scholarly journals PAUD is My Second Child: How Early Childhood in Indonesia Strives to Develop

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
Heny Solekhah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Government

This research is aimed to investigate how the teachers of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Indonesia or Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (PAUD) have been struggling to sustain and develop their schools. The data was collected through a focus group discussion with teachers in Kelompok Bermain (KB) from four sub-districts in Kendal, Central Java. It is followed by individual interviews and the teachers’ document analysis. The government policies are also gathered and analysed to know to what extent the government supports the teachers and their schools. The research found that despite the different reasons for being PAUD teachers, they established (ECE) from ‘zero’ and put their schools as a priority over themselves; being proactive and communicative the only ways to develop both their professionalism and institutions; Dana Desa and Dana Kelurahan are two desired financial resources; and they hope that the government could raise their status from non-formal educators to be formal and bring equality. In conclusion, the teachers have struggled to advance their professionalism and institutions despite disadvantaged circumstances and expecting that in the future they will gain more government support.DOI: http://doi.org/10.31098/ijeiece.v1i2.50

PAUD is My Second Child: How Early Childhood in Indonesia Strives to Develop

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-133
Author(s):  
Heny Solekhah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Government

This research is aimed to investigate how the teachers of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Indonesia or Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (PAUD) have been struggling to sustain and develop their schools. The data was collected through a focus group discussion with teachers in Kelompok Bermain (KB) from four sub-districts in Kendal, Central Java. It is followed by individual interviews and the teachers’ document analysis. The government policies are also gathered and analysed to know to what extent the government supports the teachers and their schools. The research found that despite the different reasons for being PAUD teachers, they established (ECE) from ‘zero’ and put their schools as a priority over themselves; being proactive and communicative the only ways to develop both their professionalism and institutions; Dana Desa and Dana Kelurahan are two desired financial resources; and they hope that the government could raise their status from non-formal educators to be formal and bring equality. In conclusion, the teachers have struggled to advance their professionalism and institutions despite disadvantaged circumstances and expecting that in the future they will gain more government support.

What's the Story?: Exploring Parent–Teacher Communication through ePortfolios

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Higgins ◽  
Sue Cherrington
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Teacher Communication ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Reported Data

ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS (ePORTFOLIOS) ARE a relatively new phenomenon in early childhood education (ECE) with minimal existing research available on their use and effectiveness as a learning and communication tool in ECE. This article reports on a study examining the influence of ePortfolios on parent–teacher communication in one early childhood (EC) service. Reported data has been drawn from online surveys, document analysis of ePortfolios, individual interviews and focus group interviews with parents and teachers. Thematic analysis identified two main themes: the benefits and drawbacks of communicating via the ePortfolio, and the types of communication that were evident.

Where is the joined-up thinking?

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-11
Author(s):  
Sue Allingham
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Government

It is vital to reflect on our practice and provision and adapt appropriately, but this also requires the government to do the same. Dr Sue Allingham questions why there isn't joined-up thinking about what is important across the sector, including how early childhood education should work.

scholarly journals O Brincar e o Ensino da Linguagem Escrita na Educação Infantil: (In)Pressão dos Pais

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Edione Teixeira de Carvalho ◽  
Odete Selva ◽  
Geysa Luiza De Souza Santos ◽  
Antonio Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Individual Interviews

ResumoEm nome de muitos “modismos” pedagógicos se sacrifica a infância com práticas inadequadas à fase da criança, desrespeitando seu modo de ser e sua linguagem própria, que é o brincar. Este artigo resulta de uma pesquisa realizada no Centro Educacional Amerecilda Conceição Fernandes Rezende, no município de Campo Verde (MT), com o objetivo de averiguar na percepção dos pais a importância que estes atribuem para o ensino da linguagem escrita e do brincar na Educação Infantil. Discute-se na problemática se há pressão por parte dos pais para que os professores iniciem o ensino da linguagem escrita nas fases de Pré I, II e III (4 a 6 anos) e se os professores sentem ou não tal pressão. Nesta trajetória se buscou traduzir a posição dos pais a respeito do problema, bem como o posicionamento dos professores. A metodologia considerada nesta investigação é de natureza aplicada, com uma abordagem quantitativa, no sentido de quantificar os dados e qualitativa no sentido de explicar a realidade pesquisada. Quanto aos objetivos é descritiva, e quanto aos procedimentos técnicos se caracteriza como pesquisa de campo. Os dados foram coletados mediante a aplicação de questionário com uma amostra de cinquenta e quatro pais e entrevistas coletivas e individuais com sete professores. Ao finalizar a pesquisa, conclui-se que há uma pressão implícita, por parte dos pais, e que os professores sentem essa pressão de várias fontes, até mesmo deles próprios. Palavras-chave: Cuidar. Educar. Ensinar. AbstractIn the name of many pedagogical “fads”, childhood is sacrificed with practices inappropriate to the child's stage, disrespecting their way of being and their own language, which is playing. This article is the result of a research carried out at Centro Educacional Amerecilda Conceição Fernandes Rezende, in the municipality of Campo Verde (MT), with the aim of ascertaining in the parents' perception the importance they attach to the teaching of written language and playing in early childhood education. . The issue is discussed whether there is pressure on the parents’ part for teachers to start teaching written language in the Pre I, II and III phases (4 to 6 years) and whether or not teachers feel such pressure. In this trajectory, it was sought to translate the parents 'position regarding the problem, as well as the teachers' position. The methodology considered in this investigation is of an applied nature, with a quantitative approach, in order to quantify the data and qualitative in order to explain the researched reality. As for the objectives, it is descriptive, and for technical procedures, it is characterized as field research. Data were collected through the application of a questionnaire with a sample of fifty-four parents and collective and individual interviews with seven teachers. At the end of the research, it is concluded that there is an implicit pressure from parents and that teachers feel this pressure from several sources, even from themselves. keywords: Caring. Educating. Teaching

KONSEP DAN KEBIJAKAN PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI DI KABUPATEN BANDUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Asep Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The Brain

AbstractEducation obtained at an early age greatly affects the development of children both psychomotordevelopment of the brain, and child behavior and achievement when entering adulthood, especially thereach the future of the nation as the next generation must be equipped with education and cultivation ofhumanity values and personality and karaktek. Equity of early childhood education in various regions isnot evenly distributed there are only a few places for rural areas this is caused by the level of knowledgeand insight parents who do not understand and the environment that affect. While for urban areas,especially people, the importance of early education because the level of understanding and intellectual isso high, it is a motivation for the government to commit to early childhood education so important tomeet the needs of the community for education, policies that support this education has been issued basiclaw for the organizer, among others, the Decree of the Minister of Education, the Law on Education andthe regional level by the Decree of the Head of Region. Government dalah this course can facilitate bothbuilding facilities and play facilities for children's games in the room and outdoor games.AbstrakPendidikan yang diperoleh pada usia dini sangat mempengaruhi perkembangan anak baik psikomotorikperkembangan otak, dan perilaku anak serta prestasi anak ketika memasuki usia dewasa terutamajangkauan ke depan bangsa sebagai generasi penerus. Hal ini tentunya harus dibekali dengan pendidikandan penanaman nilai-nilai kemanusian serta kepribadian dan karaktek. Pemerataan pendidikan anak usiadini di berbagai daerah memang belum merata hanya ada beberapa tempat saja untuk daerah pedesaan halini diakibatkan oleh tingkat pengetahuan dan wawasan orangtua yang kurang paham dan lingkungan yangmempengaruhi. Sementara untuk daerah perkotaan khususnya masyarakat merasakan pentingnyapendidikan usia dini karena tingkat pemahaman dan intelektual sudah begitu tinggi. Hal ini merupakanmotivasi bagi pemerintah untuk berkomitmen terhadap pendidikan usia dini begitu penting untukmemenuhi kebutuhan masyarakat akan pendidikan, kebijakan yang mendukung terhadap pendidikan initelah dikeluarkan dasar hukum bagi penyelenggaraanya antara lain keputusan Menteri pendidikan,Undang-undang tentang pendidikan dan tingkat daerah dengan Surat Keputusan Kepala Daerah.Pemerintah dalam hal ini tentunya dapat memfasilitasi baik sarana bangunan maupun sarana bermain bagiana, alat permainan dalam ruangan maupun alat permainan diluar ruangan.Kata kunci: Kebijakan, pendidikan, anak usia dini

Computer Technology in Taiwan Kindergartens

2010 ◽  
pp. 20-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Yuan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Early Years ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

Taiwan has become a global high-tech center. The success of becoming the leading country of high-tech and information technology is accredited to the efforts of the government and of all citizens. In addition, Chinese highly value in academic success, and this has contributed to the success of Taiwan. Parents believe the success of life is rooted in a good education, especially in the early years. This chapter presents an overview of early childhood education in Taiwan and explores how Chinese culture had influenced the value of parents’ expectation in education, as well as how children learn through the use of technology. The last part of the chapter discusses the discrepancy between current early childhood education situations and teachers’ professional development.

Mapping the Policy Landscape of Australian Early Childhood Education Policy through Document Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Hard ◽  
Paige Lee ◽  
Sue Dockett
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Education Policy ◽  
Early Childhood Policy ◽  
Early School ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Large Corpus

WHILE MUCH HAS BEEN written about recent reforms in Australian early childhood education (birth to five) policy, less attention has been directed towards the changes across the whole early childhood period (birth to eight) and potential links between policy covering the prior-to-school and early school years. The near-concurrent introduction of two national curriculum documents covering these sectors has provided opportunities to explore such links. Recognising that such national approaches do not emerge from a vacuum, we identified a wide range of additional documents that contributed to the history, development, implementation and evaluation of the national curriculum documents, with the aim of exploring the links across these and the policy imperatives guiding these. Qualitative Document Analysis was used to manage the overwhelming number of related documents that were identified. In this paper, we share the processes used in the descriptive coding of a large corpus of documents, and reflect on the advantages and challenges encountered. We share these reflections not only as a means of contributing to discussions about the nature and impact of early childhood policy, but also to provide a transparent basis for future analyses.

scholarly journals Democratic Participation in Early Childhood Education and Care - Serving the Best Interests of the Child

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Eriksen
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract: The meaning of democratic participation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) remainsvague and difficult to implement. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute to this gap of knowledge by shed light on the meaning of democratic participation in relation to the best interests of the child, by analysing General Comment No. 14 (2013). The research uses theories on democracy in ECEC to discuss the results (Biesta, 2014, 2015; Moss, 2007, 2011; Pettersvold, 2014; Einarsdottir, Purola, Johansson, Broström, &Emilson, 2015). The study investigates how key terms (rights, participation, unity/collective, equality, influence and responsibility) relate to democratic participation. Findings indicate that these terms are used to align with ideas about the “best interests of the child”. Furthermore, the study identified specific groups of children who can be in vulnerable situations and their explicit right to express their views and to influence decisions affecting them in ECEC institutions. I therefore argue that understanding democracy in ECEC must focus on inclusion of children who can be in vulnerable situations because this is in the best interests of the child. Keywords: Best Interests of the Child, Democratic Participation, Document Analysis, General Comments

Selected aspects of institutional early childhood education and care in Warsaw – the perspective of professionals and low-income parents

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-0
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk ◽  
Olga Wysłowska
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Low Incomes ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Group Interviews

The article presents results of research into low income parents as well as professionals involved in the education, care and upbringing sectors. It concerns access to toddler care and preschool, the costs of sending children to such institutions, support for parents on low incomes, as well as the demands parents have of these institutions. The authors carried out two group interviews with parents, as well as three individual interviews with workers from the institutions. In the final part of the article, the results of the research are presented along with recommendations for politics concerning the sectors of education, upbringing and care of children from the ages of 0 to 6.

scholarly journals Persepsi Mahasiswa PG-PAUD Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo terhadap PAUD di Kabupaten Ponorogo,

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fadlillah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study were (1) to know the perception of PGPAUD students toward early childhood education in Ponorogo District. (2) to know the obstacles of early childhood education in Ponorogo Regency based on perception of PG-PAUD students Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive involving 30 students. Data collection was done by interview technique. The interview was conducted directly to the students of PGPAUD Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo. The results of this study are 1) PGPAUD student perception on the implementation of early childhood education in Ponorogo regency in general has not run well according to national standards of early childhood education. 2) the obstacles of early childhood education in Ponorogo District are a) there are some teachers of PAUD who have not S1 PGPAUD, the welfare of early childhood teachers are still low, facilities and infrastructure is not adequate, and mininya assistance from the government, both central and local.

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