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The impact of perceived leadership quality, moral stress and participation on turnover intentions in ECEC sector by Heilala, Cecilia, Lundkvist, Marina, Santavirta, Nina, Kalland, Mirjam

“…The aim of this study was to investigate how perceived leadership quality, moral stress and participation are related to turnover intentions in early childhood…”
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Examining family-preschool partnership: A literature review of the existing measures and their psychometric properties by Margaritopoulou, Theodora, Tsitiridou-Evangelou, Maria, Gregoriadis, Athanasios, Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis

“…Family-preschool partnership is recognised as an important relationship between parents and teachers contributing to preschool child outcomes which has…”
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“Creating security and a good relationship with the student” – Exploring ECEC teachers’ relational professionalism during mentor training by Buss, Anna, Eriksson, Linda, Furu, Ann-Christin

“…Previous research on mentor training in early childhood education and care (ECEC) teacher education has shown that relationships are at the core of mentoring…”
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Teachers’ reflections on linguistic diversity in the linguistic and semiotic landscapes of Swedish-medium ECEC units in Finland by Pakarinen, Sanna, Hansell, Katri, Kvist, Maria

“…This article examines teachers’ reflections on their practices regarding linguistic diversity in linguistic and semiotic landscapes (LSLs) in Swedish-medium…”
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Linguistic diversity in transition: Shifting language orientations in the Swedish ECEC curricula by Papakosma, Maria

“…This article explores the dominant language orientations within the Swedish national curricula for early childhood education and care (ECEC), with a focus on…”
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Nordic perspectives on linguistic diversity and multilingualism in early childhood education and care: Guest editorial by Hansell, Katri, Alstad, Gunhild Tomter, Bergroth, Mari

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Cooperation with imprisoned parents in early childhood education and care in Finland by Susanna Itäkare, Maarit Suomela

“…Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a public service for all children and families living in Finland. To advance the child´s growth,…”
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Cooperation with imprisoned parents in early childhood education and care in Finland by Susanna Itäkare, Maarit Suomela

“…Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a public service for all children and families living in Finland. To advance the child´s growth,…”
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Physical play - How do we inspire and motivate young children to be physically active through play?: An international analysis of twelve countries’ national early years curriculum policies and practices for physical activity and physical play by Howells, Kristy, Jerebine, Alethea, Cools, Wouter, D’Hondt, Eva, De Martelaer, Kristine, Coppens, Eline, Sienaert, Helena, Hall, Nathan, Dong, Jinxia, Soini, Anne, O’Keeffe, Christina, Coulter, Maura, McNally, Sinéad, McCaffrey, Patricia, Tortella, Patrizia, Costa, Aldo M., Hernández-Martinez, Andrea, Sollerhed, Ann-Christin, Urtel, Mark, Vinci, Debra, Wirth, Christopher, Vidoni, Carla, Sääkslahti, Arja

“…Lifelong movement and physical activity (PA) patterns develop during early childhood. Therefore, educators (teachers and practitioners) in early childhood…”
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Early childhood educator training: The value of educating educators on movement, play, and physical literacy development – A three country case study by Debra Vinci, Kristy Howells, Nathan Hall, Christopher Wirth, Melanie Gregg

“…A child's early movement and active play experiences influence their attitudes towards physical activity throughout their childhood and into adulthood (Blair,…”
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Wheels Up: Spiral progression pedagogy towards creative movers using wheels by Alison Murray, Kristy Howells

“…This study explored a trailblazing creative means for Physical Education (PE) preservice teachers (PSTs) to explore movement: agility, balance and coordination…”
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Physical education in Finnish early childhood teacher education–curricula and pre-service teachers’ perceptions by Anne Soini, Susanna Takalo, Joonas Kalari, Susanna Iivonen

“…Physical education (PE) course curricula in Finnish universities were reviewed and compared, and 274 preservice teachers' perceptions of their PE studies in…”
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What is important? How one early childhood teacher prioritised meaningful experiences for children in physical education by Zack Smith, Adam Carter, Tim Fletcher, Déirdre Ní Chróinín

“…Attention to the meaningfulness of children’s physical education experiences can promote rich, life-enhancing engagement with movement. While there has been…”
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Is physical activity a pathway to culturally and linguistically diverse children’s participation in early childhood education and care? by Outi Arvola, Pia Liljeroth, Jyrki Reunamo

“…The Finnish early childhood education’s main principle is to guarantee all children’s and families' rights, prevent segregation, and enhance equality,…”
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Physical activity levels of Reception children in the North-East of England: a cross-sectional analysis of seasonal, daily and hourly variation by Dan Jones, Alison Innerd, Emma L. Giles, Liane B. Azevedo

“…Children’s early years are a key time for development, with research suggesting that engaging in physical activity (PA) can have positive health effects. The…”
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Movement for Life! A physical literacy resource for early childhood caregivers by Melanie Gregg, Nathan Hall

“…Early childhood education settings play a critical role in offering opportunities for children to develop physical literacy. The purpose of the present study…”
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Perceptions of physical education in early childhood teacher education courses by Carla Vidoni, Anne Soini, Osvaldo L. Ferraz

“…The engagement in movement skills in early childhood education care is a key component of promoting a healthy lifestyle. However, the literature shows that…”
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Physical education in early childhood education: Guest editorial by Arja Sääkslahti, Kristy Howells

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The effectiveness of the HIPPA intervention in the sociocultural environment of ECEC physical activity by Anette Mehtälä, Arja Sääkslahti, Anne Soini, Marita Poskiparta, Sami Kokko

“…Studies have shown that, on average, children’s physical activity (PA) levels in early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments are low, thus opening…”
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Teachers’ pedagogical work with children’s fundamental motor skills in early childhood education centres by Mikaela Svanbäck-Laaksonen

“…The aim of this exploratory study is to analyse teachers’ pedagogical work in supporting children’s learning of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in early…”
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