The art of teaching children the arts: Music, dance and poetry with children aged 2-8 years old
A theoretical framework of developmental pedagogy presented as a tool for studying and developing children's knowledge within the domains of music, poetry, and dance
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Children's perspectives as 'touch downs' in time: Assessing and developing children's understanding simultaneously
A discussion of the collection of children's perspectives in the assessment and development of their learning and their environments, and a presentation of three examples from preschool environments in Sweden
Other
A comparison of the national preschool curricula in Norway and Sweden
A comparison of approaches to early childhood education and children’s development, based on an examination of the national curricula in Norway and Sweden
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The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society
Presentations from an international workshop on the contributions that early childhood education can make to sustainable development and incorporating sustainable development values into early childhood education
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Early childhood education and learning for sustainable development and citizenship
A discussion of education for sustainability in Swedish pre-school and in early childhood education, its integration into preschool pedagogy, and discussion of the idea of the preschool child as learner of sustainability
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Early childhood education for sustainability: Recommendations for development
Formally adopted recommendations and action points for the advancement of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Early Childhood Education, from an international collaboration supported by a number of international organizations including: The Centre for Environment and Sustainability the Swedish Ministry of Education and Research, the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, and the Swedish International Centre of Education for Sustainable Development that were formally adopted in November 2008
Other
Examples of figurative language and metaphor in preschool discourse
An analysis of two conversations in which figurative language and metaphor are used by preschool teachers during instruction, and a discussion of the development of young children's comprehension of figurative language and metaphor
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Existential questions in early childhood programs in Sweden: Teachers' conceptions and children's experience
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Five preschool curricula: Comparative perspective
An analysis of similarities and differences among five different preschool curricula, including Reggio Emilia, Te Whariki, Experiential Education, High/Scope, and the Swedish National Curriculum for Preschool
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Identifying and solving problems: Making sense of basic mathematics through storytelling in the preschool class
A case study examining a teacher's use of storytelling as a method to integrate play and learning while teaching division to six year-old preschool children in Sweden
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An interview study of gender differences in preschool teachers' attitudes toward children's play
A study of female and male preschool teachers’ perspectives on play through analyses of opinion statements about play in teachers’ childhood and in the present
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Mathematics learning in early childhood, National Research Council (2009). Washington, DC: The National Academic Press
A review of a comprehensive review of research on young children's mathematics development, learning, and education
Book Reviews
Open appeal to local, national, regional, and global leaders to secure the world's future: Prioritize early childhood development, education, and care
An editorial urging local, national, regional, and international leaders to advocate for early childhood development, education, and care as part of an unambiguous goal in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Play and learning in early childhood settings: International perspectives
A collection of studies examining the role of play as a learning activity in the early childhood settings of seven countries
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Preschool quality and young children's learning in Sweden
A discussion of potential improvements to early care and education (ECE) policy and perceptions of preschool quality in Sweden in light of select research that compare external and internal ratings of quality in 38 centers, and a second discussion of 215 1- through 3-year-olds' mathematics learning in centers of various quality
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Preschool teachers' play experiences then and now
An exploration of teachers’ remembrances of their childhood play and their perceptions on children’s play today, based on interviews with 20 preschool teachers in Sweden
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The prosaics of figurative language in preschool: some observations and suggestions for research
A discussion of figurative language use in the everyday discourse of preschool, and the impact that such communicative exchanges may have on children’s communicative and cognitive socialization, based on two empirical examples from preschool classrooms
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Recent issues in the Swedish preschool
An evaluation of preschool quality in Gothenburg, Sweden, using results from focus groups conducted in all 21 city districts
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[Review of the book Early childhood education in five Nordic countries]
A description of the transition from preschool to school in the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
Book Reviews
[A review of the book Shades of globalization in three early childhood settings: Views from India, South Africa, and Canada]
A review of an exploration of the ways in which local and global community dynamics influence activities and practices in early childhood education and care settings, based on a case study of one preschool in India, one in South Africa, and one in Canada
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Starting strong: Curricula and pedagogies in early childhood education and care: Five curriculum outlines
A discussion of key issues in early education, using outlines of five early education curricula from different countries, including Reggio Emilia (Italy), Te Whariki (New Zealand), Experiential Education (Netherlands), High/Scope (United States), and the Swedish Curriculum for Pre-school, to frame the discussion
Other
To weave together play and learning in early childhood education
An investigation of the relationship between play and learning over a period of one year based on observations of 9 preschool teachers, 7 nursery nurses, 2 school teachers and 1 after-school teacher in two groups of children, 63 one through five year olds and 51 six through nine year olds
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A turning-point or a backward slide: The challenge facing the Swedish preschool today
An overview early education policy, curriculum, and teacher education in Sweden from 1996 to 2010
Other
Upgrading the quality of early childhood education: Sweden
A study evaluating the impact of the MISC (More Intelligent Sensitive Child) program on the psychological and educational awareness of Swedish preschool staff members
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Why do children involve teachers in their play and learning?
A categorical study of the interactions in which children invite teachers to take part in learning through play activies, based on 60 hours of video observation of 8 groups of children
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