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Reces Perspectives On Risky Play In Outdoor Settings, Emily Da Silva
Reces Perspectives On Risky Play In Outdoor Settings, Emily Da Silva
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
This qualitative study was to understand Register Early Childhood Educators (RECE) perspectives and beliefs about risky play in outdoor childcare settings. The researcher conducted five semi-structured interviews to gain insight and provide a voice for RECEs to share their examples and opinions about risky play. Based on the analysis of the data collected the researcher found five main themes; benefits to skill development for young children, safety, educators’ values and beliefs, educators’ opinions on parents’ views and the outdoor environment. These themes are translated throughout literature as according to McFarland and Laird (2017), they state that in "today's increasingly regulated …
Building Partnerships With E2l Families In Multicultural Classrooms, Ashley Nanlall
Building Partnerships With E2l Families In Multicultural Classrooms, Ashley Nanlall
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
This research revolved around investigating educators’ perspectives on communication and relationship building between themselves and English as second language families. This qualitative study followed a narrative research design, incorporating semi-structured interviews, to uncover educators’ opinions and experiences of their interactions and communication with these families, and to report on the challenges and difficulties that were present. The participants of this study consisted of 5, currently employed, Registered Early Childhood Educators across Ontario. Data analysis revealed 4 prominent themes in relation to educators’ perspectives: factors impacting professional practice; how feelings and personal reflections influence professional outlook; respect for inclusion and cultural …
Exploring Stress In The Field Of Early Childhood Education, Rachel Abrahams, Camille San Jose, Maryam Shah
Exploring Stress In The Field Of Early Childhood Education, Rachel Abrahams, Camille San Jose, Maryam Shah
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
The teaching profession is recognized to be one of the most stressful fields worldwide (Lhospital & Gregory, 2009). This qualitative study was conducted to explore the different stresses of early childhood professionals in the workplace and further explored to see if there is a difference between general and special educators’ stress. 14 individuals participated in one-on-one interviews, 7 general educators and 7 special educators. After interviews were conducted, five major themes were found, three of which were echoed in the literature. With the key findings, it was concluded that there is virtually no difference in the stresses among general and …
Importance Of Early Literacy For Children Zero To Five From Parent’S Perspectives, Mahboob Fahir Bano
Importance Of Early Literacy For Children Zero To Five From Parent’S Perspectives, Mahboob Fahir Bano
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain parents’ perspectives on how to access early literacy for children zero to five in the community. It was believed that the exploration of this research problem was worthwhile as it could bring awareness about the importance of early learning for young children. The research question for this study was: what were parents' perspectives on how to access programs and supports for early literacy for children 0-5? Purposeful sampling was used to recruit parents of children zero to five years of age were included as participants. The researcher had gathered information on …
The Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) By Preschool And Kindergarten Educators, Gail Williams-Miller
The Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) By Preschool And Kindergarten Educators, Gail Williams-Miller
Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership (HBECL) Capstone Research Posters
This study has examined Preschool and Kindergarten educators’ perspectives on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support learning in the classroom. The purpose was to determine the factors that influenced educators’ use of ICTs in their practice, their views on whether ICTs enhances children’s learning and their value of ICT training. The data revealed three themes herewith detailed in hierarchical order, that educators’ perceptions were dependent on the tools’ effectiveness and applicability in their program; that there are varied perspectives on what constituted a technological barrier and a technological impact; and that participants’ concerns were based on …