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Maruša Laure; Katarina Habe – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
This article examines the effects of Montessori music-movement activities on the development of the rhythmic abilities of 59 children from Montessori preschools, aged between 3 and 6 years. Children were deployed into two experimental groups (EG 1 (n = 20) & EG 2 (n = 22)) and a control group (CG) (n = 17). Our intervention consisted of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Montessori Schools
Huan, Chen; Nilnopkoon, Phithack; Klangphahol, Kanreutai; Othakanon, Lerlak – Online Submission, 2023
Background and Aim: Physical activity is an important means to promote the comprehensive and healthy development of children's bodies and minds. The national health strategy and population policy adjustment, the development of kindergartens, and the deterioration of children's physical health have all worked together to bring unprecedented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Athletics
Grahl, Josie; Kong, Jean-Louis – Journal of Character Education, 2020
Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center is a dual-language preschool located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The school is comprised of 22 classrooms in which students are grouped by age group and includes two special education classrooms. Donald Stewart has high academic expectations for all 308 of it's students. In order to help each learner meet these…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Self Motivation, Student Motivation
Karakaya Cirit, Didem – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022
This paper analyzed Scratch projects developed by undergraduate students. The sample consisted of 22 child development students (18 women and four men) in the 2018-2019 academic year. The study adopted an action research design within the scope of a course titled "Teaching Science and Mathematics in Preschool Education." The research was…
Descriptors: Coding, Preschool Education, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Page, Jane; Murray, Lisa; Cock, Megan L; Eadie, Patricia; Nossar, Victor; Niklas, Frank; Scull, Janet; Sparling, Joseph – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of early health risks on young Aboriginal children's attendance in playgroups and their early learning outcomes. Design: The study used a cross-sectional design to identify associations between children's early health characteristics, their attendance at a Families as First Teachers (FaFT)…
Descriptors: Play, Health, Indigenous Populations, Attendance
Schwartz, Mila, Ed. – Springer, 2022
This is the first international and interdisciplinary handbook to offer a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of findings from contemporary research, theory, and practice in early childhood language education in various parts of the world and with different populations. The contributions by leading scholars and practitioners are structured to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Language Acquisition, Child Development
Taner Derman, Meral; Sahin Zeteroglu, Elvan; Ergisi Birgül, Arzu – SAGE Open, 2020
There are previous studies in the literature conducted on the effect of play-based math activities on the mathematical skills, language, and cognitive development of preschool children. However, the number of studies conducted to determine the effect of play-based math activities on different areas of development in preschool children was too few.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Mathematics Activities, Play, Child Development
Graça, Vania; Quadro-Flores, Paula; Ramos, Altina – Athens Journal of Education, 2022
The dialogue between knowledge, pedagogies and didactic resources gives meaning to learning. This learning when integrated in a transdisciplinary environment enhances the holistic development of the child. This study is part of the Master's Degree in Education of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, Child Development, Masters Programs
Early Childhood Data Collaborative, 2014
In July 2013, the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) surveyed 50 states and the District of Columbia to assess state early childhood data systems. The survey, completed by state education, health, and social services staff, focused on these three key aspects of state data systems, taken from ECDC's 10 Fundamentals: (1) Do states have the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Databases, Data Collection, Access to Information
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen; Schaaf, Jennifer; LaForett, Dore – FPG Child Development Institute, 2013
Georgia has one of the few state-funded universal pre-kindergarten programs in the United States, with the aim of providing pre-k services to all 4-year-olds whose families want their children to participate in the program, regardless of family income level. In the 2011-2012 school year, Georgia's Pre-K Program served a total of over 94,000…
Descriptors: Literacy, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Mathematics Skills
Verger, Antoni; Bonal, Xavier; Zancajo, Adrián – Open Society Foundations, 2015
This report reviews the conceptual debates and existing data sources that relate to three ambiguous and controversial targets included in the post-2015 education framework: Relevant Learning Outcomes; Knowledge, Skills, Values, and Attitudes (for education for global citizenship and sustainable development); and Teachers and Safe, Inclusive, and…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Preschool Education
Atkinson, Kim – British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2019
This revised Early Learning Framework is the culmination of a collaborative process that included early childhood educators, primary teachers, academics, Indigenous organizations, Elders, government, and other professionals. The first Early Learning Framework published in 2008 changed the landscape of early years practice in British Columbia. It…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Learning Processes, Inquiry
Barnett, W. Steven; Hustedt, Jason T. – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2011
The care and education of young children in the United States is supported by nearly $40 billion yearly from a variety of sources at the federal, state, and local levels. Even so, about a quarter of 4-year-olds and half of 3-year-olds do not attend preschool, and many of those who do attend receive only poor quality services. Some programs are of…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Child Development, Preschool Education, Educational Legislation
Hall, James; Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward; Sammons, Pam; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Taggart, Brenda – Oxford Review of Education, 2009
The study reported here investigates the role of pre-school education as a protective factor in the development of children who are at risk due to environmental and individual factors. This investigation builds upon earlier research by examining different kinds of "quality" in early education and tests the hypothesis that pre-schools of…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Preschool Education, Young Children, At Risk Persons
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information
covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Adult Education