Pub Date : 2025-11-04DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02006-6
Ali Soyoof, Afsheen Rezai, Barry Lee Reynolds, Boris Vazquez-Calvo
{"title":"Mapping Iranian Bilingual Mother-Child Dyads’ Funds of Identity during Extramural Informal Digital Learning of English","authors":"Ali Soyoof, Afsheen Rezai, Barry Lee Reynolds, Boris Vazquez-Calvo","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02006-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02006-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145434374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02001-x
Michael Gottfried, Phil Kim, Michael Little, Lora Cohen-Vogel, Sam K. Powers
It is well established that school absenteeism negatively shapes student outcomes. Yet, students continue to miss school at alarmingly high rates, underscoring the urgency of identifying settings that may improve attendance. To contribute to this, using nationally representative data, we investigated the relationship between going to Pre-K and absenteeism in kindergarten through 2nd grade, as well as whether the type of Pre-K setting played a role in later attendance. Our findings suggest that children who attended Pre-K had lower absenteeism rates in the early elementary years compared to those who did not participate in any Pre-K program. Importantly, the setting of the Pre-K program—whether school-based (SBPK) or center-based (CBPK)—did not significantly predict differences in absenteeism. These results suggest that while Pre-K participation itself may link to lower absenteeism, the specific type of Pre-K setting may not.
{"title":"Does the “Where” Matter? School-Based Pre-K Versus Center-Based Pre-K and its Link To Students’ Absenteeism","authors":"Michael Gottfried, Phil Kim, Michael Little, Lora Cohen-Vogel, Sam K. Powers","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02001-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02001-x","url":null,"abstract":"It is well established that school absenteeism negatively shapes student outcomes. Yet, students continue to miss school at alarmingly high rates, underscoring the urgency of identifying settings that may improve attendance. To contribute to this, using nationally representative data, we investigated the relationship between going to Pre-K and absenteeism in kindergarten through 2nd grade, as well as whether the type of Pre-K setting played a role in later attendance. Our findings suggest that children who attended Pre-K had lower absenteeism rates in the early elementary years compared to those who did not participate in any Pre-K program. Importantly, the setting of the Pre-K program—whether school-based (SBPK) or center-based (CBPK)—did not significantly predict differences in absenteeism. These results suggest that while Pre-K participation itself may link to lower absenteeism, the specific type of Pre-K setting may not.","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145427388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-31DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-01999-4
Bente G. Kvitvær Nordmo, Aud Torill Meland, Shaher Ahmmad Ibrahim Shalfawi
This case study investigates the impact of Norwegian female and male kindergarten staff on the physical activity levels of 3–5-year-old girls and boys when they promote physical activity in the outdoor playground of the kindergarten. The study included 50 children (28 girls and 22 boys) and 10 adults (8 females and 2 males). Accelerometers (Acti-Graph GT 1 M) were used for unbiased measurements of physical activity. Direct, systematic observation was used to note the time and type of physical activity. A total of 177 observations were noted. Both girls and boys had statistically significantly higher activity levels when male staff promoted the activities ( p = 0.004, 95% CI: -304—-2180). All children were statistically significantly more active during “spontaneous physical play” when the activity was initiated by male kindergarten staff, ( p = 0.025, 95% CI: -114—-3076). Boys had no marked difference in physical activity levels regarding the type of activity, regardless of whether female or male staff promoted the activity. Compared with female staff, girls had statistically significantly higher activity levels during “spontaneous physical play” when male staff promoted the activity ( p = 0.047, 95% CI -461—-3757). More research is needed to confirm these findings.
{"title":"The Influence of Norwegian Kindergarten Staff Gender on Girls’ and Boys’ Physical Activity: What Accelerometer Measurements Reveal","authors":"Bente G. Kvitvær Nordmo, Aud Torill Meland, Shaher Ahmmad Ibrahim Shalfawi","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-01999-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-01999-4","url":null,"abstract":"This case study investigates the impact of Norwegian female and male kindergarten staff on the physical activity levels of 3–5-year-old girls and boys when they promote physical activity in the outdoor playground of the kindergarten. The study included 50 children (28 girls and 22 boys) and 10 adults (8 females and 2 males). Accelerometers (Acti-Graph GT 1 M) were used for unbiased measurements of physical activity. Direct, systematic observation was used to note the time and type of physical activity. A total of 177 observations were noted. Both girls and boys had statistically significantly higher activity levels when male staff promoted the activities ( <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.004, 95% CI: -304—-2180). All children were statistically significantly more active during “spontaneous physical play” when the activity was initiated by male kindergarten staff, ( <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.025, 95% CI: -114—-3076). Boys had no marked difference in physical activity levels regarding the type of activity, regardless of whether female or male staff promoted the activity. Compared with female staff, girls had statistically significantly higher activity levels during “spontaneous physical play” when male staff promoted the activity ( <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.047, 95% CI -461—-3757). More research is needed to confirm these findings.","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145404284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-31DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02040-4
Ifat Weisberger, Yair Ziv
Teachers’ relationships with parents are crucial for kindergarten children’s adjustment and school readiness. This study examined teachers’ perceptions of the quality and trust of their relationships with mothers and fathers, and how these perceptions relate to children’s developmental outcomes. Participants were recruited from northern Israel and included 65 kindergarten teachers and 231 children (aged 53–82 months). Teachers reported on their relationships with both parents and children’s approaches to learning and social behaviors, while children’s self-perception was directly assessed through interviews. Results revealed that teachers reported higher quality and greater trust in their relationships with mothers than with fathers. Teachers perceived relationship quality with mothers was associated with fewer internalizing and more prosocial behaviors, whereas perceived trust in relationships with fathers was associated with fewer externalizing and more prosocial behaviors. Only teachers’ perceptions of quality and trust in relationships with mothers were correlated with children’s self-perception. Moderation analyses revealed that teacher-mother relationships were more strongly related to approaches to learning in children with higher self-perception, while relationships with both parents were more strongly associated with prosocial behaviors in children with lower self-perceptions. The results underscore that teachers’ relationships with both mothers and fathers collectively provide more comprehensive support for children’s development.
{"title":"Kindergarten Teachers’ Perceptions of Quality and Trust in their Relationships with Mothers and Fathers: Associations with Children’s Self-Perception and Behaviors","authors":"Ifat Weisberger, Yair Ziv","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02040-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02040-4","url":null,"abstract":"Teachers’ relationships with parents are crucial for kindergarten children’s adjustment and school readiness. This study examined teachers’ perceptions of the quality and trust of their relationships with mothers and fathers, and how these perceptions relate to children’s developmental outcomes. Participants were recruited from northern Israel and included 65 kindergarten teachers and 231 children (aged 53–82 months). Teachers reported on their relationships with both parents and children’s approaches to learning and social behaviors, while children’s self-perception was directly assessed through interviews. Results revealed that teachers reported higher quality and greater trust in their relationships with mothers than with fathers. Teachers perceived relationship quality with mothers was associated with fewer internalizing and more prosocial behaviors, whereas perceived trust in relationships with fathers was associated with fewer externalizing and more prosocial behaviors. Only teachers’ perceptions of quality and trust in relationships with mothers were correlated with children’s self-perception. Moderation analyses revealed that teacher-mother relationships were more strongly related to approaches to learning in children with higher self-perception, while relationships with both parents were more strongly associated with prosocial behaviors in children with lower self-perceptions. The results underscore that teachers’ relationships with both mothers and fathers collectively provide more comprehensive support for children’s development.","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145404283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02007-5
Xiulan Cheng, Lu Wang, Mengyan Fang, Zhuo Chen
{"title":"When Do Children Forgive: The Impact of the Transgressor’s Intention and Authority on Children’s Forgiveness","authors":"Xiulan Cheng, Lu Wang, Mengyan Fang, Zhuo Chen","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02007-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02007-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145397928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02031-5
José María Mesías-Lema, Carla Álvarez-Barrio, Mónica López-Portas
This article reports on an Arts-based Educational Research (ABER) study about how the passage of time is perceived in young children’s minds and its relationship to issues of life and death, through a slow pedagogy approach. The study was conducted at a country preschool and involved children aged 3 to 6 years ( N = 24). The research used still life and other artistic practices to make abstract concepts such as change and transformation visible and tangible for the children. The aim of these arts-based activities was to open up spaces for respectful, adapted dialogue among the children regarding their concerns about the passage of time and death, in keeping with their human rights. The methodology is based on four concepts taken from contemporary artistic practice: visual data in the form of photography and drawing; collective artistic creation resulting in a piece of video art; analysis of the children’s perception of death through personal narratives; and photographic documentation of the pedagogical activities involved. The results showed an evolution over the course of the study among each age and developmental cohort of children in their ideas about the passage of time towards a more precise, nuanced understanding of the concept. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of slow, contemporary arts-based pedagogy as a way of addressing complex and sensitive issues and ensuring opportunities to talk about death as a fundamental human right.
{"title":"Still Life and Human Rights in Early Childhood: An Arts-based Study on the Passage of Time and the Relationship Between Life and Death","authors":"José María Mesías-Lema, Carla Álvarez-Barrio, Mónica López-Portas","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02031-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02031-5","url":null,"abstract":"This article reports on an Arts-based Educational Research (ABER) study about how the passage of time is perceived in young children’s minds and its relationship to issues of life and death, through a slow pedagogy approach. The study was conducted at a country preschool and involved children aged 3 to 6 years ( <jats:italic>N </jats:italic> = 24). The research used still life and other artistic practices to make abstract concepts such as change and transformation visible and tangible for the children. The aim of these arts-based activities was to open up spaces for respectful, adapted dialogue among the children regarding their concerns about the passage of time and death, in keeping with their human rights. The methodology is based on four concepts taken from contemporary artistic practice: visual data in the form of photography and drawing; collective artistic creation resulting in a piece of video art; analysis of the children’s perception of death through personal narratives; and photographic documentation of the pedagogical activities involved. The results showed an evolution over the course of the study among each age and developmental cohort of children in their ideas about the passage of time towards a more precise, nuanced understanding of the concept. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of slow, contemporary arts-based pedagogy as a way of addressing complex and sensitive issues and ensuring opportunities to talk about death as a fundamental human right.","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"117 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145397924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02024-4
Andrea Otero-Mayer, Ana González-Benito, Belén Gutiérrez-de-Rozas, Eva Expósito-Casas
{"title":"Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education: A Systematic Review of its Measurement","authors":"Andrea Otero-Mayer, Ana González-Benito, Belén Gutiérrez-de-Rozas, Eva Expósito-Casas","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02024-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02024-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145382289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-27DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-02041-3
Gizem Silistire
{"title":"Crisis, Policy, and Practice: Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland during the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Gizem Silistire","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-02041-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02041-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145397926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-05-24DOI: 10.1007/s10643-025-01929-4
Haesung Im, Jieun Choi, Kyong-Ah Kwon
While teacher-child relationships vary across sociocultural contexts, most research has focused on Western settings. Given Korea’s collectivistic culture and the hierarchical nature of adult-child relationships, this study examined how teacher and child perceptions of their relationships influence children’s math skills mediated by instructional quality. Participants included 283 children and 16 preschool teachers. Findings reveal that child-perceived negativity and conflict were negatively associated with children’s math skills, with concept development mediating these effects. In contrast, teacher-perceived closeness and conflict did not have a direct effect on math skills. These results underscore the critical role of children’s perceptions in math development, particularly in Korean cultural contexts. We discussed nuanced approaches for teachers to respond to children’s perceived conflict in collectivistic and hierarchical cultural contexts, such as Korea.
{"title":"Linking Teacher-Child Relationships and Instructional Quality to Preschoolers’ Math Skills: Insights from South Korea","authors":"Haesung Im, Jieun Choi, Kyong-Ah Kwon","doi":"10.1007/s10643-025-01929-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-01929-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While teacher-child relationships vary across sociocultural contexts, most research has focused on Western settings. Given Korea’s collectivistic culture and the hierarchical nature of adult-child relationships, this study examined how teacher and child perceptions of their relationships influence children’s math skills mediated by instructional quality. Participants included 283 children and 16 preschool teachers. Findings reveal that child-perceived negativity and conflict were negatively associated with children’s math skills, with concept development mediating these effects. In contrast, teacher-perceived closeness and conflict did not have a direct effect on math skills. These results underscore the critical role of children’s perceptions in math development, particularly in Korean cultural contexts. We discussed nuanced approaches for teachers to respond to children’s perceived conflict in collectivistic and hierarchical cultural contexts, such as Korea.</p>","PeriodicalId":47818,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Education Journal","volume":"263 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}