scholarly journals The hidden complexity of early childhood educators’ work: The Exemplary Early Childhood Educators at Work study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-175
Author(s):  
Frances Press ◽  
Linda Harrison ◽  
Sandie Wong ◽  
Megan Gibson ◽  
Tamara Cumming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Educators ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Work Study ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Considerable Body

A considerable body of research suggests that knowledgeable and skilled educators are key to the quality of early childhood services. However, the skills and knowledge of educators is subject to being underestimated and contested. In response, the Exemplary Early Childhood Educators at Work Study has been designed to bring to light the distinctive nature of the work of early childhood educators and its complexity. The study draws its sample from centre based early childhood services that are rated as high quality by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

scholarly journals Videoobservasjoner og videobaserte samtaler som metoder for kvalitetsutvikling av barnehageansattes spesialpedagogiske praksis

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Natallia B. Hanssen ◽  
Marit Krogtoft
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Video Observation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Video Observations ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Education And Care

In Norway, there has been an increasing focus on the importance of the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC). Several challenges have been identified, including significant criticism of the quality, validity and usability of special educational needs (SEN) practices. This primarily means that kindergarten employees do not seem to be aware of their practices and how their practices can be developed and improved. The research question in this chapter is how video observation and video-based conversations can contribute to developing the quality of employees’ special educational needs practices in kindergarten. The theoretical part of the chapter is based on various approaches, but Jakob Meløe’s concept of the ‘aware gaze’ is the main inspiration. The data were gathered through video observations and video-based conversations, and the chapter presents two kindergarten employees’ SEN practices. Using video-based conversation, they were able to reflect upon and aquire new knowledge relating to their own practice. The results show that it may help to consider inspiring kindergarten employees to use video observation and video-based conversation as meaningful tools to help employees reflect upon their own experiences and practices, thus contributing to the development of high-quality kindergartens.

scholarly journals Inequality, social justice and the purpose of Early Childhood Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4-2021) ◽  
pp. 510-524
Author(s):  
Frances Press ◽  
Mandy Cooke ◽  
Leanne Gibbs ◽  
Robbie Warren
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) – as with education more generally – should be a central plank of a suite of social policies designed to support more socially just societies. However, universal access to ECEC in itself, will not redress inequalities. This paper draws upon reports from the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), and data from three doctoral studies nested within the Australian Exemplary Early Childhood Educators at Work research project, to argue for attention to the quality of the early childhood system and to consider the contribution that a deeply embedded socially just purpose makes to quality.

Preparing preservice early childhood educators to use music in Australian settings: An audit of programmes

2021 ◽  
pp. 183693912110566
Author(s):  
Ginette Pestana
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Music Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Early Childhood Educators ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Educator Training ◽  
Education And Care

Music is ever-present in early childhood but does not feature strongly in the national curriculum framework – The Early Years Learning Framework in Australia or in the intentional practice of educators in early childhood education and care settings. This is mainly due to a lack of knowledge and confidence or self-efficacy to engage musically with the children. Preservice educator training plays a critical role in the development of effective pedagogical skills, knowledge and understanding. This article explored the music education preparation that preservice educators receive in initial training. A content analysis approach was used to review course content of all approved preservice educator programmes in Australia by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. Interviews with tertiary teachers explored content taught. The findings offer rich insight into the extent of music education provided for preservice early childhood educators and implications for the development for future programmes.

Sobrevoo e trilhas da pesquisa: caminhos para olhar a Educação Infantil

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 590-607
Author(s):  
Marta Nidia Maia
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Learning ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Specific Field ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education

Este texto está centrado no processo e estratégias de pesquisa de tese de doutorado já defendida. Seu objetivo é apresentar os caminhos trilhados para elaboração da tese que trata do Currículo da Educação Infantil e sua relação com datas comemorativas. Propôs-se a ouvir sujeitos envolvidos no cotidiano desse currículo – profissionais e crianças. A pesquisa é um exercício de compreensão do particular como forma de apreensão do real, olhando a especificidade como parte de um todo no qual se insere e representa. Os indícios encontrados no campo específico da pesquisa, dizem respeito a ele, mas não só. Dizem respeito à totalidade que o produz, aos sistemas, às escolas, aos sujeitos implicados com a Educação Infantil e seu currículo.  Palavras-chave:Pesquisa – Currículo – Educação Infantil This text is centered in the process and doctoral thesis research strategies already advocated. Your goal is to present the paths for the preparation of the thesis dealing with the curriculum of early childhood education and its relationship with anniversaries. It was proposed to hear those involved in the daily curriculum that - professionals and children. The research is a particular understanding of the exercise as real apprehension so, looking at the specificity as part of a whole in which it operates and is. The evidence found in the specific field of research, relate to it, but not only. They relate to all the produce, systems, schools, the subjects involved with the Children's Education and curriculum. Key words:Search - Curriculum - Early Learning                         

Social Investment and Childcare Expansion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita León
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Perfect Match ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Conceptual Level ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care

The chapter first examines at a conceptual level the links between theories of social investment and childcare expansion. Although ‘the perfect match’ between the two is often taken for granted in the specialized literature as well as in policy papers, it is here argued that a more nuance approach that ‘unpacks’ this relationship is needed. The chapter will then look for elements of variation in early childhood education and care (ECEC) expansion. Despite an increase in spending over the last two decades in many European and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, wide variation still exists in the way in which ECEC develops. A trade-off is often observed between coverage and quality of provision. A crucial dividing line that determines, to a large extent, the quality of provision in ECEC is the increasing differentiation between preschool education for children aged 3 and above and childcare for younger children.

Exploration of the Early Childhood Care and Education Provided in Kindergartens in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Manjinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
World War ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Early Childhood Care ◽  
Childhood Care ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Shed Light

This study tends to shed light on early childhood care and education (ECCE) institutions with special reference to kindergartens in Fukuoka, Japan. The choice of the topic for study was derived by the importance of ECCE in children’s life and huge economic growth of Japan after worst effects of world war-II, which are thought to be linked with the education that children receives in Japan. The study is limited to four kindergartens in Fukuoka City and observations made for the study refers to 2018. Herein, different types of institutions providing ECCE, their infrastructural set-up, activities, along with curriculum are discussed. At the end, issues and challenges of ECCE system in Japan are discussed. It has been observed that the infrastructural facility and nature of activities are of high quality. Each and every care is being taken to inculcate habits, as well as to maintain physical and intellectual growth of children. The children seem to be highly happy and enjoy learning via various activities in these schools. It is clear that the devised policies on education and care of children are implemented in full spirit.

scholarly journals Urgensi Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Dalam Perspektif Hadits di Masa Pandemi Coronavirus

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Afifah Fatihakun Ni'mah Wahidah ◽  
Muhammad Alfatih Suryadilaga
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
The Family ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Role Of Parents

Urgency Parents have an important role for Early Childhood Education especially with the covid outbreak so that children have to learn from home. This article aims to examine the urgency of Early Childhood Education education in the perspective of hadith, especially the hadith on the obligations of parents in educating children, which is associated with conditions in the era of the Coronavirus pandemi. Family is the first and foremost education for a person. Education in the family plays a role in developing character, personality, cultural values, religious and moral values, and simple skills. There is a physical distancing policy so that learning is carried out online (in a network) so that the role of parents is very urgent in ensuring the continuity of their children's education. is the responsibility of the parents; Second, the best gift parents give their children is a good education; Third, parents as the first and foremost madrasa, especially for early childhood, are responsible for their children's education.

scholarly journals KESIAPAN IBU DALAM PERANNYA SEBAGAI PENDIDIK ANAK UNTUK MEMPERSIAPKAN MASA DEPAN BANGSA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-266
Author(s):  
Noer Aziza
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Children’S Education

The role of mothers in the family environment plays a quite dominant role in terms of children's education that makes a mother hold high responsibility in the progress of a nation. Therefore, a mother is required to have high self-quality to be able to educate future generations. But in reality in Indonesia there are still many quality mothers who still do not meet the needs and eligibility as a teacher in a household. For this reason, this study wants to find the level of quality of children's education from the role of a mother by conducting a study of the data obtained and found solutions to improve the quality of the mother. The results of this study indicate that with some actions will provide a positive thing for the quality and role of mothers in realizing the future of the nation through the future of a child as the successor generation of his nation.

„To learn with” as an alternative voice for children’s education. Introduction to a European Project: Teaching for Holistic, Relational and Inclusive Early Childhood Education (THRIECE)

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1(251)) ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
Leah O’Toole ◽  
Claire Regan ◽  
Agnieszka Nowak-Łojewska
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
European Project ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Inclusive Early Childhood

Th e issue of the text focuses on the category of learning. The analysis of the term “learning” in the behaviouristic, humanistic and the interpretive aspects serves as a point of departure. The latter approach is exploited for further analyses in order to select the category “to learn with…”. This category is described in terms of the European Project THRIECE – Teaching for Holistic, Relational and Inclusive Early Childhood Education and presents its potential for children’s education in cognitive, emotional and social aspects.

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