Malay Folk Literature in early childhood education served as an important agent in child development that involved emotional, thinking and language aspects. Up to this moment not much research has been carried out in Malaysia particularly in the teaching and learning aspects nor has there been an effort to publish “big books.” Hence this article will discuss the stance taken by university under...

The Nature of Teacher Research Barbara Henderson, PhD, is a professor of education at San Francisco State University. She co-coordinates the MA program in Education, Early Childhood Education Concentration, and teacher graduate and credential classes. Her interests are teacher research and children’s development in cultural contexts. She is also co-editor of the online teacher research journal ...

OBJECTIVE Childhood adversity has been linked to greater emotional and physiological sensitivity to stress. Stress has well-documented effects on cellular immunity, including enhanced herpesvirus reactivation. This study assessed whether childhood adversity was associated with the expression of two latent herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in adults, and whether t...

High-quality early education produces long-lasting benefits (Schweinhart & Weikart 1997; National Research Council & Institute of Medicine 2000; PeisnerFeinberg et al. 2000; National Research Council 2001; Reynolds et al. 2001; Campbell et al. 2002). With this evidence, federal, state, and local decision makers are asking critical questions about young children’s education. What should children...

High-quality early education produces long-lasting benefits (Schweinhart & Weikart 1997; National Research Council & Institute of Medicine 2000; PeisnerFeinberg et al. 2000; National Research Council 2001; Reynolds et al. 2001; Campbell et al. 2002). With this evidence, federal, state, and local decision makers are asking critical questions about young children’s education. What should children...

Although the number of children enrolled in early childhood education and care has risen dramatically over past decades, low-income children are less likely than their more affluent counterparts to participate. Public funding for early education can play an important role in increasing enrollment levels among low-income children. This study utilizes National Household Education Survey data for ...

THE ROLE OF CHEMICAL REACTION IN BODY EDUCATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD KOBER AL-MUJAHIDIN. The essence of Early Childhood Education (PAUD) is education that organized with the aim facilitating growth and development children as a whole, emphasizing on all aspects child's personality. PAUD program must focus child according to interests, needs, abilities child. In addition, programs should instill ...

This paper examines the importance of future kindergarten teachers’ beliefs about the usefulness of Games Based Learning in Early Childhood Education. Data were collected by using questionnaires which were given to the participants at the end of an introductory level, Information and Communication Technologies course. The sample of this study was 200 students attending a Bachelor in Education d...

Using data from 1,184 women in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, we estimated associations between education and Ryff's environmental mastery scale scores at age 52. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated two subscales, here termed mastery skills and mastery accomplishments. Low education was associated with higher mastery skills. This was partly explained by childhood socioeco...