with the knowledge they'll need to succeed in the classroom and ensure the best…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Strategies, Age, Textbooks
Rhodes, Holly; Huston, Aletha – Society for Research in Child Development, 2012
Adults who provide early care and education are critical for the healthy development and well-being of young children. Although many people in the early childhood care and education (ECCE) workforce are skilled and dedicated, their ability to provide high quality experiences for children is hampered by a lack of shared purpose and identity,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Labor Force, Child Caregivers
Reinke, Wendy M.; Stormont, Melissa; Webster-Stratton, Carolyn; Newcomer, Lori L.; Herman, Keith C. – Online Submission, 2012
This article focuses on the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training (IY TCM) intervention as an example of an evidence-based program that embeds coaching within its design. First, the core features of the IY TCM program are described. Second, the IY TCM coaching model and processes utilized to facilitate high fidelity of…
Descriptors: Teachers, Generalization, Classroom Techniques, Coaching (Performance)
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Plum, Maja – Journal of Education Policy, 2012
Through the example of a Danish reform of educational plans in early childhood education, this paper analyses the emergence of a new pedagogical desire related to administrative educational reforms promoting accountability, visibility and documentation. Two arguments are made: first, it is argued that the changes in administrative practices during…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Humanism
Donohue, Chip; Fox, Selena – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2012
Since 1999, the authors have written numerous articles and books, given hundreds of presentations, served on national eLearning groups, and created new international online programs, all while paying careful attention to the trends, issues, and best practices in the effective use of technology tools and distance learning methods. In this article,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Distance Education, Online Courses
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Child Care in Practice, 2012
Early childhood education is a profession which requires the professional staff to spend considerable time in intense involvement with other people. The pressure from the demands this profession has can create a sense of physical and emotional exhaustion that often leads to burnout. Thus, previous research has linked perceptions of the work…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Burnout, Young Children, Rating Scales
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Stier, Jonas; Tryggvason, Marja-Terttu; Sandstrom, Margareta; Sandberg, Anette – Intercultural Education, 2012
Using the critical incident approach, preschool teachers at 10 preschools in Sweden were asked to describe their work with respect to ethnic and cultural diversity. The study attempted to provide insights that go beyond commonly used models of intercultural sensitivity and intercultural competence (e.g. Gudykunst and Kim; Landis, Bennett, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
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Magos, Kostas – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
Although action-research is a well-known research methodology in the field of education, in the case of Greece there are few actions-researches carried out by early childhood teachers. The absence of action-research in early childhood education settings is related to the way many early childhood teachers shape their professional role as well as…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Early Childhood Education, Research Methodology, Young Children
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Corso, Robert M. – Young Exceptional Children, 2012
The purpose of this article is to offer preschool teachers strategies for preventing challenging behavior and supporting the development of social skills and emotional competencies. This article is framed in a question and answer format using questions from teachers who the authors have worked with in the past. These questions and strategies are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Preschool Teachers, Prevention, Intervention
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Kandir, Adalet; Yurt, Ozlem; Cevher Kalburan, Nilgun – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
It has been aimed to compare the environmental attitudes of teachers and teacher candidates and to present the importance of environmental education in teacher training. The sample of the research includes 605 final year students attending undergraduate programs of pre-school education and child development education in the universities of Konya,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Correlation
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Jumiaan, Ibrahim F.; Ihmeideh, Fathi M.; Al-Hassan, Omayya M. – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
Computer technology holds promise for facilitating learning and teaching in the current educational systems at all levels. This study examined computer use in Jordanian pre-school settings. The study surveyed 113 pre-school teachers from 43 pre-school settings, gathering information about their perception of using computer in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Preschool Education, Educational Technology, Preschool Teachers
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Sakellariou, Maria; Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The experiences children have and the attachments they form early in life have a decisive, long-lasting impact on their later development and learning. The present study aims at exploring the continuum of the beliefs reported by Greek pre-service kindergarten teachers and how those beliefs relate to their intensions about the importance of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Sakellariou, Maria; Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
Although a host of research has explored the association between beliefs and practices, limited research has been conducted exploring the association between beliefs and intensions. The present study aimed to explore Cypriot pre-service kindergarten teachers' self-reported beliefs and intensions about the importance of teacher/child interactions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Beliefs
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Little, Helen; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Wyver, Shirley – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2012
Positive risk-taking in the context of outdoor physical play is important for fostering children's optimal health and development. Despite this, there is mounting concern that many developmentally beneficial activities are now seen as dangerous and something to be avoided. However, perceptions of risk are very much subject to cultural…
Descriptors: Well Being, Teaching Methods, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
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