Abstract Background Children begin foundational learning in early childhood that sets the stage for later and academic success. Research regarding engineering is limited yet growing. Purpose Because interest growing, this article reviews research interactions, materials, activities promote prekindergarten children's thinking, turn how thinking related to developmental outcomes. Scope/Method The initial search papers with relevant keywords returned over 2,000 papers. Upon review, 27 pertained...

Development of professional competencies is a key outcome undergraduate programs preparing practitioners to work with infants and toddlers. Competencies for working young children were examined among 1300 students at 12 universities. Students completed series online questionnaires indicating their knowledge, beliefs, hypothetical practices children; end-of-semester scores analyzed using linear regression. Having had practicum course associated more positive dispositions supporting the...

Teaching is a complex process which includes multiple aspects; similarly learning to teach requires system of components interacting support pre-service teachers become effective teachers. One aspect teaching has implications for teacher development the practicum student-supervising relationship. The current study examines this Over 100 across 3 institutions higher education reported on their relationship with supervising and feelings self-efficacy. Results show that practicums students...

In early childhood education and teacher preparation, science is often a challenging academic content area. However, young children are primed for learning, learning important later achievement. The current study presents an embedded case of one preparation program that undertook process infusing aligning teaching across curriculum preparing preservice teachers to work with ranging in age from birth through third grade. Major themes fell into the three categories—motivation change; improving...

The future of healthy families demands highly capable external supports. Early care and education, particularly early education teachers, are well positioned to support families. However, teachers faced with challenges their own well‐being that Barriers teacher include low compensation, lack for professional development, a larger societal context often devalues inadequately supports the profession. can be bolstered by addressing well‐being—specifically wages, work environment,...

This study investigated using the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO; Roggman, Cook, Innocenti, Norman, & Christiansen, 2013a) measure assess teacher-child interactions experienced by individual toddlers within their childcare classrooms. Forty were observed, each during three 10-min cycles, and all adults in classroom coded PICCOLO. Results, terms psychometric properties, indicate promise for this observe toddlers' experiences group...

With growing emphasis on the development and use of competencies (knowledge, dispositions, skills) for training evaluating early childhood workforce, this study aimed to identify sources variation in undergraduate students' beliefs knowledge related identified by Collaborative Understanding Pedagogy Infant/toddler Development (CUPID). Specifically, we examined how prior work experience with children, formal informal, was developmentally appropriate expectations young regarding supporting...

Using data from the 2021 Iowa Narrow Cost Analysis of child care, current study examines business practices family home care providers. Family providers make up a sizeable portion available in Iowa; however, their sustainability is threatened by making low income and lacking access to benefits. The describes enrollment cost drivers providing participation such as paying oneself salary, for one’s health insurance, accepting state subsidy, participating quality rating system (QRS), well...

Practice-based coursework in higher education programs is considered a critical aspect of early childhood practitioner preparation. Many undergraduates also have formal (e.g., childcare) or informal nannying, babysitting) work experience outside their degree programs, which may influence caregiving competencies. In this study we used an online survey to investigate how undergraduates' practice-based experiences, both educational and work-related, knowledge about young children's development...

Objective: To date, literature has documented psychosocial benefits for adolescent cancer survivors (ACS) who attend oncology camps; however, few take a detailed look into the uniqueness of social phenomena that occurs within camp context. Therefore, this study utilizes an interpretive phenomenological approach to explore: (1) What is lived support experience attending one-week camp? and (2) meaning in context Method: A total 16 ACS (ages 11 19) week-long participated study. Results: Key...