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Full-Text Articles in Early Childhood Education
Reframing Education And The Classroom As A Safe Space, Lily Padilla
Reframing Education And The Classroom As A Safe Space, Lily Padilla
Art of Teaching Thesis - Written
This paper asks us to reimagine education and our classrooms as safe spaces for children. Children spend at least 1,000 hours a year in schools. They should spend those hours feeling like they have the freedom to dream, imagine, grow, take risks, and make mistakes. Furthermore, everyone deserves to be in a space that welcomes, accepts, and celebrates who they are. This means recognizing who they were, who they are, and who they can become. Children’s complex identities and humanity must be recognized in schools to come to know each child fully. When we lead with love, respect, and empathy, …
Exploring And Incorporating Music In The Classroom, Ella Aiges
Exploring And Incorporating Music In The Classroom, Ella Aiges
Art of Teaching Thesis - Written
This paper is an exploration into the benefits that incorporating music into various aspects of the classroom can bring students. Music has been a part of life and culture since the first civilizations. Each generation, the traditions, and practices are passed down to the next. Over time, music and the way we teach it have transformed. The importance that society places on music has also evolved. However, the benefits that music brings have not. Research has shown that the brain reacts to music and stimulates learning. There are several developmental and psychological impacts that music can have on the mind. …
Children's Agency Through The Lens Of A Love Ethic: The Radical Imaginary, Zoe Kim
Children's Agency Through The Lens Of A Love Ethic: The Radical Imaginary, Zoe Kim
Art of Teaching Thesis - Written
The lack of agency available to minoritized children in the classroom is indicative of systemic racism in education. Opposing this structural issue necessitates a multi-dimensional love ethic that is capable of transcending the classroom and breaking from the history of exclusion observed in this country. This research aims to contribute to that reality by creating a foothold for the radical imaginary of what education could become. Outlining this segregation by experience across the ecological systems of a child’s life, the project begins with an examination of recent research in conjunction with current events. Then, in looking at the chrono and …
Early Childhood Care: A Comparative Analysis Of Preferred Practices, Shaija A. Mills
Early Childhood Care: A Comparative Analysis Of Preferred Practices, Shaija A. Mills
Child Development Theses
This thesis paper aims to investigate and compare the preferred practices in early childhood education and care (ECEC) across four categories: public/universal, private, outdoor, and daycare or family/in-home care. The study utilized online surveys and interviews with parents/guardians of 3-6 year old children and program directors serving children within the same age range. The primary objective was initially to identify best practices in early childhood care. However, as the study progressed, it became evident that the different approaches to early childhood education and care offered unique and valuable contributions. The research shifted from there to an exploration of the substance …