Early Learning and Development provides a unique synthesis of cultural-historical theory
from Vygotsky, Elkonin and Leontiev in the twentieth century to the ground-breaking …

Based on an action research project with 12 preschools in a municipality north of
Copenhagen the article investigates and takes a first step in order to create a preschool …

This paper presents the results of a study conducted with second grade students and pre-
service teachers. This study examined the possibilities for engaging children in critical …

The purpose of the present article was to gain knowledge about what aspects of, and in what
way, contextual and conceptual intersubjectivity contribute to emergent science knowledge …

This paper examines how literacy is defined and enacted by teachers in early childhood
programmes pointing to the differing ways views of early literacy impact practice. It is argued …

The Vygotskian perspective concerning the functions of language can be seen in two
continuums. First there is a continuum from the interpsychological to the intrapsychological …

Eğitim kavramının yaygınlaşması ve okul/okullaşma, öğrenme/eğitim kavramlarının
toplumda etkin hale gelmesi ile ortaya çıkan çocuk kavramı uzun yıllar boyunca tartışma …

This conceptual paper examines the aspects of human development that are foundational to
higher mental functions and how particular features of cognition essential for relational and …

THE DEVELOPMENT OF 'WORKING THEORIES'is a key learning outcome for New
Zealand's early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki (MoE, 1996, p. 44). Working theories are …

Research suggests that participation in high quality preschool programs can support
children who are at risk of school failure. The preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, considered …