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Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals Fiscal Year 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Twenty budget-savvy governors recently recommended increased investment in a cost-effective strategy that saves taxpayers money, boosts state economies, and prepares our youngest citizens for future success.
Jennifer V. Doctors, L. Carol Scott
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From parent–teacher collaboration to young children's numeracy skills: An examination of the underlying mechanisms

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Growing evidence shows that parent–teacher collaboration benefits parents and their children. Yet, there is limited understanding of whether and how parent–teacher collaboration contributes to children's early numeracy skills. Aims This study examined whether parent–teacher collaboration is linked to children's early numeracy skills
Melissa Pearl Caldwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetries of knowledge between children and teachers on a New Zealand bush walk [PDF]

open access: yes
This article presents the analysis of a single case interaction between two preschool children aged four-years-old and their male early childhood teacher during a routine excursion to the New Zealand bush.
Amanda Bateman, Jane Waters
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Review of Gaelic medium early education and childcare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The National Plan for Gaelic 2007-2012 contains ambitious targets for the expansion of Gaelic medium (GM) primary school education, aiming for 4000 children enrolled in P1 by 2021. GM early years education and childcare plays a crucial role in attracting
Carroll, Tessa   +4 more
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Alloparenting the investment child: A reply to responses

open access: yes
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Nina Bandelj
wiley   +1 more source

How do gestural interactions support visuospatial cognition in STEM learning?

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing literature shows that touchscreen devices can support learning of visuospatially rich STEM content. However, the mechanisms by which touchscreen devices support cognition in learning remains unclear. This study examined how gestural interactions afforded by touchscreen devices support visuospatial cognition in STEM learning by ...
Zhen Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of music educators on students' involvement in learning the theory of musical art

open access: yesActa Psychologica
New models of music education place the student at the centre of the learning process, thereby ensuring effective integration, adaptation and involvement of students in teaching music and the theory of musical art. The research purpose is to evaluate the
Wanzi Jiang, Bing Han, Yantao Cui
doaj   +1 more source

An Evaluation of the Courses in Curriculum of Undergraduate Preschool Teacher Training by Instructors in General Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesİnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 2009
Preschool education is of considerable importance for individual and social development. Therefore, qualified preschool teacher training is needed. The present study evaluates the Curriculum of Undergraduate Preschool Teacher Training (CUPTT), which was ...
Nilay DEREOBALI, Gülsen ÜNVER
doaj  

Lessons From New York City's Universal Pre-K Expansion: How a focus on diversity could make it even better [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This brief is divided into two parts. The first provides background on how universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City's current Universal Prekindergarten Program (UPK ...
Halley Potter
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A framework for characterising and capturing the quality of digital interactions and experiences in early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding what constitutes quality in digital interactions within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings has become paramount in an increasingly technology‐enabled world. This imperative has grown, with diverse ingrained positions about the role of digital technology in ECEC, and limited evidence and guidance to support ...
Steven J. Howard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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