ERIC Number: EJ1116361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 6
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Emotional Scaffolding as a Strategy to Support Children's Engagement in Instruction
Park, Mi-Hwa
Universal Journal of Educational Research, v4 n10 p2353-2358 2016
Consideration of children's emotions in a classroom provides more opportunities for improvement in children's engagement. However, the literature about emotional scaffolding in early childhood settings is underdeveloped. This qualitative case study focuses on the construction and implementation of strategies of scaffolding emotions by two early childhood educators in a public elementary school. The data consist of participant observations, interviews, and documents. The analysis highlights three major themes: The participants' beliefs about self-identity, their understandings of students' emotions, and their feelings of school expectations and academic pressures. The findings show the way that beliefs, knowledge, and other contextual factors interact to produce emotional scaffolding strategies. This study discusses several points of difference that reveal the uniqueness for emotional scaffolding in early childhood contexts. This study finds that emotional scaffolding is a critical pedagogical tool that could help teachers reach developmentally appropriate practices for early childhood education in an age of accountability.
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Learner Engagement, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Participant Observation, Documentation, Teacher Attitudes, Self Concept, Preschool Children, Expectation, Educational Environment, Knowledge Level, Emotional Development, Semi Structured Interviews
Horizon Research Publishing. 506 North Garfield Avenue #210, Alhambra, CA 91801. e-mail: editor@hrpub.org; Web site: http://www.hrpub.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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