Results

Back to all researchers
Debora Wisneski

Debora Wisneski, Ph.D.

dwisneski@unomaha.edu Title: Associate Professor Department:Teacher Education College/Organization: Education, Health, and Human Sciences Campus: University of Nebraska Omaha
Personal Website
Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
  • Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
Research Keywords
  • Play
  • Teacher Education
  • Leadership
  • Inclusion
  • Action Research
Research Questions
  • How do early childhood leaders conceptualize leadership and enact positive change in their current working context?
  • What do early childhood teachers know, and believe about play as a learning medium? How to teachers enact playful pedagogy?
  • How do teachers and parents understand children's outdoor play?, and what is the nature of adult-child interactions in playground settings?
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
Designs & Methods
  • Case Studies
  • Observational Approaches
  • Small group/single case
Research Tools
  • Document Reviews
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Developmental Delays/Special Needs/Early Intervention
  • Evaluation and Research Methods
  • Peer Interaction
  • Workforce Development