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Peer reviewedGillespie, Catherine Wilson – Young Children, 2000
Documents the process of exploring the Reggio Emilia approach in Head Start classrooms in Iowa. Describes areas of exploration, including revising the classroom environments and daily schedules, using more documentation, instituting child-initiated projects, and collaborating on a deeper level with colleagues. Includes excerpts from children's…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Documentation, Early Childhood Education
Download full textBeneke, Sallee – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2000
This paper explores both the benefits and the difficulties of using the Project Approach in part-time early childhood education programs. Teachers of 3 different types of part-time programs share their experiences 1 year after taking a one-credit course in the Project Approach. The teachers' responses are organized by topic as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs. – 1983
Designed for teachers and others involved in the development of early childhood education programs, the resource guide presents a model for teaching children, ages four through seven. Part 1 presents a brief overview of the growth and background of early childhood education in Maryland. Part 2 traces the origins and development of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization, Classroom Design
Good, Linda A. – 1999
Although opportunities for sharing information about early childhood education increased with the disbanding of the Soviet Union in 1991, knowledge about how young children are cared for and educated in countries of the former Soviet Union remains limited. This report presents observations of a kindergarten class in Minsk, Belarus conducted…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
Winter, Suzanne M. – 1999
Noting that the provision of early childhood education (ECE) services to linguistically and culturally diverse groups of children representing a wide range of abilities and income levels requires the scrutiny of current systems and practices, this book proposes a new paradigm of early childhood education, the Early Childhood Inclusion (ECI) Model,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Curriculum, Disabilities
Wunschel, Gerda – 2003
This working paper describes the development of a child care center in Berlin, Germany, focusing on how the program's pedagogical principles support children's learning, how respect for diversity is integrated in everyday practice, and how program quality and accessibility are defined within a multicultural context. Chapter 1 describes the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Havlinova, Miluse; Kopriva, Pavel – 1996
Noting that the preschool period is important for the formation of individual habits and modes of behavior related to health, the Czech Republic initiated the Healthy Kindergarten (HK) Project, thereby expanding the Healthy School Project for primary schools introduced into the country by the World Health Organization. This report describes the HK…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
