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- Aprendizagem, motivação e memóriaPublication . Barros, Sílvia; Pessanha, Manuela
- Avaliar as aprendizagens e o desenvolvimento em jardim de infância: práticas atuais e necessidades de formação e desenvolvimento profissionalPublication . Oliveira, Vítor Hugo; Pessanha, Manuela; Barbieri, Margarida; Barros, Sílvia; APEI - Associação de profissionais de Educação de InfânciaO artigo analisa práticas de avaliação na educação pré-escolar em Portugal, destacando necessidades de formação e de desenvolvimento profissional. São analisadas as práticas atuais e as necessidades de formação de 430 educadores/as em Portugal. Os/as educadores/as enfrentam desafios, como a falta de tempo e a formação insuficiente em ferramentas digitais. É necessário melhorar os currículos na formação inicial e contínua, no que respeita ao desenvolvimento socioemocional e à literacia emergente, disponibilizar formação sobre ferramentas digitais e práticas de avaliação holísticas e Implementar regulamentação que garantam tempo para a reflexão e a colaboração entre profissionais.
- Bebés, famílias e creches: Relato de um workshop para profissionais e para famíliasPublication . Coelho, Vera; Cadima, Joana; Peixoto, Carla; Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Barros, SílviaAtualmente, a creche representa um dos contextos principais de desenvolvimento de bebés, sendo a transição do contexto familiar para a creche um momento crítico para os bebés e respetivas famílias (e.g., Balaban, 2011; Merril, 2010). O presente estudo descritivo tem por objetivo conhecer as práticas de transição dos bebés do contexto familiar para a creche, implementadas em instituições da Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto, assim como a utilidade percebida destas práticas por parte de profissionais de educação a desempenhar funções em salas de bebés. No âmbito do projeto de investigação Transição dos bebés para a creche: comunicação família-creche, qualidade dos contextos e adaptação do bebé , foram recolhidos dados, entre Setembro de 2013 e Março de 2014, junto de 90 profissionais de educação de salas de bebés através do Questionário sobre características estruturais de berçários (QSCE-B; Barros, Pessanha, Pinto, & Cadima, 2013) e do Questionário sobre práticas de transição dos bebés para a creche (QPTBC; Peixoto, Pinto, & Barros, 2013). Em geral, os resultados indicaram a preocupação dos profissionais com a adaptação dos bebés e das famílias ao contexto de creche através da implementação de algumas das práticas de transição recomendadas na literatura do domínio.
- Children's voices in Early Childhood Education and CarePublication . Correia, Nadine; Aguiar, Cecília; Taelman, Helena; Wyslowska, Olga; Barros, Sílvia; Correia, Isabel; Markowska-Manista, Ursula; Araújo, Sara Barros; Magalhães, Eunice; Pessanha, Manuela; et al.Listening to and considering children’s voices shows respectful regard for children’s needs, interests and experiences, and helps discern what is meaningful for them in a particular subject or situation. Creating opportunities for the expression of children’s voices implies child-centred practice: recognising children as active agents, with evolving competences and capacity to understand, think and choose with some degree of autonomy, thus being able to influence decision-making. Therefore, the commitment to listen to children’s voices represents a fundamental step towards empowering children and supporting their participation rights. Importantly, children have the right to be heard and to have their voices considered from the earliest ages, in their significant relational contexts, such as early childhood education and care (ECEC). Listening to and valuing children’s multiple voices in ECEC can be done in many ways, ensuring the context, children’s background, characteristics and preferences are respected. In this chapter, we address the specificities of listening to children’s voices and taking them into account in ECEC. We discuss common challenges that may prevent the full expression and consideration of children’s voices, and ways to overcome them, to ensure children’s meaningful participation in what matters to them and support them in becoming active citizens in society.
- Comparing Aspects Of The Process Quality In Six European Early Childhood Educational SettingsPublication . Zachopoulou, E.; Grammatikopoulos, V.; Gregoriadis, A.; Gamelas, A.; Leal, T.; Pessanha, Manuela; Barros, Sílvia; Liukkonen, J.; Loizou, E.; Henriksen, C.; Olesen, L. Sanders; Ciolan, L.The European project ‘Early Change’ (http://earlychange.teithe.gr) attempts to evaluate the quality of early childhood education (ECE) environments of six European countries, Greece, Portugal, Finland, Denmark, Cyprus and Romania. The purpose of this paper is to compare the level of two dimensions of the process quality of these environments a) Space & Furnishings, and b) Personal Care Routines. Theorists, practitioners and researchers agree that in order to provide qualitative education to young children, one of the basic needs of all children must be met; that need is the protection of their health and their safety. A high quality early childhood education program must contain a safe and stimulating environment for the child (Lindsey, 1998). Such an environment includes indoor space, outdoor space, furniture, and room arrangement, and it is considered an integral part of a high quality early childhood program. 117 early educators from the six participating countries attended the training seminars about the evaluation of ECE quality using the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-R (ECERS-R). The trained educators evaluated the 8 indicators of the subscale ‘space & furnishings’ and the six indicators of the subscale ‘personal care routines’ in approximately 600 early childhood classrooms from six European countries. The results of this study highlight the similarities and differences concerning the specific dimensions of the process quality of ECE environments in six European countries, and reflect the diversity of ECE environment across these countries. The findings of this study may provide a valuable insight to researchers and educational policy makers for an enhanced understanding of the cultural diversities and the strengthening of the common values and targets of the European Union.
- Comparing aspects of the process quality in six european early childhood educational settingsPublication . Zachopoulou, Evidriki; Grammatikopoulos, Vasilius; Gregoriadis, Athanasios; Gamelas, Ana Madalena; Leal, Teresa; Pessanha, Manuela; et al.The European project ‘Early Change’ (http://earlychange.teithe.gr) attempts to evaluate the quality of early childhood education (ECE) environments of six European countries, Greece, Portugal, Finland, Denmark, Cyprus and Romania. The purpose of this paper is to compare the level of two dimensions of the process quality of these environments a) Space & Furnishings, and b) Personal Care Routines. Theorists, practitioners and researchers agree that in order to provide qualitative education to young children, one of the basic needs of all children must be met; that need is the protection of their health and their safety. A high quality early childhood education program must contain a safe and stimulating environment for the child (Lindsey, 1998). Such an environment includes indoor space, outdoor space, furniture, and room arrangement, and it is considered an integral part of a high quality early childhood program. 117 early educators from the six participating countries attended the training seminars about the evaluation of ECE quality using the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-R (ECERS-R). The trained educators evaluated the 8 indicators of the subscale ‘space & furnishings’ and the six indicators of the subscale ‘personal care routines’ in approximately 600 early childhood classrooms from six European countries. The results of this study highlight the similarities and differences concerning the specific dimensions of the process quality of ECE environments in six European countries, and reflect the diversity of ECE environment across these countries. The findings of this study may provide a valuable insight to researchers and educational policy makers for an enhanced understanding of the cultural diversities and the strengthening of the common values and targets of the European Union.
- Educação e investigação em idades precocesPublication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; et al.
- Effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children’sPublication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Aguiar, CecíliaThis study examined the joint effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children’s language, communication, and early literacy development, while also considering prior developmental level. Participants were 95 children (46 boys), assessed as toddlers (mean age = 26.33 months;Time 1) and preschoolers (mean age = 68.71 months; Time 2) and their families. At both times, children attended center-based child care classrooms in the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal. Results from hierarchical linear models indicated that home environment and preschool quality, but not center-based toddler child care quality, were associated with children’s language and literacy outcomes at Time 2. Moreover, the quality of preschool classrooms moderated the association between home environment quality and children’s language and early literacy skills – but not communication skills – at Time 2, suggesting the positive cumulative effects of home environment and preschool quality. Findings further support the existence of a detrimental effect of low preschool quality on children’s language and early literacy outcomes: positive associations among home environment quality and children’s developmental outcomes were found to reduce substantially when children attended low-quality preschool classrooms.
- Effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children's language, communication, and literacy outcomesPublication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Aguiar, CecíliaThis study examined the joint effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children’s language, communication, and early literacy development, while also considering prior developmental level. Participants were 95 children (46 boys), assessed as toddlers (mean age = 26.33 months; Time 1) and preschoolers (mean age = 68.71 months; Time 2) and their families. At both times, children attended center-based child care classrooms in the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal. Results from hierarchical linear models indicated that home environment and preschool quality, but not center-based toddler child care quality, were associated with children’s language and literacy outcomes at Time 2. Moreover, the quality of preschool classrooms moderated the association between home environment quality and children’s language and early literacy skills – but not communication skills – at Time 2, suggesting the positive cumulative effects of home environment and preschool quality. Findings further support the existence of a detrimental effect of low preschool quality on children’s language and early literacy outcomes: positive associations among home environment quality and children’s developmental outcomes were found to reduce substantially when children attended low-quality preschool classrooms.
- Effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children's language, communication, and literacy outcomesPublication . Pinto, Ana Isabel; Pessanha, Manuela; Aguiar, CecíliaThis study examined the joint effects of home environment and center-based child care quality on children's language, communication, and early literacy development, while also considering prior developmental level. Participants were 95 children (46 boys), assessed as toddlers (mean age = 26.33 months; Time 1) and preschoolers (mean age = 68.71 months; Time 2) and their families. At both times, children attended center-based child care classrooms in the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal. Results from hierarchical linear models indicated that home environment and preschool quality, but not center-based toddler child care quality, were associated with children's language and literacy outcomes at Time 2. Moreover, the quality of preschool classrooms moderated the association between home environment quality and children's language and early literacy skills – but not communication skills – at Time 2, suggesting the positive cumulative effects of home environment and preschool quality. Findings further support the existence of a detrimental effect of low preschool quality on children's language and early literacy outcomes: positive associations among home environment quality and children's developmental outcomes were found to reduce substantially when children attended low-quality preschool classrooms.