Advisor | Hegde, Archana V | |
Author | Brown, Taylor Marie | |
Date Accessioned | 2024-01-16T17:32:05Z | |
Date Created | 2023-12 | |
Date of Issue | 2023-12-07 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.submitted | December 2023 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13265 | |
Description | The lowest-performing learning domain, particularly among low-income families, has been identified as science education. Preschool science education has advantages that are well known, but more research is needed to understand how Head Start (HS) teachers use and view preschool science and how this impacts their teaching methods. Utilizing the constructs of phenomenology, thirty-five in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with HS teachers from 16 counties across the three regions of North Carolina. Researchers identified significant statements through open coding which were categorized into themes informed by Expectancy Value Theory. Teachers reported several motivators (personal values, previous experiences, child engagement, etc.) and barriers (limited resources, perceived lack of support, competing domains, etc.) as they relate to science education. Most teachers expressed value for science in early years but many expressed hesitancies when approaching the subject. Implications of the findings for HS and the field of early childhood care and education have been discussed in greater detail. | |
Mimetype | application/pdf | |
Language | en | |
Publisher | East Carolina University | |
Subject | preschool science, Head Start, expectancy value theory, professional development, training, science resources, barriers, support | |
Title | EXPLORING HEAD START TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION | |
Type | Master's Thesis | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.updated | 2024-01-11T19:03:19Z | |
Department | Human Development and Family Sci | |
Embargo Terms | 2024-12-01 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.name | M.S. | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.level | Masters | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.discipline | MS-Human Dev. & Family Sci. | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.department | Human Development and Family Sci | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.embargo.lift | 2024-12-01 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.type.material | text | |