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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The need to support children develop the capacities required for the twenty-first century is inseparably linked to the provision of twenty-first-century learning environments. Exploring ECEC teachers' (N = 34) assessment of their classroom's physical environment, the present study aimed at exploring whether the physical environment of Cypriot…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Physical Environment, Educational Environment, Preschools
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Slutsky, Ruslan; Kragh-Müller, Grethe; Rentzou, Konstantina; Tuul, Maire; Gol Guven, Mine; Foerch, Daniela; Paz-Albo, Jesús – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Technology plays a large role in the daily experiences of young children. Presently, technology is used both to support and enhance 'educational' activities and in the context of children's play. The aim of the present study is to understand how much time teachers in early childhood centres across 8 countries implemented technology into their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Teachers
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Children's play contributes to their overall development. Yet, not all types of play have the same effects. On the contrary, nonsocial play has been found to be correlated with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The present study had a twofold aim. On the one hand it aimed at assessing Greek preschool children's social and nonsocial…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Play
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Yet, the pure essence of play is playfulness a notion not new, yet limitedly researched. Playfulness refers to the individual style each child has to play, which is linked to personality descriptors and attributes. The present study had a twofold aim. On the one hand, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Play, Child Behavior
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Early childhood education and care is a multifaceted institution. Based on children's age, a number of different settings operate, which have usually two distinct aims. Kindergartens provide mainly education whereas day care centres provide care. Yet, in recent years, the need to establish programmes which provide both education and care to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Preferences, Child Care Centers
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Sakellariou, Maria; Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The experiences children have and the attachments they form early in life have a decisive, long-lasting impact on their later development and learning. The present study aims at exploring the continuum of the beliefs reported by Greek pre-service kindergarten teachers and how those beliefs relate to their intensions about the importance of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries