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Kimura, A. M.; Antón-Oldenburg, M.; Pinderhughes, E. E. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This article describes the process teachers at a public elementary school completed to develop and implement a developmentally appropriate, race-conscious, anti-bias curriculum in all K-5 classrooms. The study focuses on the experiences of the teachers and children in three early childhood classrooms using a case study design. Data were gathered…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Racial Bias, Social Justice
Cultures in Mind: Quality, Values, Standards, and Practices in ECEC in Denmark and the United States
Ringsmose, Charlotte; Duncan-Bendix, Jennifer; Nielsen, Heidi Vikkelsø – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
Since 2002, university students from the United States have had the opportunity to enroll in practicum experiences in Denmark while studying abroad. The dilemmas raised by the American students in practicum in Denmark provide a unique window through which to view pedagogical practices from different cultural perspectives. The students are able to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Practicums
van der Wilt, Femke; Smits-van der Nat, Mireille; van der Veen, Chiel – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This study investigated the effect of traditional interactive reading and interactive reading using mindmaps on children's language competence and their story comprehension and causal reasoning. Furthermore, we explored teachers' dialogic scaffolding in the two approaches and investigated the relation between teachers' dialogic scaffolding and…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Cooperation, Story Reading, Early Childhood Education
Madondo, Fortunate; Tsikira, Joseph – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This study demonstrates the richness of traditional children's games as an instructional tool for promoting holistic child development at the early childhood development (ECD) level. The study examines traditional children's games from rural Zimbabwe. Valuable insights were drawn from different dimensions of indigenous knowledge systems, ranging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Games, Folk Culture, Teaching Methods
Larissa M. Gaias; Diana E. Gal-Szabo; Eva M. Shivers; Sharon Kiche – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
Pedagogical approaches that aim to counteract discrimination and injustice have been identified as potential ways to reduce pervasive and persistent inequities in education outcomes, which emerge as early as preschool. Despite this potential, however, empirical research is limited and suggests a disconnect between recommended practices for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Race, Culture, Bias
Lee, Jackie F. K. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
In addition to enabling children to acquire literacy and broaden their knowledge base, reading is an important medium through which young children learn about gender and develop their understanding of gendered social order and gender roles. The present study aims to examine how male and female characters are represented in the readers for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Gender Issues, Sex Role
Carolan, Patrick L.; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.; Richard, Brenna; Turner, Joan; McLean, Christine – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This study examined families' experiences of a publicly funded, play-based early learning program for children in the year before school entry. An online survey was conducted with parents and/or guardians (n = 291) to learn about their child's outcomes in the program, their perception of play-based learning, attitudes toward the program, and how…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes
Costa, Mila; McMullen, Mary Benson – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
Infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) learn what it means to be members of, and to belong to and be accepted by, their societies by adopting behaviors, attitudes, manners, and ways of thinking that are deeply rooted in what is valued in their culture. Infant and toddler teachers play a pivotal role as transmitters and maintainers of culture when…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Cultural Influences, Preschool Teachers
Madondo, Fortunate – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This article examined perceptions on curriculum implementation regarding rural Zimbabwean early childhood development (ECD) teachers in 2017. The study aimed to locate teachers as agents of change in schools by reviewing their perceptions in implementing the recently introduced ECD framework. In this qualitative multiple case study, 30 rural…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
Lucas, Carmen; Hood, Philip; Coyle, Doreen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
The debate over an optimal age for learning a second language has been active for decades and includes dispute about whether learning derives mainly from nature or nurture. This article explores to what extent exposing native Portuguese preschool children (3-5 years old) to a specific pedagogic approach for learning English is effective in…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Barnes-Najor, Jessica V.; Thompson, Nicole L.; Cameron, Ann F.; Smith, Teresa M.; Calac Verdugo, Mavany; Brown, Patricia Lee; Sarche, Michelle C. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
In this study, we examined American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Head Start directors' perceptions of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and critically examined those perceptions to provide insight into the cultural appropriateness of the CLASS in the AI/AN Head Start context. Based on qualitative data from 76 AI/AN Head Start…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Early Childhood Education
Hancock, Christine L.; Cheatham, Gregory A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
Family-early educator partnerships are foundational to early childhood and early childhood special education, and collaborative decision-making regarding child and family need is recognized as a critical component of these partnerships. This study investigated how two Part C early intervention home visitors and four parents communicated during…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Early Intervention, Home Visits, Parent Participation
McGowan, Kevin; Christenson, Lea Ann; Muccio, Leah – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
Three early childhood teacher educators from different institutions engaged in a collaborative self-study to explore the role of empathy in preservice teacher professional development. The two-fold purpose of the study was to: (1) develop and refine their practices to build teacher candidates' empathy in their interactions with children, families,…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice
Kim, Kyoung Jin; Jung, Eunyoung; Han, Min-Kyung; Sohn, Ji-Hyang – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
Growing plants is a popular and easy method to facilitate preschoolers' scientific exploration and positive attitude toward the environment, as it creates an awareness that nature is a magical place to be explored. This study examines a year-long garden-based curriculum in South Korea, specifically a cotton project, and its effects on 4- to…
Descriptors: Gardening, Horticulture, Program Effectiveness, Scientific Attitudes
Rojas-Bustos, Kyara – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
This article offers a critical examination of language ideological constructions, advocating for language practices that favor culturally and contextually appropriate practice. Although discourses on multicultural inclusive practice in England are not new, the position of minoritized languages in early years education is still absent and highly…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Language Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Pluralism