Nationally Prescribed Curricula and Early Childhood Education: The English Experience and Australian Comparisons—Identifying the Rhetoric and the Reality!

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Moyles
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Curriculum Reforms

Working in Australia for a short period enabled the writer to make a number of comparisons between the National Curriculum established in England since 1989 and the statements contained within the National Agenda for Curriculum Reform in Australia. The impact of such curriculum reform upon well respected early childhood practices has caused much concern in the UK with many experienced people speaking out strongly against the perceived downward pressures upon under five's practitioners. Areas of particular concern have been those associated with a heavily subject-dominated curriculum and highly formalised assessment arrangements beginning with seven-year-olds. This paper considers some of the rhetoric and reality which underpins both country's curriculum reforms and offers suggestions to Australian early childhood educators as to the issues which are likely to require from them, over the next few months and years, a clear and sound articulation of quality early childhood practice.

scholarly journals Leadership in early childhood education: The case for pedagogical praxis

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioanna Palaiologou ◽  
Trevor Male
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Ideological Struggle ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Curriculum Reforms ◽  
Predominately Female ◽  
Teacher Status

In this conceptual article, the authors examine the context of early childhood education and care in England and the underpinning predominant ideologies to explore how these impact on the framing of leadership. The English context entails several contradictions (antinomies) at ontological, epistemological and axiological levels, and is heavily influenced by an ideological struggle concerning the value of play within the sector as opposed to a climate of child performativity. Moreover, the predominately female workforce (a factor itself) has faced relentless changes in terms of qualifications and curriculum reforms in recent years. With the introduction of the graduate leader qualification (Early Years Teacher Status), a vast body of research has been seeking to conceptualise what leadership means for early childhood education and care. In this article, the authors argue that these attempts are helpful and contribute to this discourse of leadership, but it needs to be thought of not only abstractly, but also practically. Thus, the authors conclude, the (re)conceptualisation of leadership should locate it as pedagogical praxis after evaluating the inherent deep dispositions of leaders in conjunction with their history, surrounding culture and subjective perspectives/realities.

scholarly journals Letramento Visual na Educação Infantil: uma Proposta de Ensino

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Vieira de Brito ◽  
Alda Maria Coimbra Aguilar Maciel
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Teacher Opinion ◽  
Educational Product ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines

O artigo discute o letramento na Educação Infantil por meio da pedagogia de multiletramentos. Foi realizada uma retrospectiva histórica e breve análise dos documentos Referencial Curricular Nacional da Educação Infantil - RCNEI, Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a Educação Infantil - DCNEI e Orientações Curriculares para a Educação Infantil - OCEI. Para a elaboração do produto educacional, foram utilizados os conceitos da Gramática do Design Visual - GDV e a estrutura narrativa de Labov para a organização da contação de histórias. Baseou-se nas concepções do método pesquisa-ação de cunho qualitativo, cujo campo de aplicação foi uma creche pública do Município do Rio de Janeiro – segmento Maternal I –, localizada em uma comunidade da zona Norte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Iniciou-se a elaboração do produto utilizando a opinião das professoras da unidade, na qual a pesquisa foi realizada, para que o material fizesse realmente sentido para elas. Ao disponibilizar o produto, esperou-se perceber cada teoria sendo utilizada em favor da formação de sujeitos mais autônomos, críticos e criativos. Palavras-chave: Multiletramento. Multimodalidade. Educação Infantil. Caderno Pedagógico. Abstract                                                                                                   This article presents a research that discusses a literacy instrument in Early Childhood Education through multiliteracy pedagogy. It was started with a historical retrospective and a brief analysis was carried out of the National Curricular Reference Framework for Early Childhood Education (RCNEI), the National Curriculum Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (DCNEI) and the Curriculum Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (OCEI). For the elaboration of the educational product, in turn, the concepts of the Grammar of Visual Design (GDV) and the narrative structure proposed by Labov for the organization of storytelling were used. It was based on the conceptions of the qualitative action research methodology, whose field of application was a public nursery school of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro - Maternal I -, located in a community in the northern area of the State of Rio de Janeiro.  The elaboration of the product was started using the teacher’ opinion of the unit where the research was carried out so that the material could make real sense to them. In making our product available, it is hoped to perceive each theory being used in favor of the formation of more autonomous, critical and creative subjects. Keywords: Multiliteracy. Multimodality. Child Education. Early Childhood Education. Pedagogical Handbook.

scholarly journals Future Directions: Shaping Early Childhood Education Policy for the 21st Century – A Personal Perspective

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Wells
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Education Policy ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
The Impact

The report of the Early Childhood Education Project Future Directions: Early Childhood Education in New Zealand was launched in September, 1996. The report “focuses on the structures and funding required to deliver high quality education services for young children” (Early Childhood Education Project, 1996a, p. 2). This article briefly describes the context within which the project was initiated. It outlines the aims of the project, the process undertaken to develop the report and highlights its key findings, goals and recommendations. This article sets out NZEI Te Riu Roa’s strategy in promoting the report and concludes with a broad overview of the impact of the report in shaping government policy direction.

scholarly journals IDENTIDADE PESSOAL E SOCIAL DA CRIANÇA: A IMPORTÂNCIA DOS BRINQUEDOS E DAS BRINCADEIRAS.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Raquel Dilly Konrath ◽  
Cláudia Schemes
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Social Formation ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Guidelines

O presente artigo tem como objetivo abordar e analisar a formação da identidade pessoal e social da criança na Educação Infantil estabelecidos nas atuais Diretrizes e Referenciais Curriculares Nacionais da Educação Infantil. Procura, também, identificar a importância das brincadeiras e suas interações, dos brinquedos para o desenvolvimento da formação desta identidade e do papel do professor e da professora nesse processo. Esta pesquisa configura-se como exploratória qualitativa e tem como procedimento técnico a análise dos documentos legais como o Referencial Curricular Nacional para a Educação Infantil: formação pessoal e social (BRASIL, 1998), as Diretrizes curriculares nacionais para a educação infantil (BRASIL, 2010) e os Brinquedos e brincadeiras nas creches: manual de orientação pedagógica (BRASIL, 2012). Entendemos que os textos e as diretrizes legais, mesmo sendo referências nacionais, são significados no seu contexto e, por mais que se procure universalizar práticas, estas só se revelam na ação dos próprios sujeitos que o compõem e lhe dão sentido e significado. Ou seja, por mais que as diretrizes ou as orientações legais sejam prescritivas e universais, quem dá sentido ao texto e ao conhecimento é o próprio sujeito que o vive. Palavras-chave: Identidade. Criança. Formação pessoal e social. Brinquedos.ABSTRACTThis article addresses and analyzes one of the objectives of Early Childhood Education established in the current National Curriculum Guidelines and Frameworks for Early Childhood Education, which is the formation of the child’s personal and social identity. It emphasizes the importance of the games, toys and their interactions for the development of the formation of the personal and social identity and the role of the teacher in this process. This research is configured as a qualitative and thematic research as an analysis of legal documents as the National Curricular Reference for Childhood Education: personal and social formation (BRASIL, 1998), National Curricular Guidelines for Early Childhood Education (BRASIL, 2010), The toys and games in the nursery: pedagogical guidance manual. (BRAZIL, 2012). We understand that texts and legal laws, even if they are national references, are meaningful in their context and therefore are universal practices, these are revealed in the action of more rigorous than the right of speech and meaning. That is, as rough as legal guidelines are prescribed and universal, what gives meaning to the text and to knowledge is the subject who lives.Keywords: Identity. Child. Personal and social formation. Toys.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Eating Environments and Activity in Early Childhood Education and Care in Alberta, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 4247
Author(s):  
Lynne M. Z. Lafave ◽  
Alexis D. Webster ◽  
Ceilidh McConnell ◽  
Nadine Van Wyk ◽  
Mark R. Lafave
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
The Impact

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments influence children’s early development and habits that track across a lifespan. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of COVID-19 government-mandated guidelines on physical activity (PA) and eating environments in ECEC settings. This cross-sectional study involved the recruitment of 19 ECEC centers pre-COVID (2019) and 15 ECEC centers during COVID (2020) in Alberta, Canada (n = 34 ECEC centers; n = 83 educators; n = 361 preschoolers). Educators completed the CHEERS (Creating Healthy Eating and activity Environments Survey) and MEQ (Mindful Eating Questionnaire) self-audit tools while GT3X+ ActiGraph accelerometers measured preschooler PA. The CHEERS healthy eating environment subscale was greater during COVID-19 (5.97 ± 0.52; 5.80 ± 0.62; p = 0.02) and the overall score positively correlated with the MEQ score (r = 0.20; p = 0.002). Preschoolers exhibited greater hourly step counts (800 ± 189; 649 ± 185), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (9.3 ± 3.0 min/h; 7.9 ± 3.2 min/h) and lower sedentary times (42.4 ± 3.9 min/h; 44.1 ± 4.9 min/h) during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID, respectively (p < 0.05). These findings suggest the eating environment and indices of child physical activity were better in 2020, which could possibly be attributed to a change in government-mandated COVID-19 guideline policy.

Early childhood education and care: What effect on life chances?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 497-503
Author(s):  
Dave Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Life Chances ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
The Uk

Recent research has revealed that there are inconsistencies and inequalities in childhood education and care throughout the UK. Dave Hancock highlights some of the key findings

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