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By Ann Robinson of the Early Childhood Unit, National Children's Bureau, Nursery World, 15 February 2007

What is appropriate mathematics education for four-year-olds? Pre-kindergarten teachers' beliefs In this American study, 30 pre-kindergarten teachers of four-year-olds, half working in publicly-funded settings and half in private settings, were interviewed concerning two fictitious teachers' contrasting ideas on teaching maths to young children. The publicly-funded teachers tended to support a strong focus on goal-based maths teaching at pre-kindergarten level and at home.

What is appropriate mathematics education for four-year-olds? Pre-kindergarten teachers' beliefs In this American study, 30 pre-kindergarten teachers of four-year-olds, half working in publicly-funded settings and half in private settings, were interviewed concerning two fictitious teachers' contrasting ideas on...

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