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Nina Sajaniemi
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Early numeracy in low‐performing young children
2009
The aim of this study was to explore the early numeracy of low‐performing young children. The mean age of the children was six years and four months. The 511 participants belonged to three groups: multi‐language children, children with special educational needs and children with average performance. The results showed that there were significant group differences in early numeracy: the children in the reference group had better relational and counting skills than those with a multi‐language background and those with special educational needs. Some differences were found in counting skills between the children with multi‐language background and those with special educational needs. Finally, …
Päivähoidosta varhaiskasvatukseen : pedagogisen toiminnan edellytykset suomalaisessa päivähoidossa ja varhaiskasvatuksessa
2021
Suomessa päivähoidon ja varhaiskasvatuksen vaikuttavuuden yhtenä mittarina on ollut koulussa tai työelämässä menestyminen. Päivähoidolle ja varhaiskasvatukselle asetetut tavoitteet ovat aina tavalla tai toisella liittyneet yhteiskunnan taloudellispoliittisiin olosuhteisiin, josta käsin ne ovat ohjanneet myös toiminnan sisältöjä ja laatua. Laadunarvioinnin lähtökohtana ovat olleet palvelujärjestelmän mahdollisuudet vastata työelämän ja perheen tarpeisiin. Lasten kokonaisvaltaiseen oppimiseen ja hyvinvointiin tähtäävän pedagogiikan arviointi on sen sijaan jäänyt vähemmälle huomiolle. Tässä katsauksessa keskitytään tarkastelemaan päivähoidossa ja varhaiskasvatuksessa tapahtuneiden rakenteellis…
The impact of children’s socioemotional development on parenting styles: the moderating effect of social withdrawal
2020
This study focused on associations between children’s socioemotional development (prosocial behaviour, internalizing and externalizing problems) and parenting styles (affection, behavioural control, and psychological control), and the moderating role of children’s social withdrawal (as a temperamental characteristic) in these associations. Children’s socioemotional development (n = 314) were rated by teachers at three-time points (grades 1–3). Parents completed questionnaires measuring their parenting styles at the same three-time points. The level of social withdrawal was obtained at the end of kindergarten from teachers’ reports. Panel analysis showed that prosocial behaviour was associat…
Understanding Different Approaches to ECE Pedagogy through Tensions
2021
Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The concept of pedagogy is the key to understanding pedagogy in early childhood education (ECE) in the Nordic countries, which are known for their high quality of life and education. However, in ECE, there are several different approaches toward pedagogy and it can be said that pedagogy is a multidimensional and dynamic concept. In this paper, the different approaches to pedagogy are defined and reconceptualized through an integrative literature analysis focusing on scientific papers and research reports of the concept. Five approaches to pedagogy were constructed: pedagogy through interaction, pedagogy through s…