Core Practices in Early Childhood Education: Toward a Theoretical and Methodological Proposal

Recent research has shown that early childhood education has become a priority in the public agendas of a number of countries. However, research has focused on identifying good teaching practices for that age group, in an approach that provides little insight into other contexts, where it cannot sys...

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Autor: López Jiménez, Tatiana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Revista Electrónica de Investigacion Educativa
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.redie.uabc.mx:article/4045
Acceso en línea:https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/4045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:docentes de primera infancia
educación infantil
práctica pedagógica
enseñanza y formación
early childhood teachers
early childhood education
teaching practice
teaching and training
docentes de primeira infância
prática pedagógica
ensino e formação
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Sumario:Recent research has shown that early childhood education has become a priority in the public agendas of a number of countries. However, research has focused on identifying good teaching practices for that age group, in an approach that provides little insight into other contexts, where it cannot systematically be transferred. This study adopts a theoretical framework that serves as a basis to propose a method to identify and understand core practices in early childhood education. By following this theory through, it becomes possible to refine theoretical constructs to gain insight into the grammar of the practice, employing a methodology that examines representation, decomposition, and approximation. Key findings include a conceptualization of characteristic practices of early childhood education and guidelines constructed around a common language able to provide direction for the initial training of early childhood teachers.