About the ECE LAB:
Led by Dr. Kristy Timmons, the Early Childhood Education Lab at Queen’s University is a research lab interested in improving understanding of the processes that influence young children’s learning, engagement, and self-regulation. Within this focus, we carry out research with children, families, early childhood educators, and pre- and in- service teachers. Our research activities employ a team approach involving community partners, educators and not-for-profit organizations. We use multiple and mixed methods of inquiry to examine questions related to three streams of research:
1. Examining the influence and impact of educator expectations on children’s learning in kindergarten
2. Improving understanding of self-regulation and self-regulated learning and assessment practices
3. Building educator and parent capacity to support learning in the early years