Initial Teacher Education in Early Childhood Education (New Zealand)

Author(s):  
Alexandra Gunn
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-96
Author(s):  
Anita Croft

The benefits of beginning Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood are now widely documented. With the support of their teachers, young children have shown that through engagement in sustainability practices they are capable of becoming active citizens in their communities (Duhn, Bachmann, & Harris, 2010; Kelly & White, 2012; Ritchie, 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008). Engagement with EfS has not been widespread across the early childhood sector in Aotearoa New Zealand (Duhn et al., 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008) until recently. One way of addressing EfS in early childhood education is through teacher education institutions preparing students to teach EfS when they graduate.


2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Hedges ◽  
Joy Cullen

The concept of ‘subjects' has posed a philosophical dilemma and polarised debate within early childhood education. Consequently, little attention has been paid to teachers' and children's subject knowledge and the role these might play in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy to extend and enhance children's learning. This article reports on a study that explored beliefs and practices about subject knowledge in one kindergarten in New Zealand. The study's findings are analysed from two contrasting perspectives: categories of teacher knowledge and sociocultural theory. The article argues that a contemporary sociocultural view of knowledge has potential within the existing philosophy underpinning early childhood curriculum and pedagogy to recognise and strengthen the position of subject knowledge. Implications for curriculum, pedagogy and teacher education are discussed.


Horizontes ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Aline Sommerhalder ◽  
Luana Zanotto ◽  
Camila Marques Dos Santos

ResumoO artigo apresenta parte de um estudo concluído em um curso de Pedagogia, na modalidade de educação a distância de uma universidade pública federal, que aderiu ao Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil. Teve como questões de pesquisa: Que sentidos tutores virtuais em exercício apresentam sobre o Estágio Curricular Supervisionado em Educação Infantil, no processo de formação inicial de professores? Para tutores virtuais, que lugar esse Estágio ocupa no processo de formação inicial para a docência na educação infantil? A investigação anunciou as possibilidades formativas do Estágio e alguns de seus limites na formação inicial de professores. Foram sujeitos sete tutoras virtuais em exercício na disciplina “Estágio Supervisionado em Educação Infantil”. De abordagem qualitativa, o estudo fez uso de questionário e da análise de conteúdo. O Estágio apresentou-se como momento formativo no processo de reflexão de aprendizagens relativas à docência na educação infantil e ocupou um lugar de interlocução teoria e prática. Entre os limites, tem-se o tempo para convivência em estágio e as interações de alunos-professores no Moodle.Palavras-chave: Estágio curricular supervisionado; Tutoria virtual; Formação de professores de educação infantil; Educação à distância.Supervised Internship in Early Childhood Education: meanings constructed by Virtual tutors about of internship in distance teacher educationAbstractThis article presents part of a study undertook in an undergraduate course in pedagogy, in the modality of distance education of a public university, which adhered the Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil. The research questions were: Which meanings virtual tutors in duty present about the Supervised Stage in Early Childhood Education in the initial education process of teachers? For virtual tutors, which place does this stage take in the initial education process of teachers in early childhood education? The research has announced the formation possibilities of the stage and some of its limits in initial teacher education. Seven virtual tutors were participants in duty in “Estágio Supervisionado em Educação Infantil” discipline. Of qualitative approach, the study used a questionnaire and content analysis. The supervised intership presented as a formative moment in the learning process of reflection related to the teaching in early childhood education and has occupied a place of interlocution of theory and practice. Among the limits, we have the time to the acquaintanceship in the intership and interactions of students-teachers in Moodle.Keywords: Curricular supervised intership; Virtual mentoring; Teacher education for early childhood education; Distance education.


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