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Educators’ perspectives on parental belonging in preschool communities European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Björn Rúnar Egilsson
While academic interest in belonging in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings has increased in recent years, the interplay between parental and educators’ notions of belonging is under...
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Unleashing the potential: illuminating pedagogical strategies employed by early childhood educators in stem education for cultivating algorithmic thinking skills in young learners European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Tuğba Abanoz, Filiz Kalelioğlu
In the digital age, it's crucial to equip children with twenty-first-century skills, including programming and other competencies such as creativity, analytical thinking, and collaboration. This st...
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Perceived instrumentality of early childhood education: parents’ valued future goals for their children European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Mustafa Çetin, Altay Eren, Güler Çetin, H. Özlen Demircan
Adopting an integrative grounded theory approach, this study aimed to uncover parents’ perceptions of instrumentality regarding early childhood education within the scope of their children’s academ...
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A Significant Events Approach to Children’s Rights with children under three in early childhood education and care European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Aline Cole-Albäck, Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is one of the most widely-ratified human rights treaties, yet the visibility of children in the early years, in the mandatory government reports to the ...
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What do adults learn through play regarding interactions and communication with children? European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Marina Fuertes, Isabel Fernandes, Ana Rita Azevedo, Inês Morais, Bárbara Tadeu, Tiago Tempera
It is well established that the amount of time children spend playing reflects on their learning, quality of exploration, and relationships. However, little is known about what the main benefits fo...
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Enjoyment, confidence, and broader experiences of teaching mathematics to the under-fives: accounts from students of Early Childhood Studies European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Leanne Gray, Mitzi Harris
This article examines Early Childhood Studies students’ enjoyment, confidence, and broader experiences of teaching mathematics to the under-fives. The underpinning, two-phase study took place in a ...
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Leadership behaviours during crises: cases from early childhood education and care in England European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Trevor Male, Ioanna Palaiologou, Amanda Ince
In this paper, we present research into how leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in England conceptualise and respond to sudden and challenging circumstances at organisational and p...
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The seven colors of Türkiye: investigation of the effectiveness of respect for cultural differences education program for preschool teachers* European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Nalan Kuru, Serap Erdoğan, Demet Koç, Nurbanu Parpucu
This research aims to increase the cultural sensitivity of preschool children and their teachers living in different regions of Türkiye through education in respect to differences. It employed an e...
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‘The most important thing in first grade is to make friends’ European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Reidun Hoff-Jenssen
Being a schoolchild involves academic and social competencies often expressed from the viewpoints of politicians, researchers or parents. This article focuses on pupils’ views, highlighting their e...
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High-quality strategies for supporting children’s problem-solving skills: a study on coding toy activities in Norwegian ECECs European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Monika Kamola, Francesca Granone, Kristin Grøsvik, Elin Reikerås
Recent studies have shown that playing with coding toys enhances children’s skills in STEM- subjects, especially problem-solving abilities. However, there is limited knowledge of early childhood ed...
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How can children best learn map skills? a step-by-step approach European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Jon Anders Græsli, Gudbrand Lien
This study contributes to our understanding of children's development of map-reading skills through a systematic ‘step-by-step approach’. Utilising an ecological research design, we investigated ho...
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Up and Down: Insights from a creative approach to online interactions with very young children European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Charlotte Allan
This paper offers guidance for remote communication with young children based on an interpretive study of participants engaged in an online Theatre for Early Years (TEY) event, Up and Down. Drawing...
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Developmental play-based assessment in early childhood education: a systematic review European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Carlos Montoya-Fernández, Luisa Losada-Puente, Isabel María Gómez-Barreto, Pedro Gil-Madrona
This systematic review aims to identify the dimensions operationalized in different instruments that assess the developmental domains in Early Childhood Education through play. Research between 201...
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There is much we can learn from listening to the voices of research participants in academic inquiry European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Julia T. Atiles
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 32, No. 2, 2024)
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Promotion of 3–5-year-old girls’ and boys’ physical activity in the outdoor playground of kindergarten, viewed from female and male kindergarten staff’s perspective European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Bente G. Kvitvær Nordmo
The purpose of this article is to qualitatively explore the disparity in the perspectives of female and male staff in promoting physical activity towards 3–5-year-old girls and boys in the outdoor ...
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Enacting a spiritual pedagogy in the early years: phenomenological reflections on thoughtfulness in practice European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Elizabeth Rouse, Brendan Hyde
A focus on the spiritual dimensions of childhood has been included in many early childhood education guidelines worldwide. However, understanding the nature of children’s spirituality, and how a sp...
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Employees’ perception of the impacts of global health crisis on work performance and sentiments about future career: the case of early childhood education European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Ikpe Justice Akpan, Teai Warner, Tonya Lee Cardona, Nathan Schlosser, Brittnay Hennis
Frontline workers who offered essential services in different industries during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic faced enormous challenges. This study presents the outcome of a survey that inv...
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Academic rigour and ideology are not incompatible in early childhood research European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Michel Vandenbroeck
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 32, No. 1, 2024)
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Exploring children’s participation from Froebelian practitioners’ perspectives in Scottish context European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Fatma Busra Aksoy Kumru
Participation has been discussed as a multi-layered concept with varied outlooks on children’s lived experiences. Children’s participation occupies a complicated terrain in that whose participation...
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Investigation of play skills of children with typical development and language and speech disorders according to demographic variables European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Elife Barmak, Burçin Aysu, Fatih Aydoğdu, Neriman Aral, Halil Tayyip Uysal
The purpose of this study was to examine the play skills of children with typical development and those with speech and language disorders (SLD) based on gender, the presence of siblings, and paren...
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« Yeah, I am making new stuff! »: responsivity to and negotiations of agency during digital storytelling in preschool European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Sofije Shengjergji
This study analyses interactions between pairs of children (aged 4–5) together with their teacher during digital storytelling activities in preschool to explore how children express and negotiate t...
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Transforming transitions to primary school: using children’s funds of knowledge and identity European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Fiona Boylan, Lennie Barblett, Leanne Lavina, Amelia Ruscoe
Transition to school experiences influence children’s wellbeing, development, and learning at the time of transition and future transitions. Effective transitions require schools to engage with chi...
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Correction European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-12-12
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Exploring parental competences in Spanish fathers and mothers of children aged 0–3: relationship with socio-familial and child characteristics European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval, Natalia Jiménez-Luque
According to the Ecological Model, positive parenting depends on three factors: psychosocial context, the children's needs and parental competences. This cross-sectional study analyzes parental com...
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Interventions of an early childhood teacher during problem-solving activities European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Elena Castro Rodríguez, María D. Torres González, Marina Maniega Fernández
This case study was undertaken to characterise the interventions made by a kindergarten teacher during a multiplicative structure problem-solving lesson. The study findings show that when she reali...
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The relation between structural family characteristics and parental attitudes with respect to the use of ECEC for one- and two-year-old children in Germany European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Sandra Hubert, Lena Nusser, Susanne Kuger
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has been found to be beneficial for the development of children below three years. However, many children do not attend ECEC facilities. Frequently, struct...
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Vocal fatigue of kindergarten teachers in China and its influential factors: a chain mediating model European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Yuan Yang, Xin’ge Tan, Jian Gao, Zi’ning Liu
To explore the chain mediating effect of teacher–child conflict and sleeping disorders between work intensification on vocal fatigue of kindergarten teachers, 847 kindergarten teachers in China wer...
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Transformation in early childhood education: proposing a community-based approach European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Lesley Wood
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 31, No. 6, 2023)
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Panel of Referees European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-31
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 31, No. 6, 2023)
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Conceptualizing diversity in ECEC policy: implications for the role of diverse preschool in Sweden European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Maria Papakosma
The aim of this article is to examine contemporary conceptualizations of cultural and linguistic diversity in the Swedish policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC). The analysis draws on...
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Parent–child shared reading of scratch-and-sniff books: the communicative affordance of olfaction European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Natalia Kucirkova, Ida Bruheim Jensen
This study extends the research on shared book reading (SBR) by specifically examining the role of smell in parent–child SBR sessions observed at home. Drawing on qualitative methods, we analysed t...
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Enrichment and safety -the parents of young children constructing early childhood education and care institution in Finland European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Mirka Kivimäki, Kirsti Karila, Maarit Alasuutari
Parents` significance in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is emphasized in the research, but primarily from the perspective of ECEC professionals. Drawing on discursive institutionalism, w...
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall! Are all stepparents wicked? Impressions of stepparents’ role in the fairy tales European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Ipek Ozbay, Yagmur Ozge Ugurelli
This study aimed to explore stepfamily representation in fairy tales and their animations on YouTube. The data was collected via document analysis in the study. The data source of the research is G...
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The years children spent in early education in relation to their social relations and objects of attention European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Aada Heikkilä, Jyrki Reunamo
This quantitative study examines the connection between the years that children spent in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and their social orientations and main objects of attention. The d...
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The enculturation process in early childhood education and care: a mixed methods study European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Olalla Juaristi, Inaki Larrea, Alexander Muela
The aim of this exploratory sequential mixed methods study was to examine the beliefs of Early Childhood Education teachers regarding the enculturation process of children. Eleven 2-year-old classr...
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Enhancing early childhood education student teachers’ mentalization, interaction, and relationships: an online intervention European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Jenny Marttila, Ruben Fukkink, Maarit Silvén
Despite the growing importance of in-service teachers’ mentalization in early childhood education (ECE), studies on pre-service teachers are scarce. We embedded a newly developed version of video e...
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Work demands and work resources in ECEC – turnover intentions explored European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 C. Heilala, M. Lundkvist, N. Santavirta, M. Kalland
Work climate affects the quality of early childhood education and care activities. The aim was to explore how the staff describe demands and resources in their jobs, and whether different profiles ...
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A cultural-historical perspective of young children gaining autonomy in the playground European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Vanessa Ferraz Almeida Neves, Gloria Quiñones, Maria de Fátima Cardoso Gomes, Fabíola Aparecida Faria Ribeiro
This paper draws on a three-year ethnographic study during which we investigated young children's cultural development in a Brazilian early childhood centre. A cultural-historical approach was used...
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The effect of free play on preschoolers’ physical activity level and motor, cognitive, and socioemotional competences: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Alaitz Martín-García, Markel Rico-González
The present article aims to systematically summarize the effects of free-play (FP) on preschool-aged children’s physical activity (PA) level, and motor (MC), cognitive (CC), and socioemotional comp...
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Does thrive by three, a quality-building intervention in childcare centres, strengthen children’s language skills? European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Ratib Lekhal, May-Britt Drugli, Lisa Karlsen, Stian Lydersen, Elisabet Solheim Buøen
This study examined the effectiveness of the Thrive by Three intervention for 1- to 3-year-old’s language development. Data from 78 childcare centres, 187 toddler classrooms, and 1561 children (91....
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Im/migrant parents’ voices as enabling professional learning communities in early childhood education and care European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Alicja R. Sadownik, Laurent Gabriel Ndijuye
The existing body of knowledge on the global experiences of im/migrant parents within early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings reveals a broad spectrum of concerns, which encompass variou...
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How pandemics like COVID-19 change education in early childhood: the music practice and tendencies in Serbia European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Biljana Novković Cvetković, Miljana Mladenović, Ana Spasić Stošić, Ivana Tasić Mitić, Aleksandar Stojadinović
This paper explores whether a Serbia preschool institution is prepared for education during the pandemic. The research subject is nine kindergarten-preschool units where 140 teachers work with abou...
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Children’s holistic learning during self-initiated outdoor play in a Norwegian kindergarten European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Teresa K. Aslanian, Anne-Line Bjerknes, Anne Kristin Andresen
This article explores children’s self-initiated outdoor play and holistic learning in a Norwegian kindergarten. While children’s self-initiated play is valued in Nordic ECEC, it is rarely analyzed ...
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The effect of ECEC process quality on school performance and the mediating role of early social skills European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Erik Eliassen, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Mari Vaage Wang
Many studies have linked quality in early childhood education and care [ECEC] to school performance, but the mechanisms of how ECEC process quality affects children in ways that lead to improved sc...
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Home and preschool influences on early literacy and numeracy development in England, Estonia, and the United States European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Yau Yu Chan, Nirmala Rao
ABSTRACT This study considered the influences of socioeconomic status (SES), home learning environment, and age of enrollment in early childhood education and care (ECEC) on early literacy and numeracy development of 5-year-olds in England (N = 2,577), Estonia (N = 2,110), and the United States (N = 2,234) by leveraging data from the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (conducted
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Explaining children’s social relationships in early childhood: the role of parental social networks European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Marita Neitola, Piia af Ursin, Päivi Pihlaja
ABSTRACT In this article, we examined young Finnish children’s social relationships, characteristics of their parents’ social networks and the role of parental networks in children’s peer relationships. We drew on the data collected from a Finnish longitudinal study known as Steps to the Healthy Development and Well-Being of Children. The data from two measurement points were included in the analyses
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The learning early childhood education and care institution as an inclusion arena European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Anne Grethe Sønsthagen
ABSTRACT Early childhood education and care in Norway have a broad mission and are, among other things, mandated through legislation and frameworks to remedy social injustice and emphasise inclusion. Nevertheless, research illustrates that symbolic power tends to be present in early childhood education and care institutions. In this conceptual paper, it is discussed how the local line leadership and
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Correction European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-09-06
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 31, No. 5, 2023)
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The manifestation of practice-based continuous professional development in ECEC: qualitative insights from an Abecedarian initiative in Denmark European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Roddy Walker, Bente Jensen
The potential for professional development initiatives to improve quality in ECEC is an area of increasing international interest. This article presents insights from an ethnography into the manife...
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Investigation of foreign body aspiration knowledge and first-aid self-efficacy of child development department students European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Sibel Serap Ceylan, Türkan Turan
The study was carried out to determine the knowledge of child development students about foreign body aspiration in children, their first aid self-efficacy for foreign body aspiration, and to exami...
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Professional passive practice mentoring system in study program ‘Teaching for pre-school education’ in Albanian HEI-s European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Valbona Nathanaili
The aim of the article is to provide an analysis of professional passive practice mentoring system for the course of (passive) teaching practice, in the study program ‘Teaching for pre-school educa...
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Newcomer object ownership negotiations when transitioning from home care to early childhood education and care in Finland European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Yaiza Lucas Revilla, Raija Raittila, Eija Sevon, Niina Rutanen
For those experiencing them, educational transitions include not only the present time but are embedded within institutions that precede and extend beyond the individuals. This article explores how...
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ChatGPT, care and the ethical dilemmas entangled with teaching and research in the early years European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Karin Murris
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 31, No. 5, 2023)
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Detection of children at risk of maltreatment: longitudinal understanding of teachers’ concern for children’s home situation in Sweden European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Birgitta Persdotter, Evelina Landstedt, Karin Hellfeldt
Teachers in preschools and schools have a central role in detecting children at risk of maltreatment. The aim of this study was to provide a longitudinal understanding of teachers’ temporary and pr...
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Becoming school-parents: contrasts between mothers’ and fathers’ speech samples and links with psychological distress and household disorder European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Caoimhe Dempsey, Jessica Grimmel, Elian Fink, Claire Hughes
Transition to school research has largely overlooked parents’ experiences, particularly fathers. Addressing this gap, we gathered speech samples from UK parents (93 mothers, Mean age = 37.1 years; ...
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Practitioner inquiry: troubling certainty European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Lynn J. McNair, Simon Bateson, Marlies Kustatscher, John Ravenscroft
In this paper, we present an argument for Practitioner Inquiry (PI). We briefly introduce PI, and we indicate how PI recasts the professional and political role of the Early Years Practitioner (pra...
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Teachers’ interactions with children in micro-level transitions in Norwegian preschools European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Lillian Pedersen, Astrid Reidun Berglid Bakken, Kjersti Johannessen, Sigrid Bøyum
In this paper, we aimed to examine what characterizes teachers’ interactions with children in micro-level transitions in Norwegian preschools. We used video and observed transitions at the micro le...
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Professionalising ECCE in South Africa is not child’s play! Determining skills gaps and implications for future sector development European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Lesley Wood, Marinda Neethling
In line with international trends in early childhood care and education (ECCE) recognising the importance of early learning, the Department of Basic Education in South Africa has pledged to profess...
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Early Years leadership development during workforce crisis: perspectives of 24 UK training providers European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Mona Sakr, Kayla Halls, Kerris Cooper
There is growing global recognition of the contribution that leadership development can make to improving quality and outcomes in the Early Years (EY) education sector. UK governments are respondin...
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Editorial European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (IF 1.752) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Carmen Dalli
Published in European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (Vol. 31, No. 4, 2023)