This exploratory netnographic study describes how a sample of Ontario kindergarten teachers perceives the new Ontario Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) curriculum. Discussions from teacher message boards, the comment sections of online news articles, and interviews with kindergarten teachers were analyzed and coded using a qualitative approach. Analysis revealed three major themes: 1) Class size concerns, 2) Team teaching concerns, and 3) Play-based curriculum concerns. Results are in broad agreement with those reported in existing research into Ontario’s FDK initiative. Findings highlight the need for further research with educators involved in Ontario’s FDK and also contribute to the burgeoning field of netnography research. Suggestions for fut...
Abstract Research has shown that factors related to the home learning environment are roughly twice...
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edit version of an article published in Early Childhood Educati...
This collective case study examined the factors affecting the collaborative relationship between tea...
This study was conducted to investigate what children saw as the pedagogical and social purposes of ...
Children have the right to fulfill and expand on all their potentials and desires to learn. In 2010,...
Traditionally, kindergarten programs have been offered in various ways across the province of Ontari...
With the implementation of full day kindergarten in Ontario, an opportunity to explore or to check i...
Six kindergarten teachers in the Greater Toronto Area were interviewed on their understandingsof and...
This Master of Teaching Research Project is a qualitative study that examines the professional relat...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the International Jour...
e past decade has seen an increase in research documenting the benets of children learning through p...
Teaching through play-based learning is emphasized as a fundamental strategy for achieving full-day...
This study has examined Preschool and Kindergarten educators’ perspectives on the use of Information...
There is mounting evidence that information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to ...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor& Francis in The Journal of Educatio...
Abstract Research has shown that factors related to the home learning environment are roughly twice...
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edit version of an article published in Early Childhood Educati...
This collective case study examined the factors affecting the collaborative relationship between tea...
This study was conducted to investigate what children saw as the pedagogical and social purposes of ...
Children have the right to fulfill and expand on all their potentials and desires to learn. In 2010,...
Traditionally, kindergarten programs have been offered in various ways across the province of Ontari...
With the implementation of full day kindergarten in Ontario, an opportunity to explore or to check i...
Six kindergarten teachers in the Greater Toronto Area were interviewed on their understandingsof and...
This Master of Teaching Research Project is a qualitative study that examines the professional relat...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the International Jour...
e past decade has seen an increase in research documenting the benets of children learning through p...
Teaching through play-based learning is emphasized as a fundamental strategy for achieving full-day...
This study has examined Preschool and Kindergarten educators’ perspectives on the use of Information...
There is mounting evidence that information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to ...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor& Francis in The Journal of Educatio...
Abstract Research has shown that factors related to the home learning environment are roughly twice...
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edit version of an article published in Early Childhood Educati...
This collective case study examined the factors affecting the collaborative relationship between tea...