Research Briefs. BA in Early Childhood Studies & Practice 2017/2018

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Table of contents: Laimute Forde. Ready for school? Infant class teachers' views about school readiness. -- Maria Gaynor. Supporting Executive Function in Early Childhood to Foster Entrepreneurial Skills; the Views of Early Years Practitioners. -- Cora Gillic. 'Laying the Foundations': Irish Early Years Practitioners' Perspectives on the Importance of Mathematics in Early Childhood. -- Vanessa Kelly. Eating habits and food behaviours are easier to change in early childhood rather than adulthood: The impact a community garden can play in children and their families' healthy eating habits. -- Aoife O'Mahony. An investigation of families with young children, currently living in rural and urban Ireland, and their experiences and connection with the natural outdoor environment. -- Amy O’Rourke. How Can Documentation Facilitate Learning and Development During Early Years Education? -- Belinda Walsh. Steiner Waldorf in Ireland. -- Adell Woods. Exploring the Implementation of Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, with Early Years Educators and Primary School Teachers with children aged 3-6 years of age within the Northeast of Ireland.