scholarly journals Cultural diversity in the Australian early childhood education workforce: What do we know, what don’t we know and why is it important?

2021 ◽  
pp. 183693912110572
Author(s):  
Sene Gide ◽  
Sandie Wong ◽  
Frances Press ◽  
Belinda Davis
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Australian Bureau Of Statistics ◽  
Multicultural Workforce

This paper reviews current literature and research relevant to the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Early Childhood Education (ECE) workforce in Australia, including data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australia is a highly multicultural society, with one out of every three people born overseas. Anecdotally, the Australian early childhood sector is reported to have a highly multicultural workforce. Yet there is a noticeable lack of data and research concerning cultural diversity in the Australian ECE workforce. This paper reports on the data from the ABS-Census of Population and Housing (ABS-Census), the small body of literature on the CALD ECE workforce and literature pertaining to CALD in other Australian workforces to argue that more data and research is needed. Developing a richer understanding of the status, experience and contributions of CALD educators would enable the sector to recognise and support the potential benefits of such a workforce for children and families and social cohesion in Australia.

Early Teacher Training Across European Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Ma Isabel Amor Almedina ◽  
Rocío Serrano Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integral Development ◽  
Technological Competences

This chapter presents the evolution of Early Childhood Education in Spain from different educational laws. The progression of these is confirmed as a stage of custody and care until its consideration as an educational stage, which has their owns signs of identity and even a curriculum. Likewise, it is shown that the learning of other languages and the development of technological competences has made Pre-School Education an effective tool for linguistic and cultural diversity. This matter is caused by the social and political changes, which have had a great influence on education. Research and experience confirm that Early Childhood Education is a substantial stage in support of the integral development of children at these ages, in which their benefits are extrapolated and remain over a lifetime.

Developmental Fossils—Unearthing the Artefacts of Early Childhood Education: The Reification of ‘Child Development’

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Fleer
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Child Development ◽  
World View ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Cultural Legacy ◽  
New Thinking

In recent years sociocultural theory has provided an important conceptual tool for re-thinking many practices in early childhood education (e.g. Anning, Cullen & Fleer, 2004; Edwards, 2001; Edwards, 2003). While much has been gained, many taken-for-granted practices still remain in need of critique. Although the term ‘Child Development’ has been debated in the past (see collection of papers in Fleer, 1995; Keesing-Styles & Hedges, in press; Lubeck, 1996; 1998), we have not seen the emergence of a new approach or world view to replace it Ten years have passed, and we still find national materials which foreground Western middle-class notions of development (e.g. Responses to the National Agenda for Early Childhood, Australian Government, 2003). This paper seeks to stimulate debate within Australia and New Zealand around the term ‘Child Development’. Responses are invited so that the historical and cultural legacy of that term can be examined and a new term introduced which recognises our culturally and linguistically diverse communities. It is through public debate that we can as a scholarly community build new terminology to name and make visible new thinking.

scholarly journals Navigating Power and Subjectivity: Cultural Diversity and Transcultural Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Carolyn Bjartveit ◽  
Cheryl Kinzel
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Group Members

Professional learning communities (PLC) can build partnerships among diverse stakeholders that support transformative change and uphold social justice. In this dialogic, reflexive piece, the authors explore how a newly formed PLC in Alberta is engaging individuals in relational practices and discussions about cultural diversity in early childhood education. Through sharing their subjectivities, field experiences, and current research, the group members are defining and exploring ways to coplan transcultural curricula in culturally diverse education settings. By recognizing subjectivities and differences and honouring the needs of all learners, the PLC is raising cultural awareness and mobilizing efforts to build capacity and strengthen professional relationships across Alberta.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI ISLAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Fu ad Arif Noor
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Educational Administration ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Volunteer Teachers ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
Service Standards

Abstract Level of education, amount of incentive and the level of competence of teachers/caretakers three significantly influenced by the status of civil servant teachers/PNS on the quality of children's ideal, the status of civil servants/PNS for early childhood education programs/PAUD should have the qualifications and competence yangt accordance with minimum service standards so that it has a higher chance to create quality children's ideal , Level of education, amount of incentive and the level of competence of teachers/caretakers three significantly influenced by the status of volunteer teachers to the quality of children's ideal, voluntary status for early childhood education programs/PAUD should have the qualifications and competence yangt accordance with minimum service standards so that it has a higher chance to create quality children's ideal , but almost all providers of early childhood education conducted by both the foundations and the community pay less attention to the qualifications and competence His nurse, so it looks only at who has the time to become caretakers. It has alarming effects, seen from the perspective of educational administration, the ideal child's success into question, and generation like what 20 years to come. There is some education that shall be given to early childhood include: grateful, tauhid (with mengadzankan), physical education (strong physical), health, and intelligence. Keywords: Analysis, Policy, Education, PAUDI.

The status-quo of play-based pedagogies in Western Australia: Reflections of early childhood education practitioners

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Sandra Hesterman ◽  
Anna Targowska
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
The Status ◽  
Study Participants

This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative research project conducted in 2017 that explored practitioners’ experiences and perceptions of the provision of play pedagogies in contemporary Western Australian early childhood education contexts. Interviews were conducted with four play-based learning teachers and an open-ended survey was completed by 40 early childhood educators who were members of the audience at a Western Australia conference in 2017. The study participants discussed beliefs and values pertaining to quality play-based learning and tensions associated with the diminishing role of play in the early years of schooling and its impact on young children. They also highlighted several enablers and barriers that influence and shape current early childhood education practice. The findings of this study provide further evidence for the issues identified in recent Early Childhood Australia (Western Australia) discussion papers and in other research surrounding play-based learning in the current social-political context.

scholarly journals Social studies in early childhood education and care: A scoping review focusing on diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-324
Author(s):  
Anette Ringen Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Educational Challenge ◽  
Education And Care

Currently, little research exists on social studies within the context of Norwegian early childhood education and care, and how early childhood teachers work to familiarise children with social studies contexts . This article is a scoping literature review offering a preliminary research agenda. Its aim is to explore the ways in which the early childhood teacher can work to ensure young learners’ social studies education with a specific focus on cultural diversity and subsequent educational challenges. The research question guiding the article asks: How does previous educational research show that early childhood teachers can use social studies to address diversity with and amongst children? The analysis uncovers 4 scopes of research across 26 international and national studies. Previous research has contributed with knowledge in the areas of cultural diversity, anti-discrimination, human rights, and community and society as a means to familiarise children with diversity and related matters. Each scope addresses the knowledge status and opportunities for future research within each area. Based on the analysis, the author discusses the critical educational challenge of a paradox in familiarising children with diversity, where the early childhood teacher risks conveying biased information and stereotypical views, and highlighting cultures in discriminatory ways.

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