Explicit theoretical frameworks of engagement were provided in only 14% of the reviewed ECEC studies¶

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q3 i? Only 14% of the 286 identified studies explicitly provided a theoretical framework or model of child engagement; where present, frameworks included the bioecological model, self-determination and self-regulation theories, flow, and attachment theory. → Ritoša 2023

Evidence¶

Ritoša 2023¶

Ritoša, A., Åström, F., Björck, E., Borglund, L., Karlsson, E., McHugh, E., & Nylander, E. (2023). Measuring Children's Engagement in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: A Scoping Literature Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09815-4

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The review's extraction of study characteristics (Table 2) found explicit theoretical frameworks in 14% of studies overall, ranging from 4% of intervention studies to 50% of descriptive studies. No effect size is printed.

"Explicit theoretical frameworks were rarely provided in the identified studies (14%; see Table 2)."

Discussion¶

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