Ellen Jacobs
Biographic Data
| ID | 3767768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellen Jacobs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobs |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mentors’ Perceptions of Factors Associated with Change in Early Childhood Classrooms
Mentors’ perceptions of factors associated with educational change were identified following an individualized mentoring program about constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. A qualitative case study analysis of the mentors’ journals of six classrooms was conducted to review their perceptions of change. Classroom environment quality was assessed with the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) before and afte…
Canadian parents’ knowledge and satisfaction regarding their child’s day-care experience
The purpose of this study was to examine parental selection criteria and satisfaction with day care, knowledge about centre philosophy, teacher education and quality of the day-care environment. Parents ( n = 261) and educators ( n = 94) in 44 non-profit centres in three Canadian cities participated. Parent knowledge was assessed by phone interview, and day-care quality was rated. Many parents reported knowledge of the centre’s philosophy and wer…
In-service Professional Development and Constructivist Curriculum
The purpose of this study was to assess three methods of delivering in-service professional development regarding constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. Educators in 44 not-for-profit child care centres in three Canadian cities were studied; 94 educators with formal preservice training participated. The three methods were (a) a consultant model, (b) workshops, and (c) a readings group. Global classroom quality was assessed with …
An Organizing Female with a Briefcase
Barbara Frances Adam Wootton (1897–1988), Baroness Wootton of Abinger, was born into an academic family and was educated at Girton College, Cambridge, where she won First Class honours and a research scholarship to the London School of Economics before returning to Girton where she lectured during the First World War. She left Cambridge for London and labour socialist politics in the early 1920s. This article analyses her economic and political a…
Les catégories sociales de sexe, la politique sociale et l’État-providence en Grande-Bretagne
Dans une perspective à la fois historique et comparative avec les autres régimes de l'Est, cet article examine les incidences des législations égalitaires prises par l'État polonais au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, ainsi que les mesures « en faveur » des travailleuses, dont les effets s'avèrent fort contradictoires avec l'intention première. L'exemple du congé parental payé adoptée en 1981, autour duquel l'auteure a mené une enquête d…
No Turning Back
Women’s Identities at War
Eileen power's asian journey, 1920-21
This article analyses the travel writings of the British medieval historian, Eileen Power (1889-1940), during her year-long journey around the world in 1920-21 as the first and only female awarded a travel fellowship administered by the Trustees of the University of London in the years following the First World War. Drawing upon a comparative reading of her official Report to the Trustees and her private diary record of her ‘Tour du Monde’, we ex…
The Struggle for the Breeches
Limited Livelihoods
The Politics of Literary Reputation
The Science of Social Redemption
No Turning Back
The Struggle for the Breeches
Canadian parents’ knowledge and satisfaction regarding their child’s day-care experience
The purpose of this study was to examine parental selection criteria and satisfaction with day care, knowledge about centre philosophy, teacher education and quality of the day-care environment. Parents ( n = 261) and educators ( n = 94) in 44 non-profit centres in three Canadian cities participated. Parent knowledge was assessed by phone interview, and day-care quality was rated. Many parents reported knowledge of the centre’s philosophy and wer…
The Science of Social Redemption
The Politics of Literary Reputation
Limited Livelihoods
The Struggle for the Breeches
Eileen power's asian journey, 1920-21
This article analyses the travel writings of the British medieval historian, Eileen Power (1889-1940), during her year-long journey around the world in 1920-21 as the first and only female awarded a travel fellowship administered by the Trustees of the University of London in the years following the First World War. Drawing upon a comparative reading of her official Report to the Trustees and her private diary record of her ‘Tour du Monde’, we ex…
Women’s Identities at War
No Turning Back
Les catégories sociales de sexe, la politique sociale et l’État-providence en Grande-Bretagne
Dans une perspective à la fois historique et comparative avec les autres régimes de l'Est, cet article examine les incidences des législations égalitaires prises par l'État polonais au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, ainsi que les mesures « en faveur » des travailleuses, dont les effets s'avèrent fort contradictoires avec l'intention première. L'exemple du congé parental payé adoptée en 1981, autour duquel l'auteure a mené une enquête d…
An Organizing Female with a Briefcase
Barbara Frances Adam Wootton (1897–1988), Baroness Wootton of Abinger, was born into an academic family and was educated at Girton College, Cambridge, where she won First Class honours and a research scholarship to the London School of Economics before returning to Girton where she lectured during the First World War. She left Cambridge for London and labour socialist politics in the early 1920s. This article analyses her economic and political a…
In-service Professional Development and Constructivist Curriculum
The purpose of this study was to assess three methods of delivering in-service professional development regarding constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. Educators in 44 not-for-profit child care centres in three Canadian cities were studied; 94 educators with formal preservice training participated. The three methods were (a) a consultant model, (b) workshops, and (c) a readings group. Global classroom quality was assessed with …
Canadian parents’ knowledge and satisfaction regarding their child’s day-care experience
The purpose of this study was to examine parental selection criteria and satisfaction with day care, knowledge about centre philosophy, teacher education and quality of the day-care environment. Parents ( n = 261) and educators ( n = 94) in 44 non-profit centres in three Canadian cities participated. Parent knowledge was assessed by phone interview, and day-care quality was rated. Many parents reported knowledge of the centre’s philosophy and wer…
Mentors’ Perceptions of Factors Associated with Change in Early Childhood Classrooms
Mentors’ perceptions of factors associated with educational change were identified following an individualized mentoring program about constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. A qualitative case study analysis of the mentors’ journals of six classrooms was conducted to review their perceptions of change. Classroom environment quality was assessed with the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) before and afte…
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)