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Sadaf Qayyum; Samuel Akanimoh; Thato Letsomo; Ramya Madhavan – Childhood Education, 2025
Language and learning norms constitute the biggest constraint for refugee learners attempting to access education in Uganda because they struggle to demonstrate competencies in English despite acquiring them in their local language (Arabic, French, or Swahili). Learners are assigned to lower levels, contributing to misalignment between their…
Descriptors: Refugees, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, School Readiness
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Dorcas Dube – Childhood Education, 2025
Leadership at the school level is vital for creating a positive learning environment, guiding transformative practices, and fostering collaboration among staff, students, and the community to achieve success and overall school improvement.
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Public Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
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Kelsey Anne Carlton – Childhood Education, 2025
This article describes a teacher in Vietnam being trained in and using process-oriented child monitoring (POM) in their classroom. POM is a child observation approach that can be used to determine students' levels of wellbeing and involvement in the classroom, which helps a teacher understand if deep-level learning is taking place. POM is an easy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers
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Lindsey Harrison – Childhood Education, 2025
Before Heritage Middle School began working with the Participate Learning team to connect lessons to real-world issues, the teachers and leadership had established a goal to encourage students to become more empathic about issues in their community. Although a handful of students and teachers who participated in the school's gardening club were…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Student Empowerment, Social Change, Relevance (Education)
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Andrea Estey – Childhood Education, 2024
In gatherings facilitated by Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools staff, fellows have the chance to connect, collaborate, and support each other; to draw inspiration from invited speakers, ranging from artists to climate scientists; and to have dedicated time to work on their own projects. Participants find the program to be…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Climate, High School Teachers, Environmental Education
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Magdalena Pawlowski; Molly Bujold – Childhood Education, 2024
Building a strong and vibrant school community is a vital component of fostering an environment where students thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. The APPLE Schools (appleschools.ca) health promotion project identifies eight essential elements that provide a steady formula for cultivating this environment. Backed by world-class…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Health Programs, School Community Relationship
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Laurie Gagnon – Childhood Education, 2024
In 1934, 29 American secondary schools agreed to participate in a landmark study to determine whether high schools could better serve youth when given flexibility around curriculum and freedom to "experiment with the basic structure of schooling." Popularly known as the "Eight-Year Study," it bolstered movements for progressive…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests
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Leandro Chernicoff; Daniela Labra – Childhood Education, 2024
Decades of evidence demonstrates that a strong foundation in early childhood leads to healthier, more successful life outcomes. Developing socio-emotional skills and executive functions in this period of life improves academic outcomes, school readiness, and wellbeing, as well as work, health, wealth, and public safety outcomes. Thus, social and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Role
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Zaharah Namanda; Rebecca S. Levine; Amy V. Bintliff – Childhood Education, 2024
Uganda hosts the largest number of refugees of any country in Africa. To protect the rights of refugees in the country, Uganda has designed policies regarding the right to quality education participation and freedom of expression. The authors' non-profit organization, Africa Education & Leadership Initiative (Africa ELI), works with refugee…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Educational Policy, Childrens Rights
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Kathleen Harris; Shelby Ilich; Sara Shadwick – Childhood Education, 2024
Parenting is outrageously difficult; it asks us to tap into qualities and competencies that we may not yet have. If you look closely into the past for such supportive guidance, you will find a well of wisdom about child wellbeing offered by a neighbor who promoted healing, gratitude, forgiveness, and acceptance of others. That neighbor was Mister…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Social Emotional Learning, Parent School Relationship
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Laura Gallant – Childhood Education, 2024
Educators and caregivers can foster emotional wellbeing, growth, and resilience, contributing to a fulfilling and balanced adulthood by providing positive childhood experiences (PCEs). PCEs protect the brain and promote healing for people who have experienced adverse childhood environments (ACEs). In the presence of PCEs, adverse experiences in…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Problems, Barriers, Poverty
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Ryutaro Nishi – Childhood Education, 2024
Sozo Kurahashi's (1882-1955) theories, formed from his profound respect for children, have influenced Japanese early childhood education and care (ECEC) practitioners for a long time. They also have influenced the national ECEC curriculum in Japan, which emphasizes the need for a rich environment where children can actively learn and play rather…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
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Nermeen Dashoush – Childhood Education, 2024
When designing solutions for early learning, part of the process is clearly identifying a problem that impacts the wellbeing of young children that is both well-researched and in need of innovative solutions. However, with such a vast and complex field, identifying an issue to focus on can be difficult. The questions adults ask children have a…
Descriptors: Well Being, Early Childhood Education, Questioning Techniques, Inquiry
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Jennifer Hanson-Peterson – Childhood Education, 2024
Positive Education equips students with the skills and mindset to lead fulfilling lives, navigate challenges, and contribute positively to society. Geelong Grammar School (GGS), the largest co-educational boarding school in Australia, is dedicated to fostering student wellbeing through Positive Education. With four campuses and a vibrant community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Schools, Boarding Schools
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Aurelia Di Santo – Childhood Education, 2024
While the importance of early childhood education is well documented, a struggle continues around the world to adequately fund early childhood programs and provide access for all children, especially those living in precarious contexts. In this article, the author has constructed a posthumous interview with Katie-Jay Scott (1981-2021), a…
Descriptors: Interviews, Early Childhood Education, Refugees, Children
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