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Pálmadóttir, Hrönn; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The article seeks to explore the relationship between the researcher and children aged from one to three years old. The findings are drawn from a research project in an Icelandic preschool where video recordings were used as the main method. The aim of the research project was to understand children's lived experiences when creating their…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Phenomenology, Learning Experience, Naturalistic Observation
Sigurdardottir, Ingibjorg; Williams, Pia; Einarsdottir, Johanna – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2019
This empirical study aims to find if and how preschool teachers communicate values they consider important for children to learn in preschool. The study is a part of a Nordic research project on values education in Nordic preschools. Values are understood as desirable principles that guide human actions. Theoretically, the study draws on a…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Values Education, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education
Ólafsdóttir, Sara Margrét; Danby, Susan; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna; Theobald, Maryanne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
In preschool settings, children challenge the adult-initiated rules in many ways during their play activities with peers. This ethnographic study with children aged 3-5 years was built on Corsaro's sociology of childhood construct that views children as agents and active participants in preschool society. The study is conducted in two preschools…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Standards, Ethnography
Zachrisen, Berit – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
Developing a sense of belonging and experiences about the value of community are important democratic values that children may learn during play in preschool. Through the different ways that teachers' interact with children during play, children can learn about democratic values. This study is part of a Nordic project on values education in early…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Pálmadóttir, Hrönn; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
This article aims to explore young children's (from one to three years old) perspectives of the role and pedagogy of educators in play in an Icelandic preschool. The intention is to explore the meaning that children put into involving educators in their play and whether the children experience educators' actions as a resource for their play. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Nursery Schools
Einarsdottir, Johanna – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The article describes a collaborative action research in a preschool in Reykjavik. The participants were two preschool teachers who collaborated with researchers at the University of Iceland. The project was set up as a professional development course for the teachers. Emphasis was placed on continuity in children's education, integration of play…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Pálmadóttir, Hrönn; Johansson, Eva Marianne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
The article explores how young children between one and three years old communicate and prioritise values in order to create and be a part of a community during play sessions in an Icelandic preschool. Furthermore, it aims to investigate the value conflicts that might occur and how the children resolve such conflicts. The study adopts the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Communication Strategies, Play