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Early childhood education and care teachers’ narratives of their professional identity [PDF]

The purpose of this narrative study was to examine early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers' narratives of their professional identity. The aim was to use six narrative interviews to find out how ECEC teachers narrate their professional ...
Hanhikoski, Essi, Sevón, Eija, Eija Sevón, Essi Hanhikoski   +3 more
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Assessing the Health Promotion Policies and Practices at Dutch Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Locations: A Quantitative Study among ECEC Staff

Child Care in Practice
The early childhood environment plays a pivotal role in a child's health, development, and opportunities in the later stages of their lives. Therefore, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) setting could be essential to health promotion interventions.
Sid Penders, Mandy M.N. Stijnen, Stef P.J. Kremers, Jessica S. Gubbels   +3 more
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The effects of ProVaka and Papilio interventions on children’s behavior and educator feedback: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in early childhood education and care

Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
Evidence-based interventions can develop social and emotional competencies and foster social relationships during early childhood. In this paper, we explored the efficacy, implementation fidelity, and social validity of two systemic, preventive social ...
Noora Heiskanen, Anne Karhu, Merja Koivula, Päivi Moisio, Hannu Savolainen, Ville Vauhkonen, Vesa Närhi   +6 more
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A review of research on the effects of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) upon child development

, 2015
This report considers international research on the impact of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) provision upon children’s development, using studies reported from a wide range of sources including journals, books, government reports and diverse organisation reports.
Melhuish, E, Ereky-Stevens, K, Petrogiannis, K, Ariescu, A, Penderi, E, Rentzou, K, Tawell, A, Slot, P, Broekhuizen, M, Leserman, P   +9 more
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Professional conversations : a collaborative approach to support policy implementation, professional learning and practice change in ECEC [PDF]

, 2014
In 2012, Australia introduced a new National Quality Framework, comprising enhanced quality expectations for early childhood education and care services, two national learning frameworks and a new Assessment and Rating System spanning child care centres,
Irvine, Susan, Price, Julie
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Early childhood education and family wellbeing - a call for Scotland to reconsider policy and practice

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
In 2012, Scotland’s Early Years Collaborative committed to making Scotland ‘the best place in the world to grow up’. The Scottish Government has acknowledged the importance of early support for children and families to reduce inequalities, deprivation ...
Julia Clark
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(Un)expected Emotions and Teamwork: Narratives of Early Childhood Education Practitioners

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
This study investigates expectations of teamwork and related emotions as described by Finnish early childhood education practitioners. The data, which consist of video-cued interviews with 15 practitioners in early childhood education and care (ECEC ...
Essi Hanhikoski, Maarit Alasuutari, Kaija Collin, Tarja Liinamaa, Eija Sevón   +4 more
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Religious Festivals in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Institutions: A Norwegian Case Study

Nordisk barnehageforskning, 2017
This paper investigates how teachers at Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions interpret the national curriculum’s mandate that children should learn about religion and religious festivals. The results from an empirical study conducted in one religiously diverse ECEC, which is attended by children from both Christian and ...
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Embodied with data: Early childhood education and care centre director's stories about living with datafication

This article presents autoethnographic short stories that describe an early childhood education and care (ECEC) centre director's work for one year in a municipality in Finland.
Toivonen, Hanna
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Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care: A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice

, 2022
This book highlights contemporary questions around Early Childhood Education in Finland. It explores a range of issues relating to policies and practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic
Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi, Garvis, Susanne, Kangas, Jonna   +2 more
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