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Preschool teachers’ beliefs in practices with 2-year old children
Title Preschool teachers’ beliefs in practices with 2-year old children Author info Adriana Wiegerová, Peter Gavora, Hana Navrátilová Author 3 (34%)
Co-authors Gavora Peter
Navrátilová Hana
Source document Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology. Vol. 2017, Issue December Special Issue ITEC, December (2017), pp. 614-619. - Serdivan/Sakarya : Sakarya University, 2017 Language English Country Turkey Annotation © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology. Enrolment of 2-year old children in preschool has generated disputes among professionals and parents in the Czech Republic. This study tests two hypotheses: (1) Preschool teachers who teach 2 year old children have higher scores on pedagogical beliefs in the care area than on other areas. (2) These teachers have higher scores on pedagogical beliefs in the care area than those who teach children of ages 3-6. Two samples of teachers from the eastern part of the Czech Republic were recruited: those who teach 2-year old children and those who teach 3-6 year old children. A self-rate questionnaire was used to assess the level of beliefs. The data revealed that teachers in both samples have very high level of pedagogical beliefs. Those who teach 2-year old children believe that care is the strongest component in their practices in classes (hypothesis 1 supported), however, their scores on care does not prevail over teachers who teach 3- Public work category AFC Catal.org. BB301 - Univerzitná knižnica Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici Database xpca - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ article
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