China synergy

The cooperation between China and Orientation project at the University of Helsinki is getting more profound. China is fast becoming the leader globally also in educational quality and development.  The awareness of the importance of Early Childhood Education is getting stronger in China. Finland is small in comparison to China, but we can provide the tested tools of progressive feedback to guide the development. Our main partner in the project is the CEAIE Education Committee. The Shanghai Expo Invitation is available here.

Participation and immigrant children

A new article about immigrant children’s participation has been published. The research data includes more than 300 immigrant children observed in their daily activities. Especially peer relations are important, but the educator is the one who can help these children in positive participation.  You can read the article by clicking the link below.

Arvola, O., Lastikka, A-L. & Reunamo, J. (2017). Increasing Immigrant Children’s Participation in the Finnish Early Childhood Education Context. The European journal of social & behavioural sciences EJSBS, 20 (3), 2539-2548.