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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Early childhood educators."”.
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Supporting early childhood educators integrating digital media into their practice
… explored the integration of digital media into early learning environments in Ontario, focusing on educators’ practices, supports, barriers, and professional learning needs. Findings show that early childhood educators (ECEs) primarily use digital media for lesson planning, documentation, family …
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The effects of professional development for early childhood educators on emergent literacy
… professional development training sessions with early childhood educators by measuring the emergent literacy skills of their students. The second purpose was to begin to establish concurrent validity for a fairly new skills-based instrument with an established norm-referenced instrument.A …
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Investigating Early Childhood Educators’ Experiences In Teaching Phonological Awareness: A Case Study
<p>Literacy instruction, or teaching educators how to teach reading, is increasingly important as the effects of illiteracy impact everyone from the individual level to the societal level. The cost of illiteracy to the global economy is estimated at $1.2 trillion U.S. dollars (World Literacy …
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Supporting registered early childhood educators through online collaborative professional practice discussions (CPPD project)
… technology use of a small sample of Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs) in an attempt to gauge their readiness for fully online professional learning. A multi-phase mixed-methods approach was used to gather data on RECE digital practices. Findings suggest that fully online collaborative …
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Attitudes of American and Korean Early Childhood Educators Regarding Programs for Gifted/Talented Young Children.
… to study the attitudes of Korean and American early childhood educators concerning gifted children and programs aimed specifically at meeting their needs. The study examined general attitudes towards giftedness and gifted education programs and factors that might affect those attitudes. The …
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Music matters: improving practice in music education among early childhood educators in a reggio-inspired climate
… confirm its particular importance throughout early childhood, and yet, for most American preschool children high quality, developmentally appropriate music instruction is missing from their daily preschool experience. The purpose of this collective case study was to describe and interpret the …
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Molding Minds for Peace: A Curriculum for Early Childhood Educators to Teach Peacebuilding Concepts and Skills
… Molding Minds for Peace: A Curriculum for Early Childhood Educators To Teach Peacebuilding Concepts is a project designed to teach early childhood students the skills that they need to peacefully navigate conflict and difference. After exploring literature about early childhood …
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Design, implementation and evaluation of the impact of a body image professional development program for early childhood educators
… three years of age present with such problems. Early intervention is therefore an important strategy to improve mental and physical health outcomes for very young children, and educators are an obvious conduit to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience of such children. In order for them to …
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Leading or following children's learning?: a critical review of contradictory discourses in the role of early childhood educators
… contradictory discourses surrounding the role of early childhood educators in England since the introduction of regulation concerning early childhood education. The publications, which are both empirical and conceptually grounded, highlight increasing tensions for early years educators between an …
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Stressors in early learning environments and their impact on the mental health and well-being of early childhood educators
Early childhood educators (ECEs) are experts in early learning for young children. This study aimed to identify the stressors ECEs experience in the early learning sector and their impact on the mental health and well-being of ECEs. Using a mixed-methods approach, an online questionnaire was …
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An exploration of early childhood educators’ and parents’ experiences during the period of school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
Access to quality early childhood education (ECE) is a key driver in addressing social inequality and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. There is limited qualitative research which has explored the lived experiences of ECE stakeholders during the extended period of school …
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Unlocking the early impact : a multiple case study on the underrepresentation of Black men as early childhood educators—exploring their career choice, retention, long-term sustainability, and influence on Black students.
… pervasive underrepresentation plagues Black male educators, with stark implications for students and the teaching profession. This issue significantly impacts early childhood education because female educators predominantly staff it, while the presence of Black male teachers in this field is quite …
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Language and literacy supports in early childhood classrooms: comparing ratings of teachers and observers
A number of early literacy skills, including oral language skills, phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, and print knowledge, have been identified as precursor skills to later literacy skills and outcomes. Previous research has documented that many early childhood educators lack adequate …
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To Include or not to Include: Early Childhood Preservice Educators' Beliefs, Attitudes, and Knowledge about Students with Disabilities
… The IOPD was developed to collect preservice early childhood educators' self-report data related to inclusion. A total of 332 participants enrolled in graduate programs in a college of education served as the validation sample. After validation and revision of the IOPD, the researcher used the …
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Examining the relationship between early childhood teacher empathy, poverty perceptions, and experiences with poverty
… perceptions, and lived experiences of 156 early childhood educators. An online survey was utilized to gather data, with the results being applied to address the research questions. A correlation was conducted to determine if a relationship existed between empathy levels and poverty …
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TOWARDS CONCEPTUALIZING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A DETERMINATION ON COMPONENTS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOCUSED ON EMERGENT LITERACY
Early childhood educators often lack the essential knowledge and skills for teaching emergent literacy and for creating a classroom environment that promotes literacy. Without such knowledge, early childhood educators are unable to effectively teach emergent literacy to their students. One way that …
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Lastentarhanopettajan pedagoginen vastuu hajautetussa organisaatiossa
… increasingly distributed organization model in early childhood education are reflected in to need to review and redefine the pedagogical responsibility of the kindergarten teacher. The aim of the study is to define kindergarten teacher's pedagogical responsibility in a postmodern society and to …
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The Day You Begin: A Case Study of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Early Childhood Classrooms
… pedagogy (CRP) has garnered growing attention in early childhood education due to its potential to cultivate inclusive and equitable learning environments for increasingly diverse student populations. This qualitative case study examines how early childhood educators perceive and implement CRP in …
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