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Achieving Quality in Early Childhood Education in the Eastern Caribbean Depends on Teacher Preparation
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Burns, Sheron C. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Teachers' knowledge and use of developmentally appropriate strategies are vital for creating the enabling early learning environments that foster the development of the ideal Caribbean Community (CARICOM) citizen who is ready to face the challenges of living in the twenty-first century. Early childhood education in the Eastern Caribbean refers to…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Primary Education
Kindergarten Curriculum: Enrichment and Improvishment.
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McLean, S. Vianne; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Examines the concept of kindergarten enrichment programs, highlighting questions about the relationship between the "basic" kindergarten curriculum and the "enrichment" component. Concludes that, although such enrichment programs are an unlikely place for child-centered curriculum practices, a child-centered enrichment program may be a useful way…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Enrichment Activities, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Kindergarten
Follow up Study of Children 5-8 Years Using Child Protection Programmes in Australia and New Zealand.
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Briggs, Freda; Hawkins, Russell M. F. – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
A follow-up study examined two programs intended to prevent child sexual abuse: (1) Protective Behaviors (Australia), which develops assertiveness skills to empower children; and (2) Keeping Ourselves Safe (New Zealand), which uses "What if..." problem-solving exercises. Revealed the importance of providing a school-based program that is…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Child Abuse, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Followup Studies