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Qilong Zhang; Weiying Wu; Ke Jiang; Cuiping Shan – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
Art education is important for young children, yet the place of the arts in early childhood teacher education (ECTE) has been an unresolved issue. Framed within the conception of curriculum balance, the study aimed to navigate and make sense of the diverse perspectives on how early childhood pre-service teachers should be taught the arts. In the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Art Education, Curriculum Development
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Huang, Runke; Zheng, Hao; Duan, Tianxue; Yang, Weipeng; Li, Hui – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Teachers' professional identities, or the professional images teachers have of themselves, play an essential role in teachers' pedagogical knowledge and their propensity to stay in the profession. Even though with a shared recognition of the importance of professional identities among teachers, research is limited in terms of examining preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Davis, Julie; Davis, Juliet – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Unsustainable living is a critical challenge for all sectors of society. While many universities promote sustainability by supporting campus resource efficiency and sustainability-focused research, these approaches fail to harness the full power of higher education. We argue that Education for Sustainability (EfS) should be at the heart of higher…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Preservice Teacher Education
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Lee, Seung Yeon; Park, Hye Jun; Chun, Eul Jung – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This study aims to expand dialogues on service learning and its applicability in early childhood (EC) teacher education programs. It consists of two parts: 1) self-studies of two courses and 2) students' learning and difficulties from the courses. Each course was situated in different contexts and levels of EC teacher education programs in Seoul,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Service Learning, Active Learning, Critical Thinking
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Sevimli-Celik, Serap; Johnson, James E. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This study explores pre-service teachers' perceptions of movement education, the benefits they perceive from participating in a 12-week movement education module in a course on play, and the module's effects on their confidence and competence in regard to incorporating movement into a curriculum. Findings suggest that the pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Hadley, Fay; Andrews, Rebecca – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Students who enrol in a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, with a Diploma in Children's Services attained from a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) often experience challenges in their first professional experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Shortage, Bachelors Degrees
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Walsh, Kerryann; Elmslie, Leona – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2005
This paper focuses on partnership between pairs of students in early childhood education during a teaching practicum in preschools and kindergartens. One hundred students enrolled in early childhood pre-service teacher education programs at a large metropolitan Australian university were paired and placed in kindergartens and preschools with host…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Practicums, Student Teachers