OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Early Childhood Education Journal is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Missing Early Education and Care During the Pandemic: The Socio-Emotional Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Young Children	96
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education: Capturing the Unique Challenges Associated with Remote Teaching and Learning in K-2	64
Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic	57
The Effects of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education and Care: Research and Resources for Children, Families, Teachers, and Teacher Educators	53
Preschool Education in Turkey During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study	51
The Prevalence of Risky Play in Young Children’s Indoor and Outdoor Free Play	43
Physical, Mental, and Financial Stress Impacts of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Educators	42
Shifting to Remote Learning During COVID-19: Differences for Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education Teachers	41
“Doing What I can, but I got no Magic Wand:” A Snapshot of Early Childhood Educator Experiences and Efforts to Ensure Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic	40
Neglected Elements of a High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce: Whole Teacher Well-Being and Working Conditions	40
Preservice Preschool Teachers’ Self-efficacy in and Need for STEM Education Professional Development: STEM Pedagogical Belief as a Mediator	35
Preschool STEM Activities: Preschool Teachers’ Preparation and Views	32
Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: Identifying the Needs of Early Childhood Educators	30
Self-regulation in Preschool and Early Elementary Classrooms: Why It Is Important and How to Promote It	28
A Systematic Review of the Literature on Aspects Affecting Positive Classroom Climate in Multicultural Early Childhood Education	28
Rethinking Home-School Partnerships: Lessons Learned from Latinx Parents of Young Children During the COVID-19 Era	26
The Implications of COVID-19 for Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Parents and Caregivers	26
Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Educator’s Perspectives and Practices in Nutrition and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study	25
Digital Technology Usage of Young Children: Screen Time and Families	25
Associations Between Child and Administrator Race and Suspension and Expulsion Rates in Community Childcare Programs	23
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Their Emotional State, Relationships with Parents, Challenges, and Opportunities During the Early Stage of the Pandemic	22
Supporting Preschool Children’s STEM Learning with Parent-Involved Early Engineering Education	21
Job Demands and Resources Experienced by the Early Childhood Education Workforce Serving High-Need Populations	21
Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion: A Content Analysis of State Legislation	19
Early Childhood Teachers’ Self-efficacy and Professional Support Predict Work Engagement	19

Can Pre-school Children Learn Programming and Coding Through Guided Play Activities? A Case Study in Computational Thinking	18
Pedagogical Knowledge of Structured Movement Sessions in the Early Education Curriculum: Perceptions of Teachers and Student Teachers	18
Classroom Play and Activities to Support Computational Thinking Development in Early Childhood	16
Classroom Management Strategies for Hyflex Instruction: Setting Students Up for Success in the Hybrid Environment	16
Parental Involvement in Children's Online Education During COVID-19; A Phenomenological Study in Saudi Arabia	15
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Inclusion for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	15
Theories of Child Development and Their Impact on Early Childhood Education and Care	15
Effects of Active Outdoor Play on Preschool Children’s on-Task Classroom Behavior	14
The Impact of COVID-19 on Families’ Home Literacy Practices with Young Children	14
Initial Development of a National Survey on Remote Learning in Early Childhood During COVID-19: Establishing Content Validity and Reporting Successes and Barriers	14
Occupational Commitment of Chinese Kindergarten Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictions of Anti-Epidemic Action, Income Reduction, and Career Confidence	13
Teacher Questioning Practices in Early Childhood Science Activities	13
I Love My Hair: The Weaponizing of Black Girls Hair by Educators in Early Childhood Education	13
“Children Have the Fairest Things to Say”: Young Children’s Engagement with Anti-Bias Picture Books	13
What Facilitates Kindergarten Teachers’ Intentions to Implement Play-Based Learning?	13
Using Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Support Self-regulation in Young Children: A Review of the Literature	12
Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions of Online Teaching During Field Experience with Young Children	12
Uncovering Community Cultural Wealth Through an Early Intervention Program: Syrian Refugee Children Speaking	12
Preservice Teachers’ Online Teaching Experiences During COVID-19	12
“We Feel Connected… and Like We Belong”: A Parent-Led, Staff-Supported Model of Family Engagement in Early Childhood	11
Exploring Early Childhood Teachers’ Beliefs About STEAM Education in Saudi Arabia	11
Preliterate Young Children’s Reading Attitudes: Connections to the Home Literacy Environment and Maternal Factors	11
Preschoolers’ Approaches to Learning and Family-school Connections During COVID-19: An Empirical Study Based on a Wuhan Sample	11
Family Engagement and Latine Children’s Early Narrative Skills	11
Collaboration of Child Protective Services and Early Childhood Educators: Enhancing the Well-Being of Children in Need	11
Pet Keeping in the Time of COVID-19: The Canine and Feline Companions of Young Children	11
The Impact of Peer Interactions on Language Development Among Preschool English Language Learners: A Systematic Review	11
New Methods to Support Effective Collaborative Reflection Among Kindergarten Teachers: An Action Research Approach	10
Communicating Digitally: Building Preschool Teacher-Parent Partnerships Via Digital Technologies During COVID-19	10
Lessons Learned from Norway on Risky Play in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)	10
Nurturing Kindergarteners’ Early STEM Academic Identity Through Makerspace Pedagogy	10
Mindfulness and Resilience as Mediators in the Relationship Between Job-Related Stress and Teacher–Child Interaction Among Early Childhood Educators	10
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Programs on Psychological Distress and Burnout in Kindergarten Teachers: A Pilot Study	9
Engaging Preschoolers with Critical Literacy Through Counter-Storytelling: A Qualitative Case Study	9
Large Number Estimation as a Vehicle to Promote Mathematical Modeling	9
Pre-service Teachers Perspectives of Google Expedition	9
Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Increase Parent-Practitioner Communication in Early Childhood Care and Educational Services: The Development of an Online Communication Application	9
Early Childhood Education and Care in the Time of COVID-19: Introduction to a Special Issue of Early Childhood Education Journal	8
Let’s Talk Play! Exploring the Possible Benefits of Play-Based Pedagogy on Language and Literacy Learning in Two Title I Kindergarten Classrooms	8
Supporting School Readiness Through Librarian-Child Interactions in Public Library Storytimes: An Analysis of Assessment Scores and Influential Factors	8
“Everybody has to get a Chance to Learn”: Democratic Aspects of Digitalisation in Preschool	8
Young Children’s Nutrition During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Comparative Study	8
Early Childhood Education During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Perceived Changing Roles of Preschool Administrators, Teachers, and Parents	8
Learn to Do by Doing and Observing: Exploring Early Childhood Educators′ Personal Behaviours as a Mechanism for Developing Physical Literacy Among Preschool Aged Children	8
Family-School Cooperation: An Online Survey of Parents and Teachers of Young Children in Spain	8
Starting with Parents: Investigating a Multi-Generational, Media-Enhanced Approach to Support Informal Science Learning for Young Children	8
Constructing My World: A Case Study Examining Emergent Bilingual Multimodal Composing Practices	8
Expelled from Childcare: Suspension and Expulsion Practices in One State’s Community Childcare Centers	8
Children’s Behavioral Challenges in Head Start Classrooms: Links to Teacher Well-Being and Intent to Leave	8
Efficacy of an Adaptive Game-Based Math Learning App to Support Personalized Learning and Improve Early Elementary School Students’ Learning	8

Noticing and Naming Computational Thinking During Play	8
Parental Perspectives on Storybook Reading in Indian Home Contexts	8
The Quantity and Quality of Teachers’ Self-perceptions of Read-Aloud Practices in Norwegian First Grade Classrooms	8
A Longitudinal Examination of Withholding All or Part of School Recess on Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Evidence from a Natural Experiment	7
Factors Influencing the Provision of Classroom-based Physical Activity to Students in the Early Years of Primary School: A Survey of Educators	7
Twice Upon a Mind: Preschoolers’ Narrative Processing of Electronic and Printed Stories	7
The Role of Teacher–Child Relationship Quality in Black and Latino Boys’ Positive Development	7
Funds of Knowledge: Early Learning in Burmese Families	7
Music Uses in Preschool Classrooms in the U.S.: A Multiple-Methods Study	7
Investigating Young Children’s Social Interactions During Digital Play	7
“They’re Going to Forget About Their Mother Tongue”: Influence of Chinese Beliefs in Child Home Language and Literacy Development	7
Ethnic Diversity in Children’s Books in the Netherlands	7
A Collective Impact Organization for Early Childhood: Increasing Access to Quality Care by Uniting Community Sectors	7
Training Early Childhood Educators to Promote Children's Physical Activity	7
Inclusive Play-Based Learning: Approaches from Enacting Kindergarten Teachers	7
Transition to Primary School of Children in Economic Disadvantage: Does a Preschool Teacher Training Program Make a Difference?	6
Parents’ Perspectives of Family Engagement with Early Childhood Education and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
“You Can be Whatever You Want to be!”: Transforming Teacher Practices to Support Girls’ STEM Engagement	6
Online Teacher Inquiry as a Professional Learning Model for Multilingual Early Childhood Educators	6
An Indoor Physical Activity Area for Increasing Physical Activity in the Early Childhood Education Classroom: An Experience for Enhancing Young Children's Movement	6
Nourishing Compassion in Finnish Kindergarten Head Teachers: How Character Strength Training Influences Teachers’ Other-Oriented Behavior	6
“Everyone Can Be a Leader”: Early Childhood Education Leadership in a Center Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families	6
Making Partnerships Work: Proposing a Model to Support Parent-Practitioner Partnerships in the Early Years	6
“We’re More Than a Daycare”: Reported Roles and Settings for Early Childhood Professionals and Implications for Professionalizing the Field	6
Partnering with Parents in Early Childhood Services: Raising and Responding to Concerns	6
Adapting to Change; Exploring Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of a Child-Centered Curriculum	6
Understanding Caribbean Early Childhood Teachers’ Professional Experiences During the COVID-19 School Disruption	6
Family Physical Activities Choice, Parental Views of Physical Activities, and Chinese Preschool Children’s Physical Fitness and Motor Development	6
Drawing from and Expanding their Toolboxes: Preschool Teachers’ Traditional Strategies, Unconventional Opportunities, and Novel Challenges in Scaffolding Young Children’s Social and Emotional Learning	6
Supporting Young Children’s Spatial Understanding: Examining Toddlers’ Experiences with Contents and Containers	6
A Meta-synthesis of Caregivers’ Experiences Transitioning from Early Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education	6
A Mixed-Methods Study of Early Childhood Education and Care in South Korea: Policies and Practices During COVID-19	6
Work Demands and Work Resources: Testing a Model of Factors Predicting Turnover Intentions in Early Childhood Education	6
“I Need You to Show Me:” Coaching Early Childhood Professionals	6
Exploring the Knowledge and Needs of Early Childhood Development Practitioners from a Low-Resource Community	6
Challenges to Remote Instruction During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study with Primary Grade Teachers in India	5
A Framework for Scientific Inquiry in Preschool	5
The Portrayal of Characters with Dyslexia in Children’s Picture Books	5
Parent and Teacher Perceptions of the Parent–Teacher Relationship and Child Self-regulation in Preschool: Variations by Child Race	5
An Opportunity for Our Little Ones: Findings from an Evaluation of an Aboriginal Early Childhood Learning Centre in Central Australia	5
Best Practices for Preschool Music Education: Supporting Music-Making Throughout the Day	5
How Early Childhood Educators Resolve Workplace Challenges Using Character Strengths and Model Character for Children in the Process	5
“I’m Gonna Cook My Baby in a Pot”: Young Black Girls’ Racial Preferences and Play Behavior	5
Developing Children's Literacy Learning Through Skillful Parent–Child Shared Book Readings	5
From Full Day Learning to 30 Minutes a Day: A Descriptive Study of Early Learning During the First COVID-19 Pandemic School Shutdown in Ontario	5
Perspectives of Parents and Teachers on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Socio-Emotional Well-Being	5
Parental Perspectives on Children’s School Readiness: An Ethnographic Study	5
Encouraging Shifts in Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Writing and Plans for Future Instruction	5
Supporting Children’s Healthy Development During Mealtime in Early Childhood Settings	5
Exploring the Challenge of Teachers’ Emotional Labor in Early Childhood Settings	5
Building Inclusive, Multicultural Early Years Classrooms: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Ethic of Care	5
The Role of Early Care Providers in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Systems	5
Validation of a Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Outdoor Play Behavioral Intention and Perceived Behavioral Control Tool for Early Childhood Educators	5
A Successful Kindergarten Transition for Children with Disabilities: Collaboration Throughout the Process	5
Promising Findings that the Cultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators’ Program (CHIME) Strengthens Early Childhood Teachers’ Emotional Resources: An Iterative Study	5
An Environmental Scan of Existing Canadian Childcare Resources Targeting Improvements in Health Behaviours	4
Face Masks and Emotion Literacy in Preschool Children: Implications During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Kindergarten Teachers’ Ratings of Children’s Behavioral and Learning Competencies: Predictive Impact on Children’s Third and Fourth Grade Achievement Trajectories	4
Integration of Digital Technology into an Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Program in China	4
Can Reading Personalized Storybooks to Children Increase Their Prosocial Behavior?	4
Classroom Location, Activity Type, and Physical Activity During Preschool Children's Indoor Free-Play	4
Learning Stories as an Assessment: A Case Study Exploring Its Local Application in China	4
Trauma: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers’ Attitudes and Experiences	4
Booked on Math: Developing Math Concepts in Pre-K Classrooms Using Interactive Read-Alouds	4
Navigating Early Childhood Teachers Initial Resistance to Literacy Coaching in Diverse Rural Schools	4
Religiously Diverse Multicultural Literature for Early Childhood	4
Identifying the Needs of Prekindergarten Children: A Focus on Health, Wellbeing, and Family Environment	4
Engaging in Interactive Book Reading: Experiences of Refugee Mother–Child Dyads	4
Pursuing the Promise of Preschool: An Exploratory Investigation of the Perceptions of Parents Experiencing Homelessness	4
An Examination of Turkish Early Childhood Teachers’ Challenges in Implementing Pedagogical Documentation	4
Oral Language and Emergent Literacy Strategies Used by Australian Early Childhood Teachers During Shared Book Reading	4
Peer Aggression and Victimisation: Social Behaviour Strategies in Early Childhood in Spain	4
Promoting Head Start Dual Language Learners’ Social and Emotional Development Through Creative Drama	4