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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Missing Early Education and Care During the Pandemic: The Socio-Emotional Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Young Children	98
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education: Capturing the Unique Challenges Associated with Remote Teaching and Learning in K-2	65
Early Childhood Educators’ Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic	58
The Effects of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education and Care: Research and Resources for Children, Families, Teachers, and Teacher Educators	54
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	44
Physical, Mental, and Financial Stress Impacts of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Educators	43
Neglected Elements of a High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce: Whole Teacher Well-Being and Working Conditions	41
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
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
Digital Technology Usage of Young Children: Screen Time and Families	27
The Implications of COVID-19 for Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Parents and Caregivers	27
Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Educator’s Perspectives and Practices in Nutrition and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study	26
Rethinking Home-School Partnerships: Lessons Learned from Latinx Parents of Young Children During the COVID-19 Era	26
Supporting Preschool Children’s STEM Learning with Parent-Involved Early Engineering Education	22
Early Childhood Teachers’ Self-efficacy and Professional Support Predict Work Engagement	22
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Their Emotional State, Relationships with Parents, Challenges, and Opportunities During the Early Stage of the Pandemic	22
Job Demands and Resources Experienced by the Early Childhood Education Workforce Serving High-Need Populations	22
Can Pre-school Children Learn Programming and Coding Through Guided Play Activities? A Case Study in Computational Thinking	20
Early Childhood Suspension and Expulsion: A Content Analysis of State Legislation	19
Pedagogical Knowledge of Structured Movement Sessions in the Early Education Curriculum: Perceptions of Teachers and Student Teachers	18
Classroom Management Strategies for Hyflex Instruction: Setting Students Up for Success in the Hybrid Environment	16
Theories of Child Development and Their Impact on Early Childhood Education and Care	16

Classroom Play and Activities to Support Computational Thinking Development in Early Childhood	16
Parental Involvement in Children's Online Education During COVID-19; A Phenomenological Study in Saudi Arabia	16
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Inclusion for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	15
The Impact of COVID-19 on Families’ Home Literacy Practices with Young Children	14
Using Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Support Self-regulation in Young Children: A Review of the Literature	14
Preservice Teachers’ Online Teaching Experiences During COVID-19	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
Effects of Active Outdoor Play on Preschool Children’s on-Task Classroom Behavior	14
I Love My Hair: The Weaponizing of Black Girls Hair by Educators in Early Childhood Education	14
What Facilitates Kindergarten Teachers’ Intentions to Implement Play-Based Learning?	13
“We Feel Connected… and Like We Belong”: A Parent-Led, Staff-Supported Model of Family Engagement in Early Childhood	13
Teacher Questioning Practices in Early Childhood Science Activities	13
Occupational Commitment of Chinese Kindergarten Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictions of Anti-Epidemic Action, Income Reduction, and Career Confidence	13
“Children Have the Fairest Things to Say”: Young Children’s Engagement with Anti-Bias Picture Books	13
Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions of Online Teaching During Field Experience with Young Children	12
Exploring Early Childhood Teachers’ Beliefs About STEAM Education in Saudi Arabia	12
Uncovering Community Cultural Wealth Through an Early Intervention Program: Syrian Refugee Children Speaking	12
Pet Keeping in the Time of COVID-19: The Canine and Feline Companions of Young Children	12
The Impact of Peer Interactions on Language Development Among Preschool English Language Learners: A Systematic Review	11
Preschoolers’ Approaches to Learning and Family-school Connections During COVID-19: An Empirical Study Based on a Wuhan Sample	11
Collaboration of Child Protective Services and Early Childhood Educators: Enhancing the Well-Being of Children in Need	11
Family Engagement and Latine Children’s Early Narrative Skills	11
Preliterate Young Children’s Reading Attitudes: Connections to the Home Literacy Environment and Maternal Factors	11
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
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
“Everybody has to get a Chance to Learn”: Democratic Aspects of Digitalisation in Preschool	10
Pre-service Teachers Perspectives of Google Expedition	9
Engaging Preschoolers with Critical Literacy Through Counter-Storytelling: A Qualitative Case Study	9
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Programs on Psychological Distress and Burnout in Kindergarten Teachers: A Pilot Study	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
Efficacy of an Adaptive Game-Based Math Learning App to Support Personalized Learning and Improve Early Elementary School Students’ Learning	9
Large Number Estimation as a Vehicle to Promote Mathematical Modeling	9
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
Early Childhood Education and Care in the Time of COVID-19: Introduction to a Special Issue of Early Childhood Education Journal	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	8
Noticing and Naming Computational Thinking During Play	8
Young Children’s Nutrition During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Comparative Study	8
Children’s Behavioral Challenges in Head Start Classrooms: Links to Teacher Well-Being and Intent to Leave	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
Parental Perspectives on Storybook Reading in Indian Home Contexts	8
Investigating Young Children’s Social Interactions During Digital Play	7
Inclusive Play-Based Learning: Approaches from Enacting Kindergarten Teachers	7

Ethnic Diversity in Children’s Books in the Netherlands	7
Factors Influencing the Provision of Classroom-based Physical Activity to Students in the Early Years of Primary School: A Survey of Educators	7
Work Demands and Work Resources: Testing a Model of Factors Predicting Turnover Intentions in Early Childhood Education	7
Exploring the Challenge of Teachers’ Emotional Labor in Early Childhood Settings	7
“They’re Going to Forget About Their Mother Tongue”: Influence of Chinese Beliefs in Child Home Language and Literacy Development	7
“You Can be Whatever You Want to be!”: Transforming Teacher Practices to Support Girls’ STEM Engagement	7
Twice Upon a Mind: Preschoolers’ Narrative Processing of Electronic and Printed Stories	7
Training Early Childhood Educators to Promote Children's Physical Activity	7
Nourishing Compassion in Finnish Kindergarten Head Teachers: How Character Strength Training Influences Teachers’ Other-Oriented Behavior	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
Perspectives of Parents and Teachers on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Socio-Emotional Well-Being	6
A Mixed-Methods Study of Early Childhood Education and Care in South Korea: Policies and Practices During COVID-19	6
Promising Findings that the Cultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators’ Program (CHIME) Strengthens Early Childhood Teachers’ Emotional Resources: An Iterative Study	6
Challenges to Remote Instruction During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study with Primary Grade Teachers in India	6
Exploring the Knowledge and Needs of Early Childhood Development Practitioners from a Low-Resource Community	6
Making Partnerships Work: Proposing a Model to Support Parent-Practitioner Partnerships in the Early Years	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
A Meta-synthesis of Caregivers’ Experiences Transitioning from Early Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education	6
Online Teacher Inquiry as a Professional Learning Model for Multilingual Early Childhood Educators	6
Adapting to Change; Exploring Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of a Child-Centered Curriculum	6
How Early Childhood Educators Resolve Workplace Challenges Using Character Strengths and Model Character for Children in the Process	6
“I Need You to Show Me:” Coaching Early Childhood Professionals	6
Family Physical Activities Choice, Parental Views of Physical Activities, and Chinese Preschool Children’s Physical Fitness and Motor Development	6
The Role of Early Care Providers in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Systems	6
Transition to Primary School of Children in Economic Disadvantage: Does a Preschool Teacher Training Program Make a Difference?	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
A Successful Kindergarten Transition for Children with Disabilities: Collaboration Throughout the Process	6
Best Practices for Preschool Music Education: Supporting Music-Making Throughout the Day	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
Understanding Caribbean Early Childhood Teachers’ Professional Experiences During the COVID-19 School Disruption	6
Building Inclusive, Multicultural Early Years Classrooms: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Ethic of Care	6
“Everyone Can Be a Leader”: Early Childhood Education Leadership in a Center Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families	6
Parents’ Perspectives of Family Engagement with Early Childhood Education and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Can Reading Personalized Storybooks to Children Increase Their Prosocial Behavior?	5
A Framework for Scientific Inquiry in Preschool	5
Parent and Teacher Perceptions of the Parent–Teacher Relationship and Child Self-regulation in Preschool: Variations by Child Race	5
Validation of a Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Outdoor Play Behavioral Intention and Perceived Behavioral Control Tool for Early Childhood Educators	5
Developing Children's Literacy Learning Through Skillful Parent–Child Shared Book Readings	5
The Portrayal of Characters with Dyslexia in Children’s Picture Books	5
An Opportunity for Our Little Ones: Findings from an Evaluation of an Aboriginal Early Childhood Learning Centre in Central Australia	5
Pursuing the Promise of Preschool: An Exploratory Investigation of the Perceptions of Parents Experiencing Homelessness	5
Supporting Children’s Healthy Development During Mealtime in Early Childhood Settings	5
“I’m Gonna Cook My Baby in a Pot”: Young Black Girls’ Racial Preferences and Play Behavior	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
Parental Perspectives on Children’s School Readiness: An Ethnographic Study	5
Face Masks and Emotion Literacy in Preschool Children: Implications During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
An Environmental Scan of Existing Canadian Childcare Resources Targeting Improvements in Health Behaviours	4
Mathematical Ability at a Very Young Age: The Contributions of Relationship Quality with Parents and Teachers via Children’s Language and Literacy Abilities	4
Booked on Math: Developing Math Concepts in Pre-K Classrooms Using Interactive Read-Alouds	4
Peer Aggression and Victimisation: Social Behaviour Strategies in Early Childhood in Spain	4
Religiously Diverse Multicultural Literature for Early Childhood	4
Identifying the Needs of Prekindergarten Children: A Focus on Health, Wellbeing, and Family Environment	4
Promoting Head Start Dual Language Learners’ Social and Emotional Development Through Creative Drama	4
Bullying and Victimization in Chinese Affordable Kindergartens: A Latent Profile Analysis	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
An Examination of Turkish Early Childhood Teachers’ Challenges in Implementing Pedagogical Documentation	4
Kindergarten Teachers’ Ratings of Children’s Behavioral and Learning Competencies: Predictive Impact on Children’s Third and Fourth Grade Achievement Trajectories	4
Transforming Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Care and Education During COVID-19 in a Poor Community of the Cape Flats, South Africa	4
Preschool Teachers’ Emotional Acting and School-Based Interactions	4
Exploring the Perspectives of Preschool Teachers on Implementing Structured Motor Programs in Inclusive Classrooms	4
Maintaining Professional Standards in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Evaluating Adaptations to Fieldwork-Based Experiences During COVID-19	4
Why Don’t Japanese Early Childhood Educators Intervene in Children’s Physical Fights? Some Characteristics of the Mimamoru Approach	4
Understanding and Awareness of Physical Literacy by Early Childhood Educators in Hong Kong – a Mixed-Methods Study	4
Oral Language and Emergent Literacy Strategies Used by Australian Early Childhood Teachers During Shared Book Reading	4
Integration of Digital Technology into an Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Program in China	4
Classroom Location, Activity Type, and Physical Activity During Preschool Children's Indoor Free-Play	4
Engaging in Interactive Book Reading: Experiences of Refugee Mother–Child Dyads	4
Getting to Know Young Children: Alternative Assessments in Early Childhood Education	4