Guidelines National Needs Analysis Danish team Copenhagen, 20 th January 2014 (revised: 20 th January)

Overview How does SIGNALS compare to EASE? What is ECEP? What is the project’s research object? What is the purpose of the needs analysis? How can we imagine the needs analysis workflow?

Comparison Aspect / projectEASESIGNALS AimDevelop a socio-cultural approach teaching early literacy in transition from kindergarten to school Strengthening Activity-Oriented Interaction and Growth in the Early Years and Transition Educational contentEarly LiteracyNational/local variations – no common subject matter Theoretical approachSocio-cultural theory w. focus on literacy learning Theory on activity-oriented interaction; participation, the child’s perspective and democracy Indicators for evaluating.. children’s subject-related learning (literacy) … teachers and parents as partners in (the children’s) learning Purpose of curriculum and coursework To develop teachers’ competences with regards to teaching and documenting early literacy To inspire and support teachers and parents’ collaboration by common pedagogical principles How does SIGNALS compare to EASE?

Research object Child Parent Teacher Content ECEP principles What is the main research object of SIGNALS?

What is ECEP? ECEP I Short answer: It is a quality seal for collaboration between parents and teachers. An ECEP is an example of good practice. Exemplary Co-operative Educational Practice The ECEP concept is the normative core of our project!

How do we define ECEP? ECEP II -Children are viewed as competent and active agents -The learning enviroment supports interaction between child/adult and child/child -Documentation supports the adults’ work with the child’s comprehensive personal development (Bildung) -Diversity is valued as part of a democratic and inclusive approach -Content is planned, and ressources are allocated, in a solidaric manner, with attention to the special needs of vulnerable children -Learning processes are characterized as project work, with the children as active participants.. -Etc (p of the application) It is a practice where…

Purpose Degree of compliance with ECEP principles P1 P3 P2 P4? “We view the ECEPs in relation to the objectives of the study… assess where the field is ‘now’, in order to devise a curriculum that can move it in the direction of the ECEPs” (p. 36). What is the purpose of the needs analysis?

Workflow How can we undertake the proposed needs analysis? The application ECEP principlesECEP indicators Codes/categories for policy analysis Questions + codes for interview guide Questions + scales for survey Needs analysis