Download or read book Aboriginal Early Childhood Education in Australia written by Karen Martin and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early Childhood Education of Aboriginal Australians written by G. Robert Teasdale and published by Australian. This book was released on 1981 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews early childhood projects at Bourke, Sydney and northeast NSW; Melbourne and Swan Hill, Vic; Ernabella and Marree, SA; Katherine, NT; Cherbourg and Palm Island, Qld.
Download or read book Young Children s Community Building in Action written by Louise Gwenneth Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking the concepts of citizenship and community in relation to young children, this groundbreaking text examines the ways in which indigenous understandings and practices applied in early childhood settings in Australia and New Zealand encourage young children to demonstrate their care and concern for others and so, in turn, perceive themselves as part of a larger community. Young Children’s Community Building in Action acknowledges global variations in the meanings of early childhood education, of citizenship and community building, and challenges widespread invisibility and disregard of Indigenous communities. Through close observation and examination of early years settings in Australia and New Zealand, chapters demonstrate how practices guided by Aboriginal and Māori values support and nurture children’s personal and social development as individuals, and as citizens in a wider community. Exploring what young children’s citizenship learning and action looks like in practice, and how this may vary within and across communities, the book provides a powerful account of effective pedagogical approaches which have been long excluded from mainstream dialogues. Written for researchers and students of early childhood education and care, this book provides insight into what citizenship can be for young children, and how Indigenous cultural values shape ways of knowing, being, doing and relating.
Download or read book Improving Access to Urban and Regional Early Childhood Services written by Vicki-Ann Ware and published by AIHW. This book was released on 2012 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource sheet looks at how to improve access to early childhood services for Indigenous Australians living in urban and regional centres. It examines the barriers and facilitators to service access, at the individual-, provider-, program-, neighbourhood-, and cultural-level. It outlines what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed, illustrated with case studies of promising programs in Australia.
Download or read book Indigenous Australian group and early childhood education and care Professional overview written by TariQual Islam Sajeeb and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Pedagogy - Nursery Pedagogy, Early Childhood Education, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: Childcare is one of the priority areas for the National Development Plan and the Equal Opportunities.Concern that too several Australian youngsters, notably native youngsters, don't seem to be able to begin school has spurred a series of changes to the pre-school sector. Enclosed among these changes square measure nationwide mass mensuration and also the introduction of a unified syllabus framework along with moves towards standardized entry assessment. The pre-primary age is a particularly sensitive period in children’s development. A variety of socioeconomic factors will have a major negative impact on children’s psychological development and chances of success at school. These include: poverty; happiness to deprived social classes; functional illiteracy and low levels of academic attainment of parents; and spiritual traditions associated with a cultural life wherever literacy isn't highly regarded.
Download or read book An Interdisciplinary Approach to Early Childhood Education and Care written by Susanne Garvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Early Childhood Education and Care explores early childhood education and care in Australia from a variety of perspectives, highlighting the complexity of working within the field and the need for a truly interdisciplinary approach. It argues that only a holistic understanding of each perspective will allow a clear future for early childhood education within Australia, and that all government parties should provide better outcomes around policy and provision to ensure the support and development of the sector. Chapters offer insights into how children and families are positioned in educational reform by examining current government policy, as well as individual and collective initiatives. Key paradigms considered include positivist, behavioural, developmental, economic, sociocultural, and postmodern models. Garvis and Manning identify challenges to the field and propose improvements needed to develop an interdisciplinary approach to help close the disadvantage gap on educational outcomes. With recommendations aimed at stakeholders within different disciplines, it is hoped that this book will encourage significant improvements to early childhood education and care within Australia. Providing important insights into the landscape of early childhood education and care, this book will promote new ways of thinking of policy and provision development for the future. As such, it will be of interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of early years education, education policy and politics, and sociology of education, as well as those studying childcare alongside economics, criminology and sociology.
Download or read book The early childhood education of aboriginal Australian written by Robert Teasdale and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Learning Programs that Promote Children s Developmental and Educational Outcomes written by and published by AIHW. This book was released on 2012 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early years of life are the best opportunity to lay the foundations for a child's future. Based on a review of the international and Australian research evidence, this resource sheet identifies the characteristics of early learning programs that are effective in promoting developmental and learning outcomes. Sections include: Early learning programs in Australia; Australian families' use of early learning programs; Early learning programs - effects on children's learning and development; Universal and targeted early learning programs; Characteristics of effective early learning programs; and, Characteristics of effective early learning programs for Indigenous children. The resource sheet outlines what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.
Download or read book Understanding Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia written by Joanne Ailwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to effectively practise as an early childhood educator it is essential to understand the theories, policies and pedagogy that shape the discipline. Understanding Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia provides core foundational knowledge that is critical for best practice. Part One looks at concepts of childhood and the development of mass education before examining influential theories including developmental psychology, sociology, feminisms and critical theory. Specific approaches are also analysed including Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Multiple Intelligences and HighScope. Part Two focuses on the guiding frameworks and policies in Australia and explores in depth issues affecting Indigenous children and provisions for recognising diversity and the practice of inclusion. The final section examines teaching and leadership and considers curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, building relationships between staff and families, the care of babies and infants, the environment in which early childhood education takes place and the responsibilities and professional development of teachers. This essential reference will ensure pre-service teachers develop a sophisticated understanding of how theory underpins effective practice in early childhood education.
Download or read book Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins written by Jane Murray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of our apparently connected global environment, people are becoming less connected. Digital communication leads to fewer face-to-face engagements, and many young children are separated from their parents for extended periods. The post-truth phenomenon has resulted in mistrust between policymakers and the people they serve, whilst increased immigration has led to some rich countries adopting a protectionist stance that transforms collaboration into separatism. At its 2014 meeting, the European Early Childhood Education Research Association’s Young Children’s Perspectives Special Interest Group considered how these issues were affecting young children, particularly the many thousands entering Europe at that time as refugees and migrants escaping conflict in their home countries. Many of those displaced young children found themselves situated on the margins of their new contexts. The feeling of being ‘othered’ can be existential for any young child experiencing liminality, yet a sense of belonging is important for young children’s well-being and development of identity: the feeling of belonging lies at the core of social inclusion. This book, the idea for which arose out of this meeting, is drawn from leading edge empirical studies, and reveals the diverse experiences of young children’s marginalisation. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.
Download or read book Indigenous Education in Australia written by Marnee Shay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential, practical resource for pre- and in-service educators on creating contexts for success for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Based on the latest research and practice, this book provides an in-depth understanding of the colonised context within which education in Australia is located, with an emphasis on effective strategies for the classroom. Throughout the text, the authors share their personal and professional experiences providing rich examples for readers to learn from. Taking a strengths-based approach, this book will support new and experienced teachers to drive positive educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Download or read book Pre school Education written by Australia. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document discusses research and thinking about several countries' experiences in providing early childhood education and services, and additionally, describes current early childhood education in the Australian states and territories. Following the first chapter's brief provision of background information about preschool education in Australia, the second chapter offers a research review. Research described focuses on the state of the art, the importance of early childhood, children at risk, language, cognitive development, teaching strategies, teachers, child/staff ratios and group size, Head Start and other U.S. programs, parent education, coordination of services, and Australian research studies. The third chapter describes the experience of countries other than Australia in terms of historical perspectives and current developments. Discussion closing this chapter explores several issues, including setting priorities, structuring children's early experiences, accountability, benefits of preschool, administration, parent involvement, and implications of women's changing role for early childhood services. The fourth chapter explores the Australian situation, providing a national overview and specific discussions concerning each state and territory. Additionally discussed are current practices, preschool curriculum, special groups, teachers and teacher education, aboriginal preschool education, preschool education in multicultural Australia, and the role of federal government in early childhood services. A brief depiction of possible future developments is provided in the fifth and final chapter. (RH)
Download or read book Aboriginal Early Childhood Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian government has increasingly recognised the importance of quality early childhood education (ECE) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as noted in a variety of policy documents such as the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Closing the Gap targets of the Rudd government in 2008, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010-2014, and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy 2015 (Tye, 2014; Dreise & Thomson, 2014; Education Council, 2015). However, the focus in Aboriginal ECE is still on improving access to, and attendance at ECE centres in Australia rather than highlighting the reasons for reduced Indigenous engagement in ECE. This paper goes beyond the rhetoric of framing Aboriginal ECE from a 'deficit' perspective to focusing on why the mainstream school system needs adapt to and accommodate Aboriginal learners. It is argued that a shift in policy thought is necessary in order to improve Aboriginal ECE in Australia, from one that attempts to 'prepare' Aboriginal children for school to one that prepares schools and educators for Aboriginal children. Only in acknowledging the cultural mismatch between home and school environments for Aboriginal children will successful ECE outcomes be achieved. [Introduction]
Download or read book The Relationship Between Early Childhood Education and Care ECEC and the Outcomes of Indigenous Children written by Lilia Arcos Holzinger and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though there is international evidence supporting the positive effects of early childhood education and care (ECEC), there is less research on its benefits for Indigenous children in Australia. This paper addresses this gap with data from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) on the short and longer term impacts of ECEC on cognitive and developmental outcomes. It finds that effects of ECEC participation varied significantly across the three groups of outcomes analysed (reading and literacy, maths and abstract reasoning, and developmental) and between the two formal venues of ECEC provision (preschool and child care). Nonetheless, the overall findings support the benefits of participation and justify policies that aim to improve ECEC access for Indigenous children.
Download or read book Found in Translation written by Nicola Yelland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Found in Translation: Connecting Reconceptualist Thinking with Early Childhood Education Practices highlights the relationships between reconceptualist theory and classroom practice. Each chapter in this edited collection considers a contemporary issue and explores its potential to disrupt the status quo and be meaningful in the lives of young children. The book pairs reconceptualist academics and practitioners to discuss how theories can be relevant in everyday educational contexts, working with children who are from a wide range of cultural, ethnic, gender, language, and social orientations to enable previously unimagined ways of being, thinking, and doing in contemporary times.
Download or read book Report of the Aboriginal Education Policy Task Force written by Australia. Aboriginal Education Policy Task Force and published by Australian Government Publishing Service. This book was released on 1988 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Science in Early Childhood written by Coral Campbell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science exploration plays a vital role in children's lives as they make sense of the world around them. Now in its fifth edition, Science in Early Childhood complements the recently updated Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Australian Curriculum: Science. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the essential elements of science learning and teaching for pre-service teachers and early childhood professionals. This edition has been revised to closely align with the EYLF and Australian Curriculum: Science. It includes more content on sustainability – a rapidly growing area in early childhood science – and a stronger focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. Each chapter includes case studies, reflection questions and practical tasks which help to bridge the gap between theory and practical applications of new concepts. Supplementary resources are available online for instructors. Science in Early Childhood is an invaluable resource for pre-service teachers and early childhood professionals.
