scholarly journals Male Educator Recruitment in Early Childhood Centres: Implications for Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Mathwasa ◽  
Lwazi Sibanda
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Male Involvement ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Learning Barriers ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Men’S Involvement

The absent male educators in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes have created a gap in the momentum of success gained through fathers’ involvement in the early life of children. Worldwide, the gender imbalance trends in early childhood education and lower primary classes have been immemorial female skewed with men becoming extinct in the arena. Hitherto, copious studies testify of men’s involvement as fathers in young children’s early life as crucial for their social, emotional, and cognitive development. This chapter focuses on the importance of having male educators in the foundation phase of children’s care and learning, barriers to male involvement as educators in early care and learning centres, and how learning institutions can recruit and train male educators specific for the ECD. Male educators in the ECD have been confronted by stigmatisation, ridiculed, hit glass ceilings, and are viewed with hostility and suspicion. A preliminary exploration of literature from renowned published work that focuses extensively on various countries across continents will be covered in this review. This chapter envisaged strategies that could be employed in the recruitment, retention, and active participation of male educators in the ECD settings that will inform policy and teacher education.

Inkuiri Studi Islam Anak Usia Dini

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-188
Author(s):  
Wulan Fitri Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
The Republic

Early childhood is children aged 0 - 6 years, where early childhood is the most important period in the formation of the basics of personality, thinking ability, intelligence, skills and social skills, this period requires conditions and stimulation in accordance with children's needs for growth and development is achieved optimally. The aspects of early childhood development according to the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 137 of 2013 include (1) Religious and moral values ​​(2) Motoric (3) Cognitive (4) Language (5) Social - Emotional and (6) ) Art. The first aspect of development that must be developed in early childhood is the aspect of religious and moral values ​​where early childhood is able to know Allah as its creator, the Prophet Muhammad as the messenger of the Islamic religion and Al-Quran as a guide for Islam. Religious values ​​must be instilled in early childhood as the initial foundation for children to live their lives. Islam as rahmatan lil'alamin must be studied in a clear and clear way. Various kinds of approaches are offered in understanding Islam, one of which is the inquiry approach, inquiry invites children to think critically and find their own answers to questions, formulate problems, formulate hypotheses systematically and analytically. It is hoped that they will be able to instill faith and devotion in children from an early age.

scholarly journals Measuring and forecasting progress in education: what about early childhood?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M. Richter ◽  
Jere R. Behrman ◽  
Pia Britto ◽  
Claudia Cappa ◽  
Caroline Cohrssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Early Learning ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Childhood Care

AbstractA recent Nature article modelled within-country inequalities in primary, secondary, and tertiary education and forecast progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets related to education (SDG 4). However, their paper entirely overlooks inequalities in achieving Target 4.2, which aims to achieve universal access to quality early childhood development, care and preschool education by 2030. This is an important omission because of the substantial brain, cognitive and socioemotional developments that occur in early life and because of increasing evidence of early-life learning’s large impacts on subsequent education and lifetime wellbeing. We provide an overview of this evidence and use new analyses to illustrate medium- and long-term implications of early learning, first by presenting associations between pre-primary programme participation and adolescent mathematics and science test scores in 73 countries and secondly, by estimating the costs of inaction (not making pre-primary programmes universal) in terms of forgone lifetime earnings in 134 countries. We find considerable losses, comparable to or greater than current governmental expenditures on all education (as percentages of GDP), particularly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. In addition to improving primary, secondary and tertiary schooling, we conclude that to attain SDG 4 and reduce inequalities in a post-COVID era, it is essential to prioritize quality early childhood care and education, including adopting policies that support families to promote early learning and their children’s education.

scholarly journals Identifikasi Pemanfaatan Permainan Tradisional Sasak bagi Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Ni Made Sulastri
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This study aims to identify the types of traditional Sasak games that are suitable for early childhood and to find out the benefits of traditional Sasak games that are appropriate for early childhood development. The research method used was a survey. This research was conducted in the Ampenan District, Mataram City. This research data collection technique uses field notes, observations, and biographies. Analysis of the data in this study uses descriptive quantitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that there are identified types of games suitable for early childhood development during the Covid-19 pandemic. Traditional games are usually done with tools and without tools, sometimes also accompanied by singing. The benefits of traditional games are to develop aspects of child development, namely physical-motor, cognitive, language, creativity and social-emotional aspects.

scholarly journals CULTIVATING ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUES TO IMPROVE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE STUDY IN KHALIFAH KINDERGARTEN YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-111
Author(s):  
Nurkamelia Mukhtar AH ◽  
Abdul Munip
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cooking Classes ◽  
The Impact

The entrepreneurial values such as independent, creativity, risk-taking ability, and responsibility play an important role in directing early childhood development, especially in the aspect of social-emotional, language, and cognitive. Khalifah kindergarten which is based on entrepreneurship, support the life skills development of children with several of excellent programs for example Market Day. This study is intended to know the reason of Khalifah Kindergarten in applying entrepreneurship program, the process and impact of the program on the aspects of early childhood development. The findings of this study are: first, Khalifah Kindergarten wants to achieve its mission in integrating entrepreneurial values in all aspects of early childhood development by introducing them to become Muslims entrepreneur. Second, the process of increasing the entrepreneurial values is implemented through Beyond Centre and Circle Time (BCCT) learning system, entrepreneurship activities such as market day, cooking classes, field trips,  angklung music as an extracurricular activity, and habituation through continuous interviews with the students. Third, the impact of entrepreneurial values can be proved in several aspects of development. In the social-emotional aspect, the children have empathy for others. In the cognitive aspect, the children have creative thinking. In an aspect of linguistic development, they become communicative, and in the physical-motor aspect, the children have the high spirit to produce a work.

scholarly journals Permainan Tradisional sebagai Pengembangan Kecerdasan Emosi Anak

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-186
Author(s):  
Ramadhan Lubis ◽  
Khadijah Khadijah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Group B ◽  
Interesting Learning

Aspects of early childhood development include: Islamic religious education, social-emotional character and independence, language, cognitive, physical-motor and art. Early childhood requires concrete and interesting learning, as RA Al-Kamil and TKIT Nurul 'Ilmi applied traditional games. But not specifically analyzed the emotional development of children. Therefore, this study examined the emotional development of children using traditional games. The study was conducted in RA Al-Kamil and TKIT Nurul ‘Ilmi in first semester of the Academic Year 2018/2019. Subjects in this study are teachers, principals, parents and children of group B. The instruments used were observation forms, interview guidelines and documentation. The research is qualitative. Data analysis techniques used were triangulation and validity. The results showed that (1)traditional games used were against marbles, long clogs, conklak and bakelan; and (2) the emotional development of children develops after the application of traditional games in RA.

scholarly journals Developing instruments for measuring the level of early childhood development

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
I Wayan Gunartha ◽  
Tajularipin Sulaiman ◽  
Siti Partini Suardiman ◽  
Badrun Kartowagiran
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Reliability Estimation ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Group B ◽  
Religious Morality

The aims of the study were to: (1) develop a set of instruments to measure the level of early childhood development (kindergarten group B), and (2) assess the quality of the developed instruments. This study is developmental research. The samples of the study were the students of kindergarten group B. The developed instrument was a set of questionnaires. Instrument testing was carried out in three stages with the number of subjects increased on each stage. The validity analysis of the questionnaire used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The reliability estimation of the questionnaire used composite reliability. The results of the study are in the form of instruments for measuring the level of early childhood development, which consists of an instrument to measure religious morality, social-emotional, language, cognitive, and physical-motor development. Based on field study, all instruments have a good fit model, construct validity, and reliability that meet the academic requirements of early childhood education.

Investigating grade R teacher institutional identity presented in policy and expressed through narrative in a time of transition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Roxanne Long
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
South African ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Institutional Identity ◽  
Teacher Narratives ◽  
Policy Documents

This study investigated Grade R (reception year) teacher institutional identity presented in policy and expressed through teacher narratives. The study was conducted in the context of a major national policy transition that involved the physical and contextual shift of Grade R out of the Early Childhood Development sector and into the formal schooling sector. This study highlighted the way in which this shift has resulted in mixed policy messages, which have implications for Grade R teachers’ institutional identities and learning trajectories across their landscapes of practice. The thesis begins by exploring the South African Education context in general as well as the Early Childhood Development context in particular. In order to understand the institutional identities of Grade R teachers as both storied by others (in policy) and by themselves, the study conducted a documentary analysis of policy relating to Grade R teachers and Grade R teacher narrative expressions of their identities. The methodological approach of the study involved a qualitative approach, drawing on grounded theory analytical techniques to closely examine policy documents and teacher generated data gathered through interviews and questionnaires. The study was guided by a sociocultural perspective and drew on three key sociocultural theorists whose work provided complementary perspectives on teacher identity. Sfard and Prusak’s (2005) operationalization of identity as narratives was used to define the unit of analysis for the study (i.e. identities as stories). Gee’s (2000) definition and conceptualization of institutional identity was supplemented with Wenger-Trayner, Fenton-O'Creevy, Hutchinson, Kubiak, and Wenger-Trayner’s (2015) notion of identity as journeying across landscapes of practice. This complementary framing allowed for focused and detailed analysis of policy documents and Grade R teacher identity stories. The study addresses the research gap of an under-representation of identity research in early childhood teacher education and particularly in the South African context. This study is significant as it is the first study of its kind to explore the importance of identity formation for Grade R teachers as newcomers to the formal schooling landscape. Findings from the policy analysis point to mixed messages moving across a spectrum of descriptors from the not yet qualified ‘mothers and ‘caregivers’ to qualified ‘specialised’ educators. These descriptors have implications for the differentiated roles and responsibilities (institutional identity) of Grade R teachers. The findings from teacher identity narratives highlighted tension in the navigation of the policy promoted institutional identities. Teacher narratives pointed to vastly contrasting experiences of teachers with specialised and qualified institutional teacher identities to those with not yet qualified institutional identities. For the former, there were high levels of confidence in their job security and in terms of recognition received from others. For the latter, however, there was vulnerability in terms of the stability of their jobs and remuneration as well as low levels of recognition from others. The study draws on the findings from the analysis to suggest recommendations for Grade R policy, Grade R teacher education (both inservice and pre-service); as well as Grade R professional development initiatives.

scholarly journals Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Late Pregnancy on Early Childhood Development: A Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianchen Wu ◽  
Lian Chen ◽  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Huifeng Shi ◽  
Jieqiong Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Social Emotional

Background: There is little direct or indirect evidence of the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy on early childhood development.Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational cohort study in China from May 1 to October 31, 2020, that enrolled 135 mother-infant dyads: 57 dyads in the infection cohort and 78 in the non-infection cohort. Among all infants, 14.0% were preterm birth in the infection cohort and 6.4% in the non-infection cohort. Participants were followed by telephone interviews to collect demographic characteristics, medical records of coronavirus disease 2019, breastfeeding data, and early childhood development was assessed by the Age and Stage Questionnaire (ASQ-3) and Age and Stage Questionnaire Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE-2) Chinese versions at 3 months after childbirth. We used multivariable Poisson regression models to estimate the relative risk (RR) of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Multivariable linear regression models and a mediation model were used to test the direct and indirect associations between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the ASQ-3 score. This study was approved by the Peking University Third Hospital Medical Science Research Ethics Committee (No. IRB00006761-M2020127).Results: In the infection cohort, 13.6% of the children showed social–emotional developmental delay, and 13.5% showed overall developmental delay. The corresponding rates in the non-infection cohort were 23.4 and 8.1%. Compared with the non-infection cohort, SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy did not increase the risk of social-emotional (RR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.51–1.49) or overall (RR = 1.02, 95% CI: 0.60–1.73) developmental delay. The mediation model showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection indirectly affected the ASQ-3 score by increasing the length of mother–infant separation.Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 during late pregnancy did not increase the risk of developmental delay of the offspring 3 months after delivery. However, SARS-CoV-2 may have indirect effects on early childhood development by increasing mother-infant separation.

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