Keywords Mathematics; curriculum articulation; teaching practices; preschool; primary school AbstractIn Portugal, the latest changes in the curriculum point to the adoption of new pedagogical practices, where the curriculum is assumed as a whole, articulated with a view to the development… Read More ›
Articles – JETEN
“Now I know I need to be very patient and open-minded to understand others”: Intercultural learning during an intensive study programme – by Karen Hudson and Carl Luke
KeywordsIntensive study programmes, intercultural competencies, cultural disequilibrium AbstractThis article reflects on aspects of the intercultural learning of a group of forty-one students, from seven European countries, engaged in an Intensive Study Programme as part of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for… Read More ›
Pedagogic and didactic practice in relation to kindergarten environment. Results from the ODIN study – by Sederberg, Bahrenschee, Friis Rohde, Nielsen and Specht
KeywordsMovement activities, outdoor learning, risky play, fantasy, immersion, kindergarten AbstractThe objective of this qualitative study was to investigate the pedagogic and didactic practise of outdoor kindergarten environment as compared to conventional kindergarten environment in rotation kindergartens. Qualitative data were collected… Read More ›
Fair sharing in learning rational numbers in a 5th grade class – by Hélia Pinto, Neuza Carlos, Nicole Duarte
KeywordsLearning, teaching, rational numbers, fair sharing AbstractRational numbers are considered a difficult set to teach and learn, and these difficulties are identified in the literature as related to the nature of the set itself, as well as to its teaching…. Read More ›
ITERS and ECERS as tools for developing quality in physical activity and science in ECEC – by Karen Marie Eid Kaarby and Cato Tandberg
KeywordsPhysical education, Science education, ITERS-R /ECERS-R, ECEC teachers AbstractIn this article we discuss how ITERS – R and ECERS- R used on item level can contribute to a budding science and physical education in the Early childhood education and care… Read More ›
Lost in imagination. Powerful and creative interactions within the safety of a story – by Karen Reekmans
KeywordsStorytelling, reading, motivation, arts, inclusion AbstractThis article describes how arts stimulate reading promotion and creative storytelling. Students focus on predictive reading by drawing an announcement to locate a lost thing. The creative process in small groups invites students to exchange… Read More ›
The cultural identity of Education students from East Jerusalem studying in an Israeli College in West Jerusalem – by Helen Kakounda
KeywordsEast Jerusalem, culture, identity, teacher trainees AbstractThis research focused on the cultural identity of Arab teacher trainees from East Jerusalem studying in a Jewish college in West Jerusalem. Such studies have not been conducted previously. Ten life stories of students… Read More ›
This is where I like to climb. Do you want me to show you? Children’s favourite places in the kindergarten outdoor playground – by Anikke Hagen and Hilde Nancy Skaug
KeywordsOutdoor playground, children’s perspectives, favourite play spaces, materiality, affordance. AbstractThe study investigates children’s view on preferred play spaces and what to play in the kindergarten’s outdoor playground. Walking alongside was carried out with 128 5-to 6-years old children in kindergartens… Read More ›