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Full-Text Articles in Early Childhood Education
The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2005, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail
The Condition Of K-12 Public Education In Maine 2005, Paula B. Gravelle, David L. Silvernail
Maine Education Policy Research Institute
No abstract provided.
Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan
Adequacy-Based Funding For Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach For Maine, Debra M. Allen, James E. Sloan
Maine Education Policy Research Institute
No abstract provided.
Average Four Year Cost Per Graduate For Maine Public High Schools Class Of 2004, David L. Silvernail, Aaron K. Gritter
Average Four Year Cost Per Graduate For Maine Public High Schools Class Of 2004, David L. Silvernail, Aaron K. Gritter
Maine Education Policy Research Institute
No abstract provided.
Numeracy In The Early Years: Project Good Start, Sue Thomson, Ken Rowe, Catherine Underwood, Ray Peck
Numeracy In The Early Years: Project Good Start, Sue Thomson, Ken Rowe, Catherine Underwood, Ray Peck
School and system improvement
Project Good Start investigated the effectiveness of numeracy programmes for Australian children in the year before school and the first year of schooling. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected from pre-schools, early childhood centres and primary schools, tovinvestigate the practice and learning experiences that best support children’s early numeracy development.
School Administrative Unit Profiles, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine
School Administrative Unit Profiles, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University Of Maine
Maine Education Policy Research Institute
No abstract provided.
Inquiry In Early Childhood Teacher Education: Reflections On Practice, Jane Tingle Broderick, Seong Bock Hong
Inquiry In Early Childhood Teacher Education: Reflections On Practice, Jane Tingle Broderick, Seong Bock Hong
ETSU Faculty Works
As teacher educators we work to make inquiry methodology explicit to help teacher candidates construct the link between theory and practice. Bringing inquiry learning into the early childhood curriculum method courses raises the potential for inquiry teaching practice for teacher candidates and models a constructivist practice in a higher education setting. Of the numerous curriculum studies available, few focus on methods of inquiry to guide adult learners’ to construct inquiry- teaching practices that they can transfer to their work with children. To improve the quality of our teaching in an Early Childhood Teacher Education program we researched and developed several …
Maximizing Early Childhood Practices By Incorporating Constructivist Principles In An Elementary School, Pamela Evanshen, B. Clark
Maximizing Early Childhood Practices By Incorporating Constructivist Principles In An Elementary School, Pamela Evanshen, B. Clark
ETSU Faculty Works
In most public schools, children begin school in kindergarten. Recently, many school systems have begun to implement programs for preschoolers, ages three and four. Georgia introduced the first statewide universal pre-K program in 1995 which offers all 4 year old children free preschool. New York, Oklahoma and Florida have followed (Barnett & Hustedt, 2003). Tennessee recently passed a bill to use $25 million of lottery money to fund preschool for children considered "at risk" ("Latest Pre-Kindergarten News," n.d.). The substantial amount of research involving brain development has stressed the importance of quality experiences in the early years of life (birth-8 …