scholarly journals THE MONTESSORI METHOD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIATIVE IN THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS IN CHILDREN DEPRIVED OF PARENTAL CARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diyana Georgieva
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Alternative Technologies ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Montessori Method

The research focus of the article is on exploring the peculiarities of initiative as an important component in communicating early childhood preschoolers deprived of parental care in order to justify and evaluate the effectiveness of using alternative technologies for its development through the application of the Montessori method. For this purpose, an experimental study involving 8 children between the ages of 2 and 3, who were raised in a medical and social home, was conducted. The results reflected the positive effects of choosing the alternative method of improving communication initiative in this marginalized group.

IMPLEMENTATION OF STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) - BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LEARNING IN SEMARANG CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muniroh Munawar ◽  
Fenny Roshayanti ◽  
Sugiyanti Sugiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Innovation And Invention ◽  
Data Collection Technique

Learning in Early Childhood Education (ECE) today should adjust the 21st century competency framework. In this case, learning innovation is needed to actualize a generation that is creative, innovative, critical thinking, able to communicate and collaborate. STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) - based ECE learning is currently seen as an approach that aims to stimulate creativity and  prepare children in a world of work that is full of innovation and invention. Research shows that there is a positive relationship between STEAM experience at early age and school success in the future. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of STEAM-based ECE learning in Semarang City. Three ECE schools that have implemented STEAM-based learning in Semarang City were included as research subjects. The research methods used were qualitative with observation, interview and documentation as a data collection technique. The research focus of the research results include: 1) Story times in STEAM class, 2) STEAM Processes in learning, 3) STEAM activities in class. Data analysis results show that the implementation of STEAM-based learning is not fully integrated, so assistance by expert teams is needed and there is no  comprehensive learning media tool.Pembelajaran di PAUD sekarang ini hendaknya menyesuaikan kerangka kompetensi abad 21, dimana inovasi pembelajaran sangat dibutuhkan untuk mewujudkan generasi yang kreatif, inovatif, berpikir kritis, mampu berkomunikasi dan berkolaborasi. Akhir-akhir ini STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) dipandang sebagai sebuah pendekatan untuk menyiapkan generasi abad 21, yang bertujuan untuk menstimulasi kreativitas, menyiapkan anak-anak dalam dunia kerja yang penuh inovasi dan invensi. Riset menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan positif antara pengalaman STEAM di awal usia dengan kesuksesan sekolah di masa mendatang. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan pembelajaran STEAM di PAUD. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif, pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan hasil penelitian ini mendeskripsikan: 1) Storytimes dalam kelas STEAM, 2) STEAM Process dalam pembelajaran, 3) Aktivitas STEAM di kelas. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa implementasi pembelajaran berbasis STEAM tidak sepenuhnya terintegrasi, sehingga diperlukan bantuan oleh tim ahli dan tidak ada alat media pembelajaran yang komprehensif.

Team and Individual Interactions With Reciprocity in Individual Knowledge Sharing

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Lee Endres ◽  
Sanjib Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Demographic Diversity ◽  
Team Diversity ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Individual Knowledge ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
Ability Perceptions

The study investigated the effects of expected reciprocity on knowledge sharing, as moderated by team and individual variables. Data (n = 84) were collected in an experimental study from undergraduate business student participants. The effects of expected reciprocity on knowledge sharing depend on the levels of individual competence, positive team attitudes, functional diversity, and demographic diversity. Implications include that the effectiveness of reciprocity in knowledge sharing depends on several factors relating to the team and individual. Encouraging reciprocity may have positive effects, but these can be overridden by poor team attitudes, low ability perceptions, and team diversity. Future research suggestions are offered.

From Perception to Action: The Role of Auditory Input in Shaping Vocal Communication and Social Behaviors in Birds

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (Suppl. 1-4) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Julie E. Elie ◽  
Susanne Hoffmann ◽  
Jeffery L. Dunning ◽  
Melissa J. Coleman ◽  
Eric S. Fortune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Auditory Input ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Vocal Production ◽  
Active Participant ◽  
Communication Signals

Acoustic communication signals are typically generated to influence the behavior of conspecific receivers. In songbirds, for instance, such cues are routinely used by males to influence the behavior of females and rival males. There is remarkable diversity in vocalizations across songbird species, and the mechanisms of vocal production have been studied extensively, yet there has been comparatively little emphasis on how the receiver perceives those signals and uses that information to direct subsequent actions. Here, we emphasize the receiver as an active participant in the communication process. The roles of sender and receiver can alternate between individuals, resulting in an emergent feedback loop that governs the behavior of both. We describe three lines of research that are beginning to reveal the neural mechanisms that underlie the reciprocal exchange of information in communication. These lines of research focus on the perception of the repertoire of songbird vocalizations, evaluation of vocalizations in mate choice, and the coordination of duet singing.

Effects of small-scale, home-like facilities in dementia care on residents’ behavior, and use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs: a quasi-experimental study

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Verbeek ◽  
Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen ◽  
Erik van Rossum ◽  
Ton Ambergen ◽  
Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Quasi Experimental

ABSTRACTBackground:Small-scale, home-like care environments are increasingly implemented in institutional nursing care as a model to promote resident-directed care, although evidence on its effects is sparse. This study focuses on the effects of small-scale living facilities on the behavior of residents with dementia and use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs.Methods:A quasi-experimental study was conducted comparing residents in two types of long-term institutional nursing care (i.e. small-scale living facilities and traditional psychogeriatric wards) on three time points: at baseline and follow-ups after six and 12 months. Residents were matched at baseline on cognitive and functional status to increase comparability of groups at baseline. Nurses assessed neuropsychiatric and depressive symptoms, agitation, social engagement, and use of physical restraints using questionnaires. Psychotropic drug use was derived from residents’ medical records.Results:In total, 259 residents were included: 124 in small-scale living facilities and 135 controls. Significantly fewer physical restraints and psychotropic drugs were used in small-scale living facilities compared with traditional wards. Residents in small-scale living facilities were significantly more socially engaged, at baseline and after six months follow-up, and displayed more physically non-aggressive behavior after 12 months than residents in traditional wards. No other differences were found.Conclusions:This study suggests positive effects of small-scale living facilities on the use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs. However, the results for behavior were mixed. More research is needed to gain an insight on the relationship between dementia care environment and other residents’ outcomes.

scholarly journals The effects of emotional awareness training on teachers’ ability to manage the emotions of preschool children: An experimental study

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Maria Ulloa ◽  
Ian Evans ◽  
Linda Jones
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Control Group

This article describes the process and results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on teachers’ ability to manage the emotions of preschool children during a constrained play activity. Thirty early childhood education teachers participated in the study. Half of the participants were taught strategies to enhance their own emotional competence. The control group was provided with standard information on child development. The experimental group was trained in active strategies on emotion coaching, emotional schemas, reflective practice focused on emotions, and mindfulness training. The teachers’ outcomes were assessed in situ during a pretend play session with small groups of preschoolers. The dependent variables were observed occurrences of different components of emotional competence in teachers. Significant statistical differences were found between the two groups across the three different emotional competence skills (regulation, expression, and knowledge) demonstrated by the early childhood teachers during a game situation. This experimental study highlights the processes through which teachers support the emotional competence of young children, and the importance of the role of early childhood teachers' own emotional competence on the socialisation of children’s emotions. Most importantly, it provides evidence, based on the influence of emotion-focused teacher-training and reflective practices, that teachers’ emotional skills should be supported such that they can optimally meet the emotional needs of young children.

scholarly journals Building Effective Communication Between Teachers and Early Children In PAUD Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Ditha Prasanti ◽  
Dinda Rakhma Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Interaction Theory ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Communication Goals ◽  
Symbolic Interaction Theory

Effective communication is certainly the dream of everyone who does it. Not separated from the communication process, early childhood also interacts to achieve the desired communication goals. In this article, the author discusses the efforts to build effective communication for teachers and early childhood in the X PAUD institution in Bandung. The author sees this topic as very important because it is an urgency now to express the creation of effective communication between teachers and early childhood in their PAUD institutions. This study uses a qualitative approach to the case study method. The author raises a case about efforts to build effective communication in the PAUD X institution. This study is very suitable to be analyzed with symbolic interaction theory because there is a meaning in the communication process conducted by teachers with early childhood in the PAUD institution. The results showed that there were efforts made to build effective communication between teachers and early childhood, including: (1) PAUD teachers as communicators must have characteristics of patience, willingness to sacrifice, attention, assertiveness, and be able to attract early childhood attention; (2) the existence of media / tools used by PAUD teachers at the X institution to achieve effective communication for teachers and early childhood; (3) PAUD teachers must understand the diverse character of their students  

scholarly journals Montessori’s Children’s Houses in Calabria at the beginning of the twentieth century in the Historic Archive of the ANIMI

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Brunella Serpe
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Social Question ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
The Social ◽  
Montessori Method ◽  
Set Up

The birth of Montessori’s Case dei Bambini (“Children’s Houses”) and the adoption of her innovative teaching method constitute an interesting chapter in the renewal of educational practices in Italy in the early years of the 20th century. Spreading from North to South, the biggest impact was felt where the social question was most acute. Milan, Rome and Città di Castello (the location of the Villa Montesca belonging to Leopoldo Franchetti and his wife Alice Hallgarten), together with very small communities such as those of Ferruzzano and Saccuti in the province of Reggio Calabria, were ideal contexts in which to test the assumptions of Maria Montessori’s approach to pedagogy. Specifically, this paper examines the experience of the Children’s Houses and nursery schools set up in Calabria by the Associazione Nazionale per gli Interessi del Mezzogiorno d’Italia (ANIMI, the National Association for the Interests of the Italian Mezzogiorno). The use of partly unpublished materials kept in the Association’s Historic Archive makes it possible to reconstruct the enthusiasm for the Montessori method of some teachers who were not from Calabria and to assess its positive effects on the children, who were among the country’s most neglected, often condemned to a series of privations. 

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