Search for dissertations about: "early childhood education curriculum"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words early childhood education curriculum.
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1. Breakdowns, overlaps and ambivalence : an Actor-network theory study of the Swedish preschool curriculum
Abstract : Within the discipline of early childhood education research, the present study will focus on the Swedish preschool curriculum text, using a sociomaterial approach offered by Actor-network theory (ANT). The study adopts ethnographic methods, foremost participant observations in a preschool, to generate knowledge of how the curriculum text comes to act through moments in the everyday preschool work. READ MORE
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2. Modernisation and marketisation : The Chinese kindergarten in the 1990s
Abstract : This is a study of changes in Chinese kindergarten education in the era of the post-Mao four modernisations. Based on fieldwork carried out in China in 1997, this thesis examined the changes of Chinese kindergarten education at two levels — changes in system (structural change) and changes in educational activities (curriculum and ideological change), especially for the period of the 1990s. READ MORE
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3. The professional preschool teacher under conditions of change – Competence and intentions in pedagogical practices
Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between preschool teachers’ professional competence and their pedagogical practices. Specifically, preschool teachers’ considerations on two pedagogical practices are studied: (i) organizing children into subgroups and (ii) working with curriculum content areas. READ MORE
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4. Everyday life in preschool – Swedish and international approaches
Abstract : Background: The ultimate outcome of inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), with the focus on everyday life in preschool in this dissertation, is child participation, i.e., being there and being engaged while being there. READ MORE
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5. Preschool staff’s working conditions and professional well-being in contexts with high proportions of early second language learners
Abstract : This thesis explored the working conditions and professional well-being of preschool staff in Sweden, particularly in settings with a high proportion of early second language learners (L2 learners). The thesis is timely and significant, considering the growing diversity in Swedish preschools and the increasing presence of L2 learners. READ MORE