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Alexandra Nordström – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2024
In this conceptual paper, the affective intensity of joy is approached as becoming. Following a relational ontology, joy is attended to both as performed in relation to others (human and more-than-human) and as a performative agent. This paper is based on an empirical exploration of the remarkableness of young children's everyday lives in a…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Early Childhood Education, Performance, Young Children
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Kangas, Jonna; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Brotherus, Annu; Gearon, Liam Francis; Kuusisto, Arniika – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2022
Early childhood education and care is a current interest in many countries. Many international studies have highlighted the importance of high-quality early education environments where learning and play are integrated. Studies show that these types of learning environments have a positive impact on children's future prospects and overall…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Cultural Differences
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Lamminmäki-Vartia, Silja; Poulter, Saila; Kuusisto, Arniika – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2020
This article examines the learning trajectory of the emerging professionalism of Finnish early childhood education and care student teachers, focusing in particular on their professionalism in early childhood education and care world-view education in the context of cultural and world-view superdiversity. Of specific interest here is what students…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Learning Processes, Professionalism, Child Care
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Mäntyjärvi, Marjo; Puroila, Anna-Maija – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2019
This study addresses leadership enactment in the context of early childhood education and care centres in Finland. The study was implemented at a time when the early childhood education and care legislation had changed. The research draws from relational leadership theory to address the following questions: How do leaders, practitioners and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation, Private Schools