The specific professional nature of early years education and styles of adult/child interaction

REFERENCES

• Abbott , L. and Rodgers , R. , eds. 1994 . Quality Education in the Early Years , Buckingham : Open University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Bairrão , J. and Tietze , W. 1995 . A Educação Pré-escolar na União Europeia , Lisboa : Instituto de Inovação Educacional .
   Google Scholar
• Bertram , A.D. September 1996 . Effective Educators of Young Children: Developing a Methodology for Improvement , September , Coventry University . Doctoral Thesis presented 1996
   Google Scholar
• Bertram , T. and Pascal , C. 1997 . “ Evaluating Early Childhood Programmes: The British Experience ” . In Issues in Early Childhood Educational Assessment and Evaluation , Edited by: Spodek , B. and Saracho , O. 69 – 91 . New York : Teachers College Press . in
   Google Scholar
• Bourdoncle , R. 1994 . La professionalisation de enseignants . European Journal of Teacher Education , 17 : 1 – 2 .
   Google Scholar
• Bredekamp , S. 1996 . “ Early Childhood Education ” . In Handbook of Research on Teacher Education , Edited by: Sikula , J. 323 – 347 . New York : Macmillan . in
   Google Scholar
• Clarke-Stewart , K.A. 1987 . “ Predicting Child Development from Child Care Forms and Features: The Chicago Study ” . In Quality in Child Educare: What does Research Tell Us? , Edited by: Philips , D. 21 – 41 . Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children . in
   Google Scholar
• Conselho Nacional de Educação . 1994 . “ A educação pré-escolar em Portugal — parencer no 1/94 (relator conselheiro João Formosinho) ” . In Pareceres e Recomendaç[otilde]es 1994 , Vol. 1 , Lisboa : Conselho Nacional de Educação . in
   Google Scholar
• Epstein , A.S. 1993 . Training for Quality: Improving Early Childhood Programs Through Systematic Inservice Training , Ypsilanti, MI : High/Scope Press .
   Google Scholar
• Feeney , S. and Kipnis , K. 1990 . Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment: Guidelines for Responsible Behavior in Early Childhood Education , Washington : NAEYC .
   Google Scholar
• Formosinho , J. 1995 . “ A situação da educação pré-escolar em Portugal e na Europa — Em direcção à conceptualização da educação pré-escolar como socioeducação básica ” . In 6° Encontro Nacional da Associação Nacional dos Educadores de Infância Braga in
   Google Scholar
• Goffin , S. 1994 . Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education: Appraising the Relationship , New York : Macmillan College Publishing Company .
   Google Scholar
• Harms , T. and Clifford , R. 1993 . “ Studying educational settings ” . In Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children , Edited by: Spodek , B. 447 – 535 . New York : MacMillan Publishing Company . in
   Google Scholar
• Holloway , S.D. and Reichhart-Erickson , M. 1988 . The relationship of day care quality to children's free-play behavior and social problem-solving skills . Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 3 ( 1 ) : 39 – 53 .
   Google Scholar
• Hyson , M.C. , Hirsh-Pasek , K. and Rescoria , L. 1990 . The classroom practices inventory: An observation instrument based on NAEYC's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices for 4- and 5- years-old children . Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 5 ( 4 ) : 475 – 494 .
   Google Scholar
• Johnston , J. 1984 . Problems of prekindergarten teachers: A basis for re-examining teacher education practices . Journal of Teacher Education , 2 ( 35 ) : 33 – 37 .
   Google Scholar
• Katz , L. 1993 . Dispositions: Definitions and Implications for Early Childhood Practices , Urbana, IL : ERIC/EECE Clearinghouse on Elementary Early Childhood Education .
   Google Scholar
• Katz , L. and Goffin , S.G. 1990 . “ Issues in the preparation of teachers of young children ” . In Yearbook in Early Childhood Education (vol.1): Early Childhood Teacher Preparation , Edited by: Spodek , B. and Saracho , O.N. 192 – 208 . New York : Teachers College Press . in
   Google Scholar
• Kohlberg , L. and Mayer , R. 1972 . Development as the aim of education . Harvard Educational Review , 42 ( 4 ) : 449 – 496 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laevers , F. 1991 . The quality of pre-primary education. An exploration of the relation between treatment characteristics, process variables and effects , Interim report Leuven : Afseling Didaktiek-ku Leuven .
   Google Scholar
• Lino , D. 1996 . “ A intervenção educacional para a resolução de conflitos interpessoais: Relato de uma experiência de formação da equipa educativa ” . In Educação Pré-escolar: A Construção Social da Moralidade , Edited by: Oliveira-Formosinho , J. 75 – 103 . Lisboa : Texto Editora . in
   Google Scholar
• Malaguzzi , L. 1998 . “ History, ideas, and basic philosophy: An interview with Lella Gandini ” . In The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach — Advanced Reflections , Edited by: Edwards , C. , Gandini , L. and Forman , G. 49 – 97 . Greenwich, CT : Ablex . in
   Google Scholar
• Medina-Revilla , A. 1993 . “ La profesionalización del docente de educación infantil ” . In La Formacion del Profesorado Para una Nueva Educación Infantil , Edited by: Medina-Revilla , A. 13 – 35 . Madrid : Editorial Cincel . in
   Google Scholar
• Oliveira-Formosinho , J. , ed. 1996 . Modelos Curriculares para a Educação de Infância , Porto : Porto Editora .
   Google Scholar
• Oliveira-Formosinho , J. 1998 . O Desenvolvimento Profissional das Educadoras de Infância: Um Estudo de Caso , Braga : Universidade do Minho . Dissertação de Doutoramento em Estudos da Criança
   Google Scholar
• Oliveira-Formosinho , J. and Andrade , F. 1996 . O Projecto Infância na sala da Carvalhosa . Noesis , 39 : 34 – 36 .
   Google Scholar
• Ott , D.J. , Zeichner , K.M. and Price , G.G. 1990 . “ Research horizons and the quest for a knowledge base in early childhood teacher education ” . In Yearbook in Early Childhood Education (vol. 1): Early Childhood Teacher Preparation , Edited by: Spodek , B. and Saracho , O.N. 118 – 137 . New York : Teachers College Press . in
   Google Scholar
• Pascal , C. and Bertram , T. , eds. 1997 . Effective Early Learning: Case Studies in Improvement , London : Holder and Stoughton .
   Google Scholar
• Philips , D.A. , McCartney , K. and Scarr , S. 1987 . Child care quality and children's social development . Developmental Psychology , 23 ( 4 ) : 537 – 543 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pugh , G. , ed. 1992 . Contemporary Issues in the Early Years: Working Collaboratively for Children , London : Paul Chapman Publishing .
   Google Scholar
• Rinaldi , C. 1994 . “ Staff development in Reggio Emilia ” . In Reflections on the Reggio Emilia Approach , Edited by: Katz , L.G. and Cesarone , B. 55 – 60 . Pennsylvania : ERIC/EECE Clearinghouse on Elementary Early Childhood Education . in
   Google Scholar
• Silva , I.L. 1991 . “ Uma experiência no âmbito da formação de educadores de infância ” . In Formação de Professores por Competências — Projecto Foco , Edited by: Estela , A. , Pinto , M. , Silva , I.L. , Rodrigues , A. and Pinto , P. 49 – 79 . Lisboa : Gulbenkian . in
   Google Scholar
• Sim[otilde]es , H.R. 1995 . Dimens[otilde]es Pessoal e Profissional na Formação de Professores , Aveiro : CIDInE .
   Google Scholar
• Spodek , B. , ed. 1993 . Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children , New York : Macmillan Publishing Company .
   Google Scholar
• Spodek , B. and Brown , C. 1996 . “ Alternativas curriculares na educação de infância ” . In Modelos Curriculares Para a Educação de Infância , Edited by: Oliveira-Formosinho , J. 13 – 50 . Porto : Porto Editora . in
   Google Scholar
• Spodek , B. and Saracho , O.N. 1990 . “ Preparing early childhood teachers for the twenty-first century: A look to the future ” . In Yearbook in Early Childhood Education (vol. 1): Early Childhood Teacher Preparation , Edited by: Spodek , B. and Saracho , O.N. 209 – 222 . New York : Teachers College Press . in
   Google Scholar
• Vygotsky , L.S. 1991 . Obras Escogidas I , Madrid : Ministério de Educación y Ciencia .
   Google Scholar
• Vygotsky , L.S. 1993 . Obras Escogidas II , Madrid : Ministério de Educación y Ciencia .
   Google Scholar
• Vygotsky , L.S. 1995 . El Desarollo de los Procesos Psicológicos Superiores , Barcelona : Crítica .
   Google Scholar
• Wertsch , J.V. 1985 . Vygotsky and the Social Formation of Mind , Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Zabalza , M.A. 1987 . Didáctica de la Educación Infantil , Madrid : Narcea .
   Google Scholar
• Zabalza , M.A. 1996 . “ Los diez aspectos claves de una educación infantil de calidad ” . In Calidad en la Educación Infantil , Edited by: Zabalza , M.A. 49 – 61 . Madrid : Narcea . in
   Google Scholar