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Direct linkLi, Xia; Liu, Song; DeBey, Mary; McFadden, Karen; Pan, Yue-Juan – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2018
In China, preschool curriculum has undergone reform and profound changes. Much remains unknown, however, regarding preschool teachers' teaching beliefs after 30 years of curriculum reform and adaptation. This study aimed to address the issue and investigate teachers' beliefs concerning teaching mathematics. Twelve preschool teachers in China…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Lanphear, Jacquelyn; Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
By utilizing inquiry processes, such as observing and questioning, young children learn to investigate and use evidence to evaluate information. Through intersubjectivity, or social collaboration and mutual focus, children coconstruct an understanding of the world. Children's inquiry and intersubjectivity were observed in a range of activities in…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Children, Inquiry
Hollingsworth, Heidi L.; Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Given the increased emphasis on science in early learning standards, two studies were conducted to investigate preschool teachers' efficacy for teaching science and their inquiry-based teaching practices. Fifty-one teachers completed a survey of their efficacy for teaching science and understanding of inquiry methods. Teachers reported moderate…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Competencies
Bagiati, Aikaterini; Evangelou, Demetra – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The study presented here focuses on the development of an early education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum with emphasis on engineering. This article presents the teacher's experience as she undertook the task of familiarising herself with the new content and using the curriculum in a university based…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Curriculum Development
Wu, Su-Chiao; Lin, Fou-Lai – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
A group of teacher educators and practitioners in mathematics education and early childhood education generalized a set of inquiry-based mathematics models for Taiwanese young children of ages 3-6 and designed a series of inquiry-based mathematics curriculum tasks in cultivate the children's diverse mathematical concepts and mathematical power. In…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Preschool Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum, Active Learning
Maitles, Henry; McAlpine, Colette – Education 3-13, 2012
In Scotland, A Curriculum for Excellence [Curriculum Review Group. 2004. A curriculum for excellence. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/11/20178/45862 (accessed January 6, 2010).] is being implemented in every school from August 2010. This gives teachers greater responsibility, flexibility and professional autonomy when planning and…
Descriptors: Students, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Staff Development
