scholarly journals The Impact of Distance Learning Implementation in Early Childhood Education Teacher Profesional Competence

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1815-1824
Author(s):  
Andrisyah Andrisyah ◽  
Asih Nur Ismiatun
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Impact

Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on early childhood education. This presents a major challenge for Early Childhood Education educators to improve their professional competence so that they can adapt to conditions in the current Covid-19 pandemic and respond to challenges in the era of society 5.0. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of distance learning on ECE teachers’ professional competencies. Sampling used cluster sampling techniques. This study involved 30 ECE teachers from three provinces on the island of Java. The method used is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques used open questionnaires containing indicators of ECE teacher’s professional competencies. The results showed that 30 ECE teachers in three provinces increased their professional competence especially in the use of technology that supports distance learning. support from government and institutions, is needed in improving teacher professional competence in the form of training that can reach all ECE teachers in Indonesia as a step towards facing the era of society 5.0.

scholarly journals Tablet Nuff but Life Still Rough: Technology for Early Childhood Sustainable Development in Jamaica

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Suzette Kelly-Williams ◽  
Ilene R. Berson ◽  
Michael J. Berson
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Infant School ◽  
Teacher Professional

Abstract Early childhood education has a role to play in constructing a sustainable society. In particular, increasing global attention has focused on how early childhood may help alleviate poverty among children and their families and promote economic growth. Part of this discourse involves the use of technology as a means to improve the quality of early childhood education and optimize the potential for information and communication technology (ICT) to serve as an agent of development. Jamaica’s appropriation of technology as part of the early childhood development agenda has emulated Western notions of success. However, the introduction of technology innovations has cultural implications. This study describes and explains perceptions, beliefs and practices about technology among four early childhood teachers in a Jamaican infant school. The findings consider issues for capacity building, including teacher professional development in Jamaica.

scholarly journals The Analysis of the Use of Audiovisual Technology in Learning and Its Impact on Early Childhood Cognitive in Early Childhood Education of Percut Sei Tuan Sub-district

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-414
Author(s):  
Ana Mulia ◽  
Anita Yus ◽  
Masganti Sitorus
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Power Point ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Technology In Learning

The use of audiovisual technology in learning can help educators deliver maximum learning material and create a pleasant learning atmosphere for children. This study is aimed to analyze the implementation of learning by using technology in early childhood education (PAUD) of Percut Sei Tuan sub-district and analyze the impact of the use of technology on early childhood cognitive in early childhood education of Percut Sei Tuan sub-district. This type of research uses descriptive research. The data analyzed are the results of observation, interviews and documentation. Samples taken in this study were obtained using purposive sampling technique. The data analysis stage is carried out namely data reduction, data classification, data presentation, and verification. The results showed that: Audiovisual technology in PAUD Percut Sei Tuan sub-district was still not fully used, from the overall indicators classified as in the sufficient category (36.3%) with a lack of the use of interactive CDs and projector screens. PAUD Percut Sei Tuan Sub-district uses audiovisual technology such as computers, in focus, laptops and speakers to display learning applications, games, videos, films, Ms. Word, and Power Point which help teachers in delivering learning material and control the class so that they become more orderly and calm. Audiovisual technology has an impact on early childhood cognitive in PAUD Percut Sei Tuan Sub-district. Based on the overall indicators in PAUD, the average is in the good category (67.1%), which includes indicators: reveal 4 objects based on their functions, reveal 4 differences from two objects, reveal the causal effects of 4 events, express 4 characteristics of objects based on color, size or shape, mentions 4 kinds of geometric shapes, and mentions 10 letters and 10 numbers with objects.

scholarly journals Business managers in children’s playground : Exploring a problematic (or not!) identity construction of early childhood teachers in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 146394912198936
Author(s):  
Olivera Kamenarac
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Early Childhood Education Policies ◽  
Policies And Practices

The impacts of neo-liberal education reforms on the early childhood education sector have been a focal point of scholarly critiques in New Zealand. Interestingly, only a few studies have addressed how teacher professional identities and professionalism have changed in response to the neo-liberal context of New Zealand early childhood education. It has been, however, recognised that understanding the complexity of teacher professional identities within the rapidly transforming landscape of early childhood education is a key consideration in implementing and sustaining a change agenda in education policies and practices. In this article, the author draws on data from her research study about how teachers’ professional identities have been reconstructed in response to the shifting discourses in New Zealand early childhood education policies and practices. Specifically, the author explores the construction of teachers as business managers, which has emerged through an interplay of discourses of marketisation and privatisation driving some of the country’s early childhood education policies and practices. It is argued that the construction of teachers as business managers has altered core professional ethical values underpinning the teaching profession, professionalism and the purpose of early childhood education in New Zealand, which were traditionally embedded in discourses of collective democracy, equity and social justice.

scholarly journals Future Directions: Shaping Early Childhood Education Policy for the 21st Century – A Personal Perspective

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Wells
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Education Policy ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
The Impact

The report of the Early Childhood Education Project Future Directions: Early Childhood Education in New Zealand was launched in September, 1996. The report “focuses on the structures and funding required to deliver high quality education services for young children” (Early Childhood Education Project, 1996a, p. 2). This article briefly describes the context within which the project was initiated. It outlines the aims of the project, the process undertaken to develop the report and highlights its key findings, goals and recommendations. This article sets out NZEI Te Riu Roa’s strategy in promoting the report and concludes with a broad overview of the impact of the report in shaping government policy direction.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Eating Environments and Activity in Early Childhood Education and Care in Alberta, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 4247
Author(s):  
Lynne M. Z. Lafave ◽  
Alexis D. Webster ◽  
Ceilidh McConnell ◽  
Nadine Van Wyk ◽  
Mark R. Lafave
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
The Impact

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments influence children’s early development and habits that track across a lifespan. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of COVID-19 government-mandated guidelines on physical activity (PA) and eating environments in ECEC settings. This cross-sectional study involved the recruitment of 19 ECEC centers pre-COVID (2019) and 15 ECEC centers during COVID (2020) in Alberta, Canada (n = 34 ECEC centers; n = 83 educators; n = 361 preschoolers). Educators completed the CHEERS (Creating Healthy Eating and activity Environments Survey) and MEQ (Mindful Eating Questionnaire) self-audit tools while GT3X+ ActiGraph accelerometers measured preschooler PA. The CHEERS healthy eating environment subscale was greater during COVID-19 (5.97 ± 0.52; 5.80 ± 0.62; p = 0.02) and the overall score positively correlated with the MEQ score (r = 0.20; p = 0.002). Preschoolers exhibited greater hourly step counts (800 ± 189; 649 ± 185), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (9.3 ± 3.0 min/h; 7.9 ± 3.2 min/h) and lower sedentary times (42.4 ± 3.9 min/h; 44.1 ± 4.9 min/h) during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID, respectively (p < 0.05). These findings suggest the eating environment and indices of child physical activity were better in 2020, which could possibly be attributed to a change in government-mandated COVID-19 guideline policy.

Tech-Knowledge in Japanese Early Childhood Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 49-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Ogawa ◽  
Satomi Izumi-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Socialization Skills

This chapter describes how Japanese early childhood education promotes children’s socialization through the use of technology and play in group-oriented environments. The chapter also presents the traditional Japanese view of the child and of early childhood education, Japanese strategies in developing children’s socialization skills, changes in the use of technology in the field of early childhood education, and recommendations for educators.

Computer Technology in Taiwan Kindergartens

2010 ◽  
pp. 20-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Yuan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Early Years ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

Taiwan has become a global high-tech center. The success of becoming the leading country of high-tech and information technology is accredited to the efforts of the government and of all citizens. In addition, Chinese highly value in academic success, and this has contributed to the success of Taiwan. Parents believe the success of life is rooted in a good education, especially in the early years. This chapter presents an overview of early childhood education in Taiwan and explores how Chinese culture had influenced the value of parents’ expectation in education, as well as how children learn through the use of technology. The last part of the chapter discusses the discrepancy between current early childhood education situations and teachers’ professional development.

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