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Author(s)

  • Vera Coelho, University Institute of Maia - ISMAI

Abstract

Regardless of the global recognition, especially in Lithuania(not sure if necessary; see below), for how important the role of early years education is for a child’s development of socioemotional competences, as well as the support for recent research/the recent support for conducting research in Lithuania that highlights the importance of emotional education in those early years for achievement in later school years, there is still a lack of practical recommendations, particularly for children under 7 years of age who attended early childhood education settings in Lithuania. Although (if removing ‘especially in Lithuania’: Lithuania recognizes the importance of early childhood socioemotional education, which is seen in some initiates/initiatives that were found,) some initiates/initiatives were found in these regards, little information about the assessment and implementation of these processes are available in English.

References

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  • Retrieved from: Nuo kitų mokslo metų mokyklose – keturios naujos prevencinės programos | KaunoDiena.lt
  • Retrieved from: International Reach | Committee for Children (cfchildren.org)
  • Retrieved from: Early Childhood Education and Care | Eurydice (europa.eu)

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