Children developing self-regulation skills in a Kids' Skills intervention programme in Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care

被引:8
作者
Hautakangas, Merja [1 ]
Kumpulainen, Kristiina [2 ]
Uusitalo, Lotta [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Helsinki, Fac Educ Sci, POB 9, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[2] Univ Helsinki, Fac Educ Sci, Educ, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[3] Univ Helsinki, Fac Educ Sci, Special Educ, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
关键词
Self-regulation; children; Early Childhood Education and Care; Kids-Skills programme;
D O I
10.1080/03004430.2021.1918125
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Self-regulation skills are fundamental for a child's development and learning. Yet, problems in self-regulation are common and several programmes with varying results have been created to overcome them. In this article, we have reported on a controlled ten-week intervention study. Twenty-eight children aged 4-7 years and with poor self-regulation skills participated in their Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres. The intervention programme, entitled Kids' Skills, is based on a strength-based and solution-focused perspective. Compared with the 15-child control group, the intervention group showed significant progress. The Kids' Skills intervention made visible the teacher's strong engagement to develop children's self-regulation skills and the positive interaction, such as how the teacher supports the child in challenging situations. The Kids' Skills' strength-based pedagogy, emphasizing that rather than the child being a problem, the child and the teacher work together to solve the child's problem, increases the child's involvement and their development of self-regulation skills.
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页码:1626 / 1642
页数:17
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