scholarly journals Perspectives of Headteachers, Teachers, Parents and Caregivers about Early Childhood Education Program in Punjab: A Qualitative Study

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-316
Author(s):  
Saima Malik ◽  
Muhammad Zaheer Asghar ◽  
Laila Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Childhood Education

This study was aimed to investigate the perspectives of headteachers, teachers, caregivers, and parents about the prevailing Early Childhood Education (ECE) program in public schools of Punjab. Participants of the study were selected through a convenient sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 headteachers, 6 teachers, 3 caregivers, and 3 parents. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the collected data.  All data related to eighteen participants were coded. Clustering similar codes helped in identifying sub-categories from data. Several assertions were developed by comparing and contrasting various categories and sub-categories. The findings of this research highlighted the missing facilities of ECE in public schools i.e. separate ECE rooms, trained ECE teachers, absence of caregivers, unavailability of a separate budget for ECE, provision of ECE kit, well-equipped playgrounds, reluctant behavior of teachers as well as parents dissatisfaction with teachers’ performance.  The results of the study are useful for policymakers, administration of the Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) to develop the program.

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.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Program in Public Schools of Punjab

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Malik ◽  
Muhammad Zaheer Asghar
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Care Giver ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Childhood Education

The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the current Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program regarding the facilities provided in Public Schools of Punjab. The study was quantitative in nature. Eleven districts out of fourteen districts of central Punjab were selected randomly. A self-developed checklist was deployed to collect data from public ECE schools of Punjab through a convenient sampling technique. The reliability of the checklist was measured through the pilot study with the Cronbach alpha value of 0.78.  Quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. Results of this study indicated that there was a shortage of separate allocated ECE rooms, trained ECE teachers, Care-giver, ECE kits, learning corners, the teacher-made toys, portfolios, and furnished playgrounds. The results of this study further revealed that on average the enrollment and retention rate of katchi in the year 2018 is higher than the enrollment and retention rate in katchi of the year 2013. This study was a comprehensive report about the ECE program in Punjab which will be very useful and informative for policymakers, administration of the Quaid-Azam academy for education development, Punjab to modify the program according to the need for achieving goals as well as researchers.

scholarly journals A ENTREVISTA NARRATIVA: dispositivo de produção e análise de dados sobre trajetórias de professoras

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Jónata Ferreira de Moura ◽  
Adair Mendes Nacarato
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Narrative Interview ◽  
Data Production

 Este artigo tem como foco a Entrevista Narrativa, idealizada por Fritz Schütze, um dispositivo de produção e análise de dados para pesquisas que, pela sua peculiaridade na geração de textos narrativos, tem aproximações com abordagens (auto) biográficas e busca romper com a rigidez imposta pelas entrevistas estruturadas e/ou semiestruturadas. A discussão parte de uma investigação que teve como foco a trajetória de formação inicial de seis professoras da Educação Infantil da rede pública de ensino de Imperatriz/MA. O texto apresenta, de forma analítica, o movimento entre a produção, a textualização e a análise da entrevista com três professoras.Palavras-chave: Entrevista Narrativa. Análise de Narrativas. Professoras da Educação Infantil.THE NARRATIVE INTERVIEW: device of production and analysis of data on paths of teachersAbstract: This article focuses on the narrative interview by Fritz Schütze. It is an device of data production and analysis for research that is similar to (auto)biographical approaches for its peculiarity in generating narrative texts that try to break with the rigidity imposed by structured and/or semi-structured interviews. The discussion stems from an investigation, conducted with six childhood education teachers from public schools in Imperatriz/MA, that had as its focus the initial development pathways of these teachers. The text presents, in an analytical way, the movement between production, textualization, and analysis of the interview with three teachers.Keywords: Narrative Interview. Narrative Analysis. Early Childhood Education Teachers.ENTREVISTA NARRATIVA: dispositivo de producción y análisis de datos sobre trajectorias de profesoras Resumen: Este artículo se centra en la Entrevista Narrativa idealizada por Fritz Schütze. Se trata de un dispositivo de producción y análisis de datos para investigaciones que tienen proximidades con enfoques autobiográficos, por su peculiaridad de generar textos narrativos, y con el objetivo de interrumpir a rigidez impuesta por las entrevistas estructuradas y/o semiestructuradas. La discusión se hace a partir de una investigación realizada con seis profesoras de educación infantil de la enseñanza pública de la ciudad de Imperatriz/MA, que tuvo como enfoque la trayectoria de formación inicial de esas profesoras. De forma analítica el texto presenta el movimiento entre la producción, la textualización y el análisis de la entrevista con tres profesoras.Palabras clave: Entrevista Narrativa. Análisis de Narrativas. Profesoras de Educación Infantil.

Impact of using interactive devices in Spanish early childhood education public schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estefanía Martín ◽  
David Roldán-Alvarez ◽  
Pablo A. Haya ◽  
Cristina Fernández-Gaullés ◽  
Cristian Guzmán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Childhood Education

scholarly journals Effects of early childhood education attendance on achievement, social skills, behaviour, and stress

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Regina Gonçalves CORREIA-ZANINI ◽  
Edna Maria MARTURANO ◽  
Anne Marie Germaine Victorine FONTAINE
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
3Rd Grade

Abstract There is evidence that Early Childhood Education positively contributes to optimal performance in Elementary School, but there are few studies about its infl uence on socio-behavioral variables. This study aimed to explore the association between duration of Early Childhood Education attendance (one or two years) and developmental outcomes in the 3rd grade. A total of 151 students from public schools participated in the study and their academic performance, social skills, externalizing behavior and stress symptoms were assessed. Data analysis comprised group comparison and regression with control of socioeconomic background. The results showed that children who had attended Early Childhood Education for one more year showed better achievement and less stress symptoms. Duration of Early Childhood Education attendance was a significant positive predictor for achievement and a negative one for stress in the 3rd grade. We discuss the quality of Early Childhood Education and its influence on the variables assessed and point to the need for a systematic replication study to assess the generalization of the results.

scholarly journals Perspectives on Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care Centers Through Community of Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen ◽  
Raisa Ahtiainen ◽  
Elina Fonsén
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
Joint Enterprise

<p>In this article we focus on the perceptions of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) directors, leaders on leadership through the concept of community of practice and examine how it could be applied in the Finnish context during times of change. Data on the perceptions of 15 ECEC centre directors were collected via a focus group interview. The study employed qualitative content analysis design. The results indicate that the formal leader has an important role in leading the community. Moreover, building flexible leadership structures and supporting all community members in developing the shared pedagogical leadership are the building blocks of the future leadership as a joint enterprise. </p>

Peran Guru Anak Usia Dini Dalam Pengenalan Bahasa Inggris Dasar di PAUD

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Taranindya Zulhi Amalia
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Basic English

Abstrak: Guru PAUD memiliki beragam peran seperti guru pada umumnya.  Namun pembedanya tampak pada peran guru PAUD yang bertugas mengembangkan beragam kemampuan dasar anak untuk menggali potensi anak sejak dini.  Kemampuan dasar bahasa asing pada usia ini dimulai dari pengenalan bahasa Inggris secara mendasar yakni melalui kosakata sederhana. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk: 1) mengetahui pengenalan bahasa Inggris dasar dan 2) peran guru anak usia dini dalam pengenalan bahasa Inggris RA/PAUD. Dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian lapangan serta pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif peneliti menentukan Sumber data primer nya adalah kepala RA/PAUD, sie kurikulum, serta wali peserta didik. Sedangkan sumber data sekunder adalah referensi yang relevan dengan pengenalan bahasa Inggris, peran guru, dan PAUD. Kemudian Data diperoleh melalui teknik observasi partisipatif wawancara semi terstruktur dan dokumentasi uji keabsahan data menggunakan uji credibility, transferability dan confirmability melalui reduction, display data dan conclusion drawing.Hasil yang diperoleh adalah pengenalan bahasa Inggris dasar di RA/PAUD dilakukan setiap hari menyatu dengan pembelajaran tema-tema dan sub tema dalam muatan kurikulumnya berbentuk kosakata harian dan sapaan peran guru anak usia dini dalam pengenalan bahasa Inggris dasar sangat bervariasi. Guru memiliki multi peran dalam satu waktu. Peran-peran tersebut adalah sebagai educator, mediator, observer, facilitator, motivator, administrator, dan composer. KataKunci: peran guru PAUD, pengenalan bahasa Inggris, PAUD     Abstract: Early Childhood Education (PAUD) teachers have various roles like teachers in general. But the difference is seen in their roles tasked with developing a variety of children's basic abilities to explore children's potential from an early age. The basic ability of foreign languages ​​at this age starts from the basic introduction of English through simple vocabulary. The purpose of this study is to: 1) determine the introduction of basic English and 2) the roles of early childhood teachers in the introduction of English in this level. By using the type of field research and the qualitative descriptive approach, the researcher determines that the primary data source is the head of the RA, curriculum courses, and guardians of students. While secondary data sources are relevant references to the introduction of English, the role of teachers, and PAUD. Then the data obtained through participatory observation techniques semi-structured interviews and documentation of data validity test using the test of credibility, transferability and confirmability through reduction, display data and conclusion drawing.The results obtained are the introduction of basic English in RA done every day together with the learning of themes and sub themes in the curriculum content in the form of daily vocabulary and the greeting of the role of early childhood teachers in the introduction of basic English varies greatly. The teacher has multiple roles at one time. These roles are as educator, mediator, observer, facilitator, motivator, administrator, and composer.   Keywords: the role of PAUD teachers, introduction to English, early childhood education

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