ERIC Number: EJ1219008
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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A Perspective of Group Size on Children's Conditions for Wellbeing, Learning and Development in Preschool
Williams, P.; Sheridan, S.; Pramling Samuelsson, I.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v63 n5 p696-711 2019
This study explores how group size influences children's conditions for wellbeing, learning and development in preschool in relation to the intentions in the revised (2010) Swedish preschool curriculum. The study is based on qualitative methods generated from interviews and open-ended questions in a questionnaire. Group size is dependent on three dimensions of preschool teacher's experiences of group size, constituted of various aspects: preschool teacher qualifications and competence, physical indoor and outdoor environment and the composition of the child group. The dimensions and aspects affect the critical number of children for it to function in a qualitative good manner. If these dimensions and aspects do not interact constructively, teachers and children experience the group as large.
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Child Development, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Competencies, Physical Environment, Preschool Teachers, Educational Environment, Teaching Conditions, Intention, National Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Individual Instruction, Class Size, Learning Processes
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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: Sweden
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