This study investigated the impact of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library worldwide on children’s emergent literacy skills aged three to five years. The Imagination Library delivers age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

To ensure that all children can fulfill their potential, it is essential to examine the factors underlying poverty-related achievement gaps. This study investigates the extent to which EF explains disparities in academic outcomes among South African preschool children.

This study uses latent profile analysis to examine how individual patterns of play (social, solitary, reticent, and rough-and-tumble), language (vocabulary and pragmatic language), and attention are associated, and how relevant covariates predict profile membership.

Educational technology in Australia has been shaped as much by governance and legitimacy as by software and design. This paper examines four Australian edtech cases, Canva for Education, Education Perfect, LearningField, and Grok Academy, through a comparative case study based on public document analysis and temporal mapping.

This article explores how more-than-human research approaches can respond to the complexity of political and ethical questions of AI-mediated practices amidst complex transformations of education practice.

This article proposes screen recording as a promising method for studying digital environments in education, presenting three cases of integrating screen recordings into a qualitative design: social media use in the classroom, school leadership practice, and writing practices in multilingual classrooms.

The digital transformation creates persistent pressure for change in educational institutions and practice. Drawing on pragmatist methodology, this paper identifies and outlines key areas for methodological reflection that follow from the interlocked dynamics that characterize change-oriented research in education.

Denne studien undersøker hvordan barnehagelærerstudenter opplever mobilapplikasjoner som verktøy for artsbestemmelse, og hvordan de vurderer bruken av slike apper i sitt fremtidige arbeid med naturfag i barnehagen.

Civil society organizations increasingly complement public education in disadvantaged areas. This qualitative study examines teacher perspectives on two programs delivered by a Swedish nonprofit in compulsory schools.

Early childhood educators’ work involves high levels of stress due to multiple roles and frequent friction with parents. Therefore, it is important to understand the personal, professional, and organizational factors contributing to Early childhood educators’ ability to manage stress during war.

The Hong Kong government emphasizes moral education as a cornerstone of kindergarten educational reform. This study emphasizes the need for a comprehensive moral education framework encompassing robust teaching materials, valid assessment methods, and enhanced teacher training programs. 

This paper serves as a guide for the development of contextually relevant word lists and word guides for English-medium early childhood teacher education programs internationally.