scholarly journals Lessons From Research for Les Familles Exogames: A Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Rachelle Blanchette Deans
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
English Language ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Educational Choices ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Petite Enfance ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Early Childhood Settings

<p>In this article, I draw from a recent graduating project where I examined the lessons from research for <em>les familles exogames</em>. This expression is used in the French early childhood education and education sectors to refer to families where one parent is French speaking while the other has another (predominantly the English) language (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2004). The focus of this article is on parental decisions with respect to language or languages spoken at home and choices of early childhood settings and schools. Given the focus on parental choice, the inquiry question is: What does the scholarly research say about linguistic and educational choices for young children from <em>les familles exogames</em>? The inquiry centres on the linguistic and educational choices for young children from <em>les familles exogames</em> from sociocultural and ecological systems perspectives. I examine the extant literature on bilingualism and, more specifically, on bilingualism in <em>les familles exogames</em>, and I share implications from research that are meaningful to parents and early years professionals.</p><p><em>Cet article est tiré d’un projet de maîtrise où j’ai examiné les enseignements tirés de la recherche sur les familles exogames. L’expression « familles exogames » est utilisée, dans les secteurs de l’éducation et de l’éducation de la petite enfance en langue française pour désigner les familles formées d'un parent francophone et d’un parent s’exprimant dans une autre (habituellement l’anglais) langue (Ministère de l’Éducation de l’Ontario, 2004). Ce document s’intéresse notamment aux décisions que prennent les parents relativement à la langue parlée, ou aux langues parlées, à la maison ainsi qu’au choix du milieu de la petite enfance et de l’école. Puisque l’accent est mis sur le choix des parents, la question d’enquête est: Que disent les chercheurs au sujet des choix en matière de langue et d’éducation pour les jeunes enfants de familles exogames? L’enquête s’articule autour des choix linguistiques et éducatifs pour les jeunes enfants des familles exogames des points de vue socioculturel et des systèmes écologiques. J’ai ainsi passé en revue les ouvrages publiés qui traitent du bilinguisme, et plus particulièrement du bilinguisme dans les familles exogames, afin de communiquer des résultats de la recherche qui sont utiles aux parents et aux professionnels de la petite enfance. </em></p>

scholarly journals ENSINANDO MATEMÁTICA AOS BEBÊS: encantos, descobertas e exploração das relações entre grandezas

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (esp.) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Luciana Figueiredo Lacanallo Arrais ◽  
Lucinéia Maria Lazaretti ◽  
Paula Tamyris Moya ◽  
Silvia Pereira Gonzaga de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Current Analysis ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics ◽  
Crucial Condition

  No cenário da educação infantil, principalmente na prática pedagógica com bebês, ainda persistem desafios em torno da organização do ensino para esse período de vida. Diante disso, este texto tem o objetivo de discutir as possibilidades educativas para os primeiros anos de vida da criança em relação à aprendizagem da matemática por meio de uma atividade de ensino, considerando a singularidade do desenvolvimento infantil. Ancoradas na Teoria Histórico-Cultural, estruturamos essa discussão em dois momentos: a) a especificidade do desenvolvimento da criança pequena e a organização do ensino de matemática na educação infantil; b) a análise de uma atividade de ensino para crianças do berçário. Esperamos que o texto possa auxiliar o trabalho educativo com a matemática na educação infantil, pois um ensino sistemático e dirigido, desde os primeiros anos, é condição fundamental para a aprendizagem e para as transformações qualitativas no desenvolvimento psíquico das crianças.Palavras-chave: Educação Infantil. Ensino de Matemática. Primeira Infância.TEACHING MATHEMATICS TO YOUNG CHILDREN: attraction, discovery and exploration in relationships between magnitudes ABSTRACT: Several challenges exist on teaching organization within early childhood, mainly with regard to the pedagogical practice with young children. Owing to the uniqueness of children´s development, the educational possibilities on the teaching of Mathematics, through activities, in their early life period, are discussed. Based on the Cultural and Historical Theory, current discussion underscores two factors: a) the specificity of children´s development and the organization of the teaching of Mathematics in early education; b) the analysis of a teaching activity for kindergarten children. The authors expect that current analysis will aid the teaching of Mathematics in young children´s education. In fact, systematic and monitored teaching during the early years of life is a crucial condition for learning and for qualitative transformations in children´s psychic development.Keywords: Early Childhood Education; the teaching of Mathematics; Early childhood.ENSEÑANDO MATEMÁTICA A LOS BEBÉS: encantos, descubrimientos y exploración de las relaciones entre grandezas RESUMEN: En el escenario de la educación inicial, principalmente en la práctica pedagógica con bebés, aún persisten desafíos en torno a la organización de la enseñanza para ese período de vida. Este texto tiene por objetivo discutir las posibilidades educativas de los primeros años de vida del niño en relación al aprendizaje de las matemáticas considerando la singularidad del desarrollo infantil, a través de una actividad educativa. Ancladas en la Teoría Histórico-Cultural, estructuramos esta discusión en dos momentos: a) la especificidad del desarrollo del niño y la organización de la enseñanza de las matemáticas en la educación inicial; b) el análisis de una actividad de enseñanza para bebés. Esperamos que el texto pueda auxiliar el trabajo educativo con las matemáticas en la educación inicial, pues una enseñanza sistemática y dirigida desde los primeros años es condición fundamental para el aprendizaje y las transformaciones cualitativas en el desarrollo psíquico de los niños.Palabras clave: Educación inicial; Enseñanza de la Matemática; Primera infancia. 

Educator licensure overlap in the early grades: Why it occurs, why it matters, and what to do about it

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
R. Clarke Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Appropriate Practices ◽  
Educational Importance

In the United States, 48 states have recognized the educational importance of the early years by awarding stand-alone early childhood education (ECE) licenses that require specialized training in teaching young children. Yet, at the same time, teachers with elementary education (ELED) licenses are allowed to teach kindergarten in 34 states and 1st through 3 rd grade in more than 45 states. This means that teachers may be licensed to teach young children without receiving specialized early childhood training. R. Clarke Fowler explores the extent of the licensure overlap, the reasons for it, and the effects it has on early childhood education. He recommends moving toward a preK-3 license that requires teachers to learn developmentally appropriate practices for the education of young children.

eye brings you another batch of the latest products and books on offerAddressing Challenging Behaviours and Mental Health Issues by Mojdeh Bayat (ISBN: 9781138012912). Paperback. £24.99. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com/education; orders via 01235 400400; [email protected] Review by Martine HorvathExploring Education and Childhood edited by Dominic Wyse, Rosemary Davis, Phil Jones and Sue Rogers (ISBN: 9780415841115). Paperback. £24.99. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com/education; orders via 01235 400400; [email protected] Review by Martine HorvathIntroducing Dialogic Pedagogy – provocations for the Early Years by E. Jayne White (ISBN: 9780415819855). Paperback. £27.99. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com/education; orders via 01235 400400; books. [email protected] Review by Martine HorvathPicture booksEncouraging Physical Development Through Movement-Play by Carol Archer and Iram Siraj (ISBN: 9781446297124). Paperback. £24.99. Published by SAGE Publications. www.sagepublications.com; Tel: 020 73248500 Review by Martine HorvathStarting Inquiry-Based Science in the Early Years by Sue Dale Tunnicliffe (ISBN: 9781138778566). Paperback. £21.99. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com/education; orders via 01235 400400; [email protected] Review by Martine HorvathThe Camera Book: loads of things you can do with a camera by John Davis (ISBN: 9780711236448). £9.99. Paperback. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Tel: 020 7284 9300; www.franceslincoln.co.uk/[email protected] Review by Neil HentyObserving Young Children The role of observation and assessment in early childhood settings by Sandra Smidt (ISBN: 9781138823563). Paperback. £19.99. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com/education; orders via 01235 400400; [email protected] Review by Martine Horvath

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 54-56
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Challenging Behaviours ◽  
Early Childhood Settings

scholarly journals Research work as curriculum work in New Zealand early childhood settings: What should be taught and learned?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra C. Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Curriculum Policy ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Early Childhood Settings

Abstract This article draws from experiences in an ongoing study of children’s narrative competence in the early years across early childhood education and school settings. Focusing on the research as it is being conducted in the early childhood context (a kindergarten), the paper inquires into what it means to do research in education settings where curriculum is constituted as everything that happens there, and principles of curriculum demand empowering, responsive and reciprocal, inclusive and holistic practices. Questions of research ethics, children’s rights to assent or dissent to participate, to learn about the findings and consequences of the research, and to have the research recognised as curriculum experience are raised. Sitting at the intersection of research work and pedagogical/curriculum work the paper explores lessons from New Zealand of striving towards a fuller curriculum policy implementation and of addressing demands for ethical research practices with children who are very young.

scholarly journals Inspiring Environmentally Responsible Preschool Children through the Implementation of the National Quality Framework: Uncovering what Lies between Theory and Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Pollock ◽  
Jane Warren ◽  
Peter Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Quality Framework

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR environmental sustainability (ECEfES) has become significant in the early years, as highlighted by the inclusion of ECEfES in Australia's first and current National Quality Framework (NQF) for early childhood education and care (ECEC). This article reports on the major findings from a case study (Pollock, 2014), which aimed to uncover what lies between theory and practice, as ECEC educators attempt to support young children to become environmentally responsible, through the implementation of the NQF. This article discusses some of the findings from an analysis of the documents central to the NQF as well as semi-structured interviews with three university-qualified educators. Thematic analysis revealed that although challenging educators in some respects, the introduction of the NQF has enhanced their sustainability practices. This has emphasised the importance of listening to the voices of young children, a ‘whole of settings' approach, and engaging in reflection.

scholarly journals 'Invisible Obstacle' to Gender Equality: Gender Stereotype Messages in Early Childhood Education Books in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Juliet Njeri Muasya ◽  
Ruth Mugo Kahiga
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Gender Stereotype ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Documentary Analysis

Globally, research on gender stereotype messages or 'invisible obstacle' in the teaching and learning materials especially for primary and secondary schools is well documented. Findings from studies show illustrations, images, pictures and language that negatively portray males and females, boys and girls in learning materials and which tend to impact on students’ behaviours, aspirations, experiences, participation, achievement and expectations. The aim of the current study was to find out how gender messages are portrayed in 10 purposively selected Science and English language Early Childhood Education course, supplementary and workbooks using a documentary analysis checklist. Findings from the current study reveal that although authors of the analysed books have to some extent made the books gender responsive, however, gender stereotype messages expressed in masculine and feminine discourses are still visible. Two series of the books analysed are gender blind. Use of gender responsive books is likely to help children appreciate each other's gender, thus, create more equitable learning outcomes. Thus, it is important that any gender stereotype messages or information in learning and teaching materials are dealt with during early years of a child’s life.

Observing and assessing young children’s digital play in the early years: Using the Digital Play Framework

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Edwards ◽  
Jo Bird
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children’S Learning ◽  
Tool Mediation ◽  
Ludic Play ◽  
Early Childhood Settings ◽  
New Framework ◽  
Children's Learning

Early childhood education settings are characterized by the use of play-based learning and the assessment of children’s play by teachers to promote further learning. A problem with technology use in early childhood settings is that little is known about how children learn to use technologies through play. This lack of knowledge makes it difficult for teachers to observe and assess how young children in their settings are learning to use technologies. In this article, we report on the use of a new framework we have previously developed to help educators observe and assess young children’s learning to use technologies through play. Known as the Digital Play Framework, the framework draws on Vygotsky’s ideas about tool mediation to position technologies as tools that children learn to master according to Hutt’s conceptualization of epistemic and ludic play. We suggest that the Digital Play Framework holds potential for supporting educators to identify children’s learning to use technologies through play and therefore opportunities for extending the provision of play-based technology education in the early years.

Play-based Learning and Intentional Teaching: Forever Different?

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Curriculum Innovation ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children’S Learning ◽  
Children's Learning

PLAY-BASED LEARNING IS a cornerstone of early childhood education provision. Play provides opportunities for young children to explore ideas, experiment with materials and express new understandings. Play can be solitary, quiet and reflective. Play can also be social, active and engaging. While play is commonly understood as the basis for learning in early childhood education, this is not always the situation in all settings. Cultural variations in learning and play suggest that social interactions and observational learning also create powerful pedagogical learning environments for young children. International and national research highlights the value of sustained and reflective interactions between children and educators in promoting children's learning. Increasingly, the notion of quality in play-based pedagogy invites educators to integrate traditional beliefs about play with new insights into the role of social interactions, modelling and relationships in young children's learning. Overseas, the movement towards quality play-based pedagogy reflects debate and policy initiatives captured by the notion of intentional teaching. In Australia, the Early Years Learning Framework makes explicit reference to intentional teaching. Intentional teaching arguably engages educators and children in shared thinking and problem solving to build the learning outcomes of young children. However, the pedagogical relationship between play-based learning and intentional teaching remains difficult to conceptualise. This is because the value placed on the exploratory potential of play-based learning can appear to be at odds with the role of intentional teaching in promoting knowledge development. This paper reaches beyond binary constructs of play and intentional teaching, and invites consideration of a new Pedagogical Play-framework for inspiring pedagogical and curriculum innovation in the early years. This paper was a keynote address at the 2016 Early Childhood Australia National Conference addressing the theme Inspire-be inspired to reach beyond quality.

scholarly journals Acts of pedagogical resistance: Marking out an ethical boundary against human technologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032097697
Author(s):  
Lynn J McNair ◽  
Caralyn Blaisdell ◽  
John M Davis ◽  
Luke J Addison
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children’S Learning ◽  
Early Childcare

This article highlights an action research project that sparked transformation regarding how early years practitioners documented children’s learning. The dominant discourse of standardisation and narrowing of early childhood education, encapsulated in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Early Learning Study, has resulted in the ‘shaping’ and ‘testing’ of young children around the globe. The OECD has become very interested in early childhood education and is a very instrumental player today (Moss, 2018). Consequently, the testing of young children has been instigated by governments to ensure children gain the accepted knowledge, skills and dispositions required to be successful learners. Situated within this context of testing and standardisation, this article will share knowledge gained from a small action research project that took place in one Scottish early years setting. The study was stimulated by the early years practitioners of the setting, who strongly opposed the ‘reductionist’ formal ‘tick-box’ assessments produced by their local authority. These types of didactic formal assessments suggest that pedagogy is underpinned by a desire to tame, predict, prepare, supervise and evaluate learning. This article is of critical importance as it examines the imposition of didactic assessment from the practitioners’ perspective. The practitioners in the study contested that ‘tick-box’ assessments diminished children’s identities down to a list of judgements about their academic abilities, or lack thereof. The introduction of the ‘tick-box’ assessments presented a dilemma for the practitioners, in terms of the different views of the government and practitioners of what knowledge is worth knowing and what individuals and groups are able to learn. Many of the practitioners from the early childcare and learning setting positioned themselves and their work as being consciously different from what was going on in the wider sector. The early childcare and learning setting employed in this article introduced a new method to capture children’s learning, which they named the ‘Lived Story’ approach. In this article, we argue that Lived Stories are a form of narrative assessment which are designed to track children’s progress whilst respecting the complexity of their learning, their position within the learning process, the flow/fluidity of their ways of being and their ability to act in radical, creative and innovative ways. We conclude that by using ‘Lived Stories’ practitioners were able to lessen the surety of the language we use. The article highlights that as practitioners write Lived Stories and assess children’s progress they are freed to use language such as ‘wondering, puzzling, thinking, exploring’. In turn, we demonstrate that this language, and the ideas it enables, are on a continuum; a journey that spans a lifetime.

The influence of perception on the provision of early childhood education in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
Samuel Oppong Frimpong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
The Right ◽  
Future Education

An individual is born with millions of neurons and the quality of the experiences he/she will have at the early years can potentially determine the future life of that person. This makes quality early childhood education pivotal. However, the perception people have about this influence how they prepare themselves to provide that quality early childhood education for young children. Thus, this qualitative research purposively sampled 26 participants to elicit their views about the perception they have about the criticality of early years experiences and how the perception influenced how they were providing the early childhood education within the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. Data in the form of interview were analysed thematically. The study found that experiences through the early childhood education are criticality serving as the foundation for future education. The study also found that developmentally appropriate infrastructure (such as tables and chairs sized to the height of learners, spacious and well-ventilated classroom), teachers who are specifically trained in early childhood education and child friendly pedagogy should be in place to ensure quality early childhood education and that how early childhood education was perceived greatly influenced how it was provided. The recommendations based on the findings are that, there should be more advocacy by teachers and headteachers on the criticality of early years experiences to ensure people’s sufficient appreciation for quality early childhood education for young children. Importantly, early childhood education should be completely detached from the primary and basic school to enable it receive the due attention and the needed provision. Individuals with the right perception should be engaged with the provision of ECE.

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