Assignment 2: Research Around the World

 

Assignment 2: Research Around the World

Since I am currently living overseas in Europe, the link that I have chosen to explore is European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA). The EECERA link provides the reader with journals related to early childhood. The journals are referred to as European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ). The journals focus on issues that are affecting kids and families.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) - EECERA

Some of the current international research topics that can be found on the link are related to the culture of early childhood, teachers’ perspectives of early childhood, and nutrition polices. These are topics that are an issue not only in Europe but internationally. The articles related to these topics were published as recent as June 2021.

A new insight that I gained from exploring the EECERJ website was from a journal article called ‘I thought all you needed for a successful class was a desk and paper … ’: shifting pedagogies in pre-service teachers’ drawings of early childhood classrooms by Leslie Rech Penn, Kyunghwa Lee, Robert Capuozzo & Francesca Pase. The article stated, “The findings reveal that PS teachers’ perceptions of and experience with materials and environment in the classroom may have a direct influence on ways they incorporate materials and environment in their future pedagogies” (Penn, Lee, Capuozzo & Pase, 2021). In my experience with childcare, I have noticed that teachers typically incorporate materials that they have had previous experience with. Often teachers will struggle with incorporating new materials into a program if they do not have training. This is why I believe it is important to continuously provide training to all staff. It is vital that teachers combine old and new methods into their program.

Some other noteworthy information that I found on the website was information about EECERA annual conference. The conference provides high quality information in regard to early childcare. The conference offers delegates an opportunity to present and share information. Over a thousand delegates attend the conference. This year’s conference is in Croatia in September. I will continue to explore this website after this course in hopes of attending next years conference. In addition, the website offers point of contacts called Country Coordinators for many countries. Those interested in learning more about EECERA can reach out to a Country Coordinator for more information about the association.



 

Reference

Leslie Rech Penn, Kyunghwa Lee, Robert Capuozzo & Francesca Pase (2021) ‘I thought all you needed for a successful class was a desk and paper … ’: shifting pedagogies in pre-service teachers’ drawings of early childhood classrooms, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2021.1941172

Comments

  1. Jen AminAugust 8, 2021 at 6:46 PM

    Channette, this website sounds informative and like it has a lot of links to international research. The article you read about teachers using materials they are most familiar with is very in line with my experience as a teacher, director, and now as a coach for teachers. Giving teachers time to explore materials and concepts in relation to children's learning and development is very important to innovation in the classroom. Thank you for sharing!

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