scholarly journals The Ideal Kindergarten: Views of Undergraduate Students Studying At the Faculty of Early Childhood Education of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Argyris Kyridis ◽  
Konstantina Vasilopoulou ◽  
Sofia Nalbantoglou ◽  
Zoe Konstantinidou
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Kindergarten Teacher ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Ideal

<p><em>Preschool age is one of the most important periods in man’s life, in which children grow rapidly while the environment provides proper stimulus so that they are fully developed and can go over to the next educational stages smoothly. A total of factors affects this progress. These factors are related to the program of kindergarten, the practices that are applied, the surrounding area, the relations between the kindergarten teacher and the broader social context, moreover the kindergarten teachers themselves are responsible for such an important function. The purpose of this research is to expand the undergraduate student’s views of the University of Early Childhood Education concerning the features of an ideal kindergarten that favors children’s development and offers a pleasant and creative stay.</em></p>

scholarly journals Relaciones escuela-familia: una investigación cualitativa en España (p. 41-69)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Luisa García Rodríguez ◽  
Natalia Paíno Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The People ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
The University

Durante a permanência em dois centros educativos para cursar as disciplinas de formação básica Prática I e Prática II, do Mestrado em Educação Infantil da Universidade de Salamanca (Espanha), observaram-se desconsiderações, por parte das famílias, em relação às advertências das professoras. Coloca-se, assim, a conveniência de abordar o estudo das relações escola-família com o objetivo de contribuir para sua otimização. A indagação é abordada mediante a metodologia qualitativa, avaliada como a mais oportuna pela sua flexibilidade e sua grande riqueza de resultados. Coletaram-se os dados mediante entrevistas com professores/professoras e as famílias dos alunos entre 3 a 6 anos, de Salamanca e de Cáceres. Tal aproximação da realidade permitiu conhecer as sensações e vivências das pessoas entrevistadas. Mediante uma profunda análise da informação encontrada, chegamos a conclusões notáveis. Há coincidências em reconhecer que existem barreiras e um certo desencontro. Também se oferecem soluções para alcançar a harmonia e a coordenação entre ambas as instituições educadoras.Palavras-chave: Relações escola-família. Coordenação. Análise das soluções. Harmonia.AbstractDuring the stay in two Educational Centers to study the subjects Practicum I and Practicum II of the Early Childhood Education Degree at the University of Salamanca, thoughtlessness manners from the families to the warnings from the teacher are being observed. That way, it’s convenient to arise a study of the relationships between the School and the Families to contribute their improvement. The research has addresses through a qualitative Methodology. That Methodology is valued as the most accurate because of its wealthy results. Data was collected from different interviews with teachers, and 3-6 years-old students’ parents from Salamanca and Cáceres. The proximity to their reality allowed to know the feelings and experiences of the people interviewed. The conclusions arrived after a deep analysis of that information were coincident and remarkable. There is a recognized barrier in the relationships. There are also solutions to get the harmony and the coordination within both educational institutions.Keywords: Relationships between school and families. Coordination. Solution analysis. HarmonyResumenDurante la estancia en dos centros educativos para cursar las asignaturas de formación básica Prácticum I y Prácticum II de la titulación de Grado en Maestro de Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Salamanca (España), se observan desconsideraciones por parte de las familias hacia las advertencias de las maestras. Se plantea así la conveniencia de abordar el estudio de las relaciones Escuela-Familia con el objetivo de contribuir a su optimización. La indagación se aborda mediante metodología cualitativa. Se valora como la más oportuna por su flexibilidad y su gran riqueza de resultados. Se recogieron los datos mediante entrevistas a maestros/as y familias de alumnado de 3 a 6 años de Salamanca y de Cáceres. Dicha aproximación a la realidad permitió conocer las sensaciones y vivencias de las personas entrevistadas. Tras un profundo análisis de la información hallada se llegó a notables conclusiones. Se dan coincidencias en reconocer que existen barreras y cierto desencuentro. También se ofrecen soluciones para alcanzar la armonía y coordinación entre ambas instituciones educadoras.Palabras clave: Relaciones escuela-familia. Coordinación. Analise de las soluciones. Armonía.

scholarly journals FOLCLORE EM FORMA DE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: CRIAÇÃO DE UM JOGO PARA UTILIZAÇÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-151
Author(s):  
Yara Pinto Ferreira Kurutz ◽  
Levi Hülse ◽  
Joel Cezar Bonin
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Educational Product ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Different Content

O presente estudo apontou os desdobramentos da utilização do Role-Playing Game (RPG) explorando temas relacionados ao Folclore na educação infantil. Assim sendo, o texto que segue é resultado do desenvolvimento de todas as etapas que foram criadas para a aplicação do projeto de pesquisa. As etapas aqui apresentadas são uma síntese dos tópicos mais importantes que foram utilizados para o desenrolar da atividade central do projeto, a saber, a criação e a aplicação do jogo de RPG sobre o folclore brasileiro para crianças do Ensino Fundamental I, de um núcleo educacional da cidade de Porto União-SC. Dessa forma, o texto aqui apresentado se divide nas seguintes etapas: 1 – o brincar e o aprender e sua conexão com o RPG; 2 – a relação brincar/aprender com a nova BNCC; 3 - o brincar e sua relação com o desenvolvimento infantil; 4 – A aplicação do RPG para o ensino do folclore; 5 – a metodologia da pesquisa; 6 – uma breve explanação sobre o produto educacional; 7 – resultados e discussão e 8 – considerações finais. Vale destacar que como metodologia optou-se pela pesquisa descritiva vinculada a abordagem qualitativa. Esta forma de pesquisa teve como foco principal a intenção de aproximar o conhecimento da vida dos estudantes da faixa etária pré-escolar com os saberes populares ligados ao folclore. Os resultados alcançados correspondem com a finalidade primordial pensada para o projeto, a saber, a capacidade de ensinar um conteúdo diferente com um método de ensino igualmente diferente. Não há dados estatísticos para mensurar o nível de aprendizagem, pois a verdadeira intenção do projeto foi a de ensinar brincando. Palavras-chave: Educação Infantil. Role-Playing Game (RPG). Folclore. Produto educacional. ABSTRACT: The present study pointed out the consequences of using the Role-Playing Game (RPG) exploring themes related to Folklore in early childhood education.  Therefore, the text that follows is the result of the development of all the steps that were created for the application of the research project.  The steps presented here are a synthesis of the most important topics that were used to carry out the central activity of the project, namely, the creation and application of the RPG game about Brazilian folklore for elementary school children, from an educational center in the city of Porto União-SC.  Thus, the text presented here is divided into the following stages: 1 - playing and learning and its connection with the RPG; 2 - the play / learn relationship with the new BNCC; 3 - playing and its relationship with child development; 4 - The application of RPG for teaching folklore; 5 - the research methodology; 6 - a brief explanation of the educational product; 7 - results and discussion and 8 - final considerations. It is worth mentioning that as a methodology, we opted for descriptive research linked to a qualitative approach. This form of research had as main focus the intention of bringing the knowledge of the life of the students of the preschool age group with the popular knowledge linked to folklore.  The results achieved correspond to the primary purpose thought for the project, namely, the ability to teach different content with an equally different teaching method. There is no statistical data to measure the level of learning, as the real intention of the project was to teach while playing. Keywords: Early Childhood Education. Role-Playing Game (RPG). Folklore. Educational product.

scholarly journals People Empowerment: An Approach towards Indigenous Early Childhood Curriculum

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Geraldine D. Villaluz, RSCJ
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Day Care ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Day Care Teachers ◽  
The University ◽  
San Carlos ◽  
University Of San Carlos

This paper is aimed at presenting an implemented community engagement of the University of San Carlos School of Education with the communities of Agusan del Sur, Philipines, in close partnership with the Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation-IDC, (JPIC-IDC) Incorporated of Agusan del Sur as a response to a felt need in the early childhood education program of the province. In 2004, JPIC pooled together concerted resources from provincial and local government units, non-government organization and academe to create and develop a cul-ture-based curriculum guide for early childhood education that is appropriate and responsive to the needs of indigenous groups in Agusan del Sur, Southern Philippines. To address these needs, an ethnographic commu-nity engagement framework was utilized and initiated by JPIC-IDC team and the University Of San Carlos School Of Education. The community engagement framework facilitated the partnership of Agusan del Sur government leaders, a non-government organization in Germany, community cultural masters, Day Care Teachers and the University of San Carlos School of Education to create a developmentally appropriate and culture-based cur-riculum for Day Care with a supporting handbook for mother-teachers in early childhood education. As a result of this framework, children drop-out decreased from 80% to 10% while parent-community involvement in-creased from 30% to 90% in 2009 (JPIC-IDC, 2007). Ongoing teacher trainings and community orientations on the culture-based curriculum have been extended to 42 additional communities in 2012-2018 from 35 com-munities in 2007 upon request from the provincial governor. Two editions of a culture-based handbook have been published and a third edition is currently prepared for District 2 communities with guided participation by Day Care teachers as co-authors. This community engagement framework, initiated by the Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation of Agusan del Sur Philippines involving all stakeholders from the provincial leaders to the recipients of early childhood education, serves as a model to community extension service programs (CES) of schools and universities as well as to curriculum practitioners and administrators. Three principles involved in this particular community engagement concretely demonstrate that program sustainability is a product of partnership, sensitivity to culture and context and relevance to community’s need.

Parent Choice of Early Childhood Education and Care Services

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Noble
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Parent Choice ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Education And Care

THIS PAPER REPORTS ON A STUDY designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of parent choice in relation to early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. It investigates the ways parents make their choices of early childhood services and examines and interprets the meanings they ascribe to those choices. An orthodox grounded theory analysis of interviews with parents was conducted to elicit the knowledge bases parents draw on as they make judgements about the early childhood services they access for their children. This investigation informs ECEC professionals about the variations in the ways parents make choices for their young children. Specifically, there is a strong sense of the influence of social context and existing beliefs and understandings. However, equally importantly, parent choice is also strongly influenced by more pragmatic concerns. Therefore, choice of ECEC service is both complex and pragmatic.

The Play Theory and Computer Games Using in Early Childhood Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Svetlana Gerkushenko ◽  
Georgy Gerkushenko
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Kindergarten Teachers ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Play Theory ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Classroom Activities

The article describes the role of play in child's development and identifies the characteristics of mature play in preschool age. The paper gives an overview of the computer games for preschool children used in Russian kindergartens. The research conducted with 50 Russian kindergarten teachers provides the analysis of the most important factors of computer programs selection made by teachers for their classroom activities. It is analyzed whether the factors concern the theory of children's play and whether the kindergarten teachers need the scaffolding program for choosing computer games appropriate for children's development. It is described the essence of the scaffolding program. They are formulated the criteria for evaluating computer games to make classroom activities developmentally appropriate.

scholarly journals Analysis of Learning Styles (Kolb) in Students of the Degrees in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education within the Faculty of Education

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 724-731
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Specific Degree ◽  
Specific Learning

This research aimed to present the learning styles according to the model of Alonso, Gallego and Honey in university students of the Faculty of Education within the University of the Basque Country (Spain). With that objective, a sample of 434 students was chosen. The Honey-Alonso Learning Styles (CHAEA) questionnaire was used. The data obtained reflect that the four learning styles proposed by Kolb are distributed in a balanced way among the participating sample; they also reflect that it is not possible to attribute a specific learning style to a specific Degree, except with active learning and Early Childhood Education.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION INVESTIGATION PROJECT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DURING THEIR TEACHING TRAINING

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Azizah Zain ◽  
Mazlina Che Mustafa ◽  
Jamilah Mohd Basir
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Childhood Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate students' knowledge in the implementation of the Investigation Project during their teaching practice. Investigation Project is one of the approaches adopted from the Project Approach. This approach included in the National Preschool Standard Curriculum. In this study, data were collected using questionnaire and interview protocol. The survey was used to obtain information on the students' knowledge of implementing the Investigation Project. At the same time, the interviews were conducted to find out the implementation of the Investigation Project for students undergoing teaching practice using the Teacher's Guide. The study sample is purposive sampling. One hundred seven students answered the questionnaire, and the interview protocol administered to 5 students who are implementing the Investigation Project in their teaching practices using Teacher Guidelines. The findings of the study indicate that the level of knowledge of the Early Childhood Education students in the Investigation Project is at a moderate level with an overall mean value of 2.69. The findings from the interview protocol found that the Teacher Guidelines provided to them helped them to implement the Investigation Project more effectively. The conclusion, this study showed that postgraduate students need a practical guide in assisting them to achieve this approach as they are less exposed to this approach while studying. The implications of this study have provided beneficial exposure to potential TADIKA teachers in Malaysia.

scholarly journals How do Specific Conditions Shape Values of Undergraduate Early Childhood Education Students in Slovenia?

2021 ◽  
Vol XIX (3) ◽  
pp. 525-540
Author(s):  
Marta Licardo
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Time Part

The purpose of the study is to examine the early childhood education students’ values and what are the differences in the students’ values in specific conditions related to social environment. The values of undergraduate students who study early childhood education are very important for professional development and practice. The purpose of this study is to determine, if their values change during their study programme; which values are more important to the students; and what are the differences in the students’ values in terms of the type of study (full time/part time), years of study, age, work experience and work status. Results indicate that employed students have higher scores on other-centred values than unemployed students, older students express more others-centred values than younger students, while in self-centred values there are no age differences. Students who have more work experience express more others-centred values and students who study longer express more others-centred values than fresh students, while in self-centred values differences by years of study do not occur. These results reveal important changes in the hierarchy of values related to measured variables and interplay between various conditions.

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