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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Education
Early Education Experiences & School-To-Work Program Participation, Richard K. Caputo
Early Education Experiences & School-To-Work Program Participation, Richard K. Caputo
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study assesses the effects of Head Start participation and demonstrated academic ability during elementary school on School-to-Work (STW) program participation. The study sample comes from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort and comprises 4,370 adolescents who reported grades they received while in the 8th grade and whether or not they ever repeated a grade in grammar school. Findings indicate that STW programs attract disproportionate numbers of students with histories of marginal demonstrated academic ability. This is so because STW programs are also more likely to attract Head Starters. Demonstrated academic ability varies by race/ethnicity and sex, with …
Describing Standards For Early Childhood Teachers : Moving The Debate Forward To The National Level., Carmel Maloney, Lennie Barblett
Describing Standards For Early Childhood Teachers : Moving The Debate Forward To The National Level., Carmel Maloney, Lennie Barblett
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
In Australia, there is no set of agreed upon national teaching standards for early childhood teachers. In some states such as Western Australia and Queensland, documents have been produced that outline generic teaching competencies for all teachers. However, research in Australia and overseas shows that one set of standards does not always fit all teaching specialisations easily. This paper reports on the culmination of a joint research project between Edith Cowan University and the Department of Education (WA) that undertook to describe the generic teaching competencies for Phase 1 teachers in terms of early childhood teachers work. The views of …
Elementary School Meets University, Rachel M. B. Collopy, Patsy Bowman
Elementary School Meets University, Rachel M. B. Collopy, Patsy Bowman
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
When school districts and universities combine their strengths, both benefit. Like teaching hospitals associated with medical schools, professional development schools (PDSs) train future practitioners, develop state-of-the-art practices, and nurture professional growth. Schools benefit from sustained professional development focused on their unique needs. Teacher preparation programs benefit from exemplary placements for student teachers and the wisdom of current practitioners. Both gain from joint research into innovative practices and the cross-fertilization of ideas.
Kindergartners Perception Of The Classroom Computer, Kathleen Strub-Richards
Kindergartners Perception Of The Classroom Computer, Kathleen Strub-Richards
Kathleen A Strub-Richards
Computers have an overwhelming influence in the school and home environment. Computers are available in many early childhood classrooms and young children have easy access to them. This case study examined the youngest members of the elementary school’s perception of the classroom computer. A seven-week research study explored the role of the computer in a kindergarten classroom. Sixteen kindergartners were interviewed and observed. The children’s perceptions of the computer were recorded through conversations, interactions with the computer, classroom observations and computer lab observations. Computer programs, computer integration and the role of the teacher were examined. Results from the interpretation of …
Home/School/Community Collaboration: Connections For Kids, Susan M. Sheridan
Home/School/Community Collaboration: Connections For Kids, Susan M. Sheridan
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools: Posters, Addresses, and Presentations
“Community” The Importance of Connections for Kids Relationships & Engagement Parent Engagement Indicators of Parent Engagement Beyond Parent Engagement: The Importance of Continuity From an “Engaged Parent” to an “Engaged Partnership” Defining Characteristics of Engaged Partnerships Role of the School Psychologist
Curriculum Materials As A Professional Development Tool: How A Mathematics Textbook Affected Two Teachers' Learning, Rachel M. B. Collopy
Curriculum Materials As A Professional Development Tool: How A Mathematics Textbook Affected Two Teachers' Learning, Rachel M. B. Collopy
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
This study reports on 2 upper-elementary teachers' learning through their use of potentially educative mathematics curriculum materials without additional professional development. 41 observations of the teachers' mathematics lessons and 28 interviews of the teachers were collected from October to May of an academic year. The case study analyses indicated that curriculum materials can be an effective professional development tool, but perhaps not for all teachers. 1 teacher's instructional focus and rationale for instructional practices remained stable throughout the school year, whereas the other's changed dramatically. The cases illustrated the teachers' dynamic and divergent nature of opportunities to learn through reading …
A Good Start To Numeracy : Effective Numeracy Strategies From Research And Practice In Early Childhood, Brian Doig, Barry Mcrae, Ken Rowe
A Good Start To Numeracy : Effective Numeracy Strategies From Research And Practice In Early Childhood, Brian Doig, Barry Mcrae, Ken Rowe
Student learning processes
The Commonwealth-funded Project Good Start was a longitudinal study of children during their year before school and the first year of school, involving preschool centres and schools across Australia. It considered the questions: how can effective numeracy programs be identified at both year-before-school and the early years of school; and what constitutes evidence of effectiveness. This report provides a review of the international and Australian research literature on numeracy in early childhood that complements the Department of Education, Science and Training’s major review of the numeracy literature undertaken by Deakin University. It is designed to provide early childhood professionals and …
An Assessment Of Student Reading Improvement Comparing Two Instructional Delivery Models: Reading Recovery (Rr) And Promoting Early Success (Pers), Robin Young
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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Child's Play: Computer Games, Theories Of Play And Children's Development, I. Verenikina, P. Harris, P. Lysaght
Child's Play: Computer Games, Theories Of Play And Children's Development, I. Verenikina, P. Harris, P. Lysaght
I. Verenikina
The purpose of this project is to examine the ways in which classical and modern theories of play may be applied to an analysis of the developmental value of computer software in the early childhood years. Modern and classical theories of play have identified many ways in which play may advance the cognitive, social and emotional development of children. However, in the last two decades there has been concern that play is being replaced by other activities such as computer games, ranging from commercial arcade games to different kinds of educational software. Whilst there has been an ongoing debate about …
Guiding Staff Training? Vygotsky And Gardner Can Help, Genan Anderson
Guiding Staff Training? Vygotsky And Gardner Can Help, Genan Anderson
Genan Anderson
Provides practical ideas to use the basic theories of child development in scaffolding the training of preschool teachers to develop and implement appropriate curriculum.
Yes, Michael, Genan Anderson
Yes, Michael, Genan Anderson
Genan Anderson
Ideas for coaching an autistic child in pro-social behaviors in an inclusion environment.