scholarly journals Government commitments and teaching strategies for effective quality early childhood education in South Western Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moyinoluwa Grace Owojori ◽  
Taiwo Oladunni Gbenga-Akanmu
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Childhood Education

AbstractThis study assessed government commitment in fulfilling its obligations in ensuring quality early childhood education (ECE) as outlined in the National Policy on Education; examined the teaching strategies that teachers employed to ensure appropriate teaching and learning process; and assessed the challenges associated to teaching strategies used by teachers. A descriptive survey design was used. The population consisted of all ECE teachers and proprietors/proprietress. The sample comprised 150 teachers and 30 proprietors/proprietress of both public and private primary schools selected from two southwestern states of Nigeria using simple random sampling technique based on the availability of ECE class(es) in the study area. An instrument entitled “Government Commitment and Teaching Strategy for Effective Quality Early Childhood Education (GCTSQECE) was validated and used for data collection. The instrument has two sections with section A focusing on the demographic data of the participants while section B focused on governments involvement and teaching strategies employed by ECE teachers in having effective quality early childhood education. The instrument was validated using internal consistency while the Cronbach α reliability test coefficient of the GCTSQECE was 0.76. The data collected were analyzed using frequency and simple percentage. Results showed that there are not enough ECE professionals, few ECE departments in the universities, poor remuneration of teachers and that teachers employed the use of appropriate teaching strategies and improvised in most cases. It is therefore recommended that government should promote and support the training of teachers and implement ECE policy in primary schools.

Management of Indigenous Toys, Modern Toys and Animation For Early Childhood Education In Rivers State, Nigeria.

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 285-292
Author(s):  
Chinyere Catherine Ukala
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State

This study examined the management of indigenous toys, modern toys and animation for early childhood education.  Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study.  The study adopted a description survey design with a population of 655 primary schools that house early childhood centres spread across the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State.  A sample size of 164 head teachers in early childhood education centres was drawn using stratified random sampling technique representing 25% of the population.  A self-designed instrument titled Management of Indigenous Toys, Modern Toys and Animation for Early Childhood Education Questionnaire (MITMAFECEQ) was used for data collection.  Face and content validities of the instrument were done by experts in the related areas while reliability coefficient of 0.88 was computed through Cronbach internal consistency reliability technique.  Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. It was found among others that the management of indigenous toys enhances spatial, numeric and logical development and reasoning while management of modern toys increase the development of electronic skills among pupils. It was recommended among others that early childhood education can be achieved through proper use of indigenous toys in order to instil manual calculation ability in children.  The children should be allowed access to modern toys and animation in order to enhance their prowess and dexterity in handling life events and facing future life's challenges in this digital world of 21st century.

scholarly journals Impact of Early Childhood Education on Pupils’ Learning in Primary Schools in Kenya

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Jacinta R. M. ◽  
Rotich K. S.
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Simple Language ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

<p>The research focused on the impact of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in the learning of pupils in primary schools in Kenya. The study employed descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was 616 teachers in the 32 public primary school in Starehe Division of Nairobi County. The sample comprised of 210 randomly selected primary school teachers. Data were gathered by use of questionnaire. Findings revealed that pupils who had gone through the ECE were able to acquire skills in basic counting, mathematics and speaking. Pupils who had not attended ECE classes had problems with grasping simple counting skills and simple language skills. They were not able to interact well with other pupils. The findings also revealed that pupils who had attended ECE classes were able to interact with the teachers better than those who had not attended ECE. Findings indicated that pupils who had attended the ECE classes had usually lower scores at the beginning in class one. Attending ECE classes enabled pupils become fluent in reading and in recognizing numbers in mathematics. The study concluded that ECE classes had prepared pupils to join primary school by enabling them learn some basic counting and speaking skills. The study recommended that parents should be sensitized on the need to take their children to the ECE centers before taking them to formal primary schools.</p>

scholarly journals An Assessment of Various Competencies Reflected in ECE Curriculum 2007 among Children in Government Primary Schools in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2017 ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
Samina Altaf Et al.,
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Mixed Gender ◽  
Better Than

This survey research was focused on assessing various competencies developed among the children of Early Childhood Education (ECE) classes at primary level subject to the National Curriculum 2007 for Early Childhood Education. The researchers developed the objectives: to examine the different competencies of the ECE students given in the curriculum 2007; to make comparison of these competencies of students studying in primary schools for boys, girls and both genders; and to find out the differences in their competencies of ECE students study in urban, semi-urban and rural primary schools. A self-developed test used to measure competencies of children in different learning areas given ECE curriculum 2007. After validation and confirmation of reliability, this test was administered to 1200 children selected from 120 sample schools selected through random sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, mean score, ANOVA and Post hoc test. The mean scores of ECE students for all competencies were found slightly above average. A significant difference was observed in mean scores among the boys only, girls only and mixed gender ECE in all learning areas. The students studying in urban and semi–urban schools were better than rural schools students.

scholarly journals Effect of Teachers’ Own Perception of Their Profession on Job Satisfaction and Performance in the Private Primary Schools in Yei Town, South Sudan

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Alyaha Daniel Felix Ohide ◽  
Rosemary Wahu Mbogo
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

<div><p>Teachers often find themselves frustrated at work because of conflicting expectations concerning their professional and social roles within the community. This paper looks at the effect of teachers’ perception of their profession on their satisfaction at job and performance. The authors employ a survey design in private schools in Yei Town, South Sudan to establish the impact of these perceptions. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from ten private schools. The respondents’ therefore included 10 head teachers, 100 teachers giving a total of 110 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Data collected was analysed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 12.0 was and presented in frequencies and percentages and a regression analysis performed to establish the relationships among the variables. The study findings indicated that a considerable number of the teachers (38.9%) indicated that teacher’s own perception of their own profession does not affect the teachers’ job satisfaction and performance.</p></div>

scholarly journals Developing Method Use Of Tbm To User Information Literacy In Six Tbm Sambikerep Villages Surabaya City

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Fahriyah Fahriyah ◽  
Astrid Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Developing Method ◽  
Community Library ◽  
Smirnov Test

The existence of Community Library in Six PAUD Sambikerep Village,  Sambikerep District Surabaya City expected can closer of resources in the community, causing exasperation reading (literacy) for PAUD mothers and parents of early childhood education, broaden knowledge in public life and certainly indirectly educate and improve lives the surrounding community. The purpose of this study to analyze the influence of the use of community library and information literacy of the PAUD Mother and Parent of  early childhood of in the Sambikerep Village, Surabaya City. The population in this study were all Mother and Parents PAUD as Community Library users totaling 292 people. A sample of 64% from the population that found as many as 186 respondents. The sampling technique used in this study is the probability sampling is using simple random sampling. On average respondents about the use of TBM is 3.687 and the information literacy of users is 3,853. The reliably of the questionnare was calculated to be between 0.951 and 0.882 using the Cronbach's Alpha. The analysis Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test is Significant mean score of 0,000 that each variable were normal distribution. Hyphotesis test shows α (0.05)> Significancy (0.000) were significant and simultaneous relationship. Analysi Cooeficient using Product Moment Correlation Correlations scores was r = 0.669 with significant ρ = 0.000 <α = 0.05 were medium correlations. Significant correlations tcount Test score of 12.196 and Ttable at significantion score of 0.05 with 185 hp 2.34667 (R2) = 0,447 were positive and significant correlation between the use of TBM and the information literacy of users.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN FREEDOM THEORY IN EARLY EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Zainal Fadri
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Human Freedom ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Holistic Manner

Early childhood education is now an obligation to prepare children for further education. Education in primary schools has levels that must be taken first with the aim that the child is ready to attend lessons first, such as education in kindergarten and early childhood education. This study aims to look at human freedom in undergoing early childhood education and the values contained in education. The theory of freedom is used to examine the harmony between the spirit of preparing for education with the pure value of human freedom, so that it can be said that early childhood education is a freedom. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data analysis was carried out in a holistic manner to achieve an exploration of the theory of freedom contained in early childhood education. The results of this study prove that early childhood education can be said that the implementation of freedom will support the true free human being, that is, free from ignorance and backwardness.

scholarly journals Caracterización de los movimientos retóricos de Documentos Recepcionales (Tesis) en la Licenciatura en Educación Preescolar / Rhetorical Moves: Analysis of Recepcional Documents (Thesis) in a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás Alfredo Moreno de León ◽  
Esperanza De León Arellano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Management ◽  
Genre Analysis ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Object Of Study

ABSTRACTThis paper is an investigation about the discursive genre analysis, which was based on receptianal documents elaborated by students of a higher education. The design followed by the research was case study. The Paltridge (2001) method was used to analyze 18 of 96 DRs, where 3 thematical lines were identified as well as 5 lines of investigation: 1) language; 2) socializations; 3) mathematical thoughts; 4) teaching strategies; and 5) school management, along with 7 rhetorical moves. The result showed that not all of the DRs had the same rhetorical moves, and for the 18 DRs covered too general of thematic which was not limited by the object of study nor the context in which the investigation would be done; also, 9 of the DRs lacked of a research question, while the rest of the papers presented from 3 to 20 of them. Therefore, one of the areas of opportunity for tutors of students who are doing DRs is that they receive training in the different areas and point of focus for the teaching of academic writing.RESUMENEste trabajo es una investigación sobre el análisis de género discursivo donde se caracterizaron los Documentos Recepcionales (DRs) elaborados por las alumnas de una Institución de Educación Superior (IES). El diseño que siguió la investigación fue el estudio de caso (Neiman y Quaranta, 2006). Se recurrió al modelo de Paltridge (2001) para caracterizar 18 de 96 DRs donde se identificaron tres líneas temáticas (SEP, 1999), posteriormente se encontraron cinco líneas de investigación: (1) lenguaje; (2) socialización; (3) pensamiento matemático; (4) estrategias de enseñanza; y (5) gestión escolar y siete movimientos retóricos. Sin embargo, no todos los DRs contaban con los mismos movimientos retóricos, por otro lado cuatro de los dieciocho DRs abordaron temas muy generales en los que no se delimitaban los sujetos a estudiar, ni el contexto en el que realizaría la investigación, además nueve de los DRs no contenía ninguna pregunta de investigación, mientras que el resto de los trabajos presentaban entre tres a veinte. Por lo tanto, una de las áreas de oportunidad de las tutoras de las futuras docentes es que reciban una capacitación en las diferentes teorías y enfoques para la enseñanza de la escritura académica. Contacto principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals Challenges Faced by Teachers in Teaching through Storytelling and Play-Way Method at Early childhood Education Level

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 152-165
Author(s):  
Misbah Malik ◽  
Fasiha Altaf ◽  
Mehwish Gull
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Resource Rooms ◽  
Grade One ◽  
Phenomenological Design

Teachers use several methods to teach children in Early childhood Education classes. Storytelling and play-way methods are employed to teach initial concepts in a conducive and stimulating learning environment. The purpose of this study was to identify the mindfulness, utilization, and challenges faced by ECE teachers while teaching through these methods. The phenomenological design was employed by using a qualitative research approach. The ten ECE schoolteachers were selected as participants, who were teaching to grade one student through the purposive sampling technique. Self-developed semi-structured interviews were carried out, and the data were transcribed into codes and themes. The research revealed that teachers were more aware of the storytelling method than the play way method. They were facing different challenges while using the storytelling and play-way method at the ECE level. It is recommended that resource rooms should be established for the provision of the best opportunities for training to ECE teachers.

Within the Borderlands: Beginning Early Childhood Teachers in Primary Schools

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Britt ◽  
Jennifer Sumsion
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Difference

This article presents findings from a study undertaken by a pre-service early childhood teacher, that investigated the experiences of four beginning early childhood qualified teachers in primary school settings. The study explored the metaphors that these teachers used when describing their lived experience stories and analysed what these metaphors indicated about the discourses the teachers perceived were available to them, and where they had chosen to situate themselves within these discourses. Throughout the article, the metaphor of ‘border crossings' is used to highlight the focus within much of the literature on the difference and separation between early childhood and primary education. Data were generated through in-depth, open-ended interviews, a group discussion, visual representations and written material. The thematic recurrences and discursive positionings within the metaphors and narratives of the participants were deconstructed and critically analysed using a framework of feminist post-structuralism. In particular, this article explores the discursive positionings related to the teachers' movement within the borderland of early childhood education and primary education. It argues that early childhood teachers in primary schools are operating within an exciting space — an intersection between early childhood education and primary education. Rather than focusing on the difference and separation between these points, the focus shifts to working toward creating points of overlap, of connection — a shared borderland between early childhood education and primary education.

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