Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from December 2000

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from December 2000

Editorial.
December 1, 2000... All aspirations to excellence are based on good beginnings and best practice. As we write this editorial, Australia is hosting the Olympic Games. The call to excellence that the Olympic movement involves stimulates a series of questions about...

The experiences of beginning early childhood educators.(Critical Essay)
December 1, 2000... There has historically and recently been an acknowledgement of the importance of early years of life. At the same time as the early years are seen as being crucially important, the professionals who provide care and education for children at...

Policies and practices that create multicultural contexts in child care.(Critical Essay)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... Background Australia is a multicultural society, and the Federal Government's policy platform of 1996 affirmed a commitment to maintain and enhance Australia's unique cultural diversity within the framework of national unity. Through the...

Teaching in early childhood: Time to merge constructivist views so learning through play equals teaching through play.(Critical Essay)
December 1, 2000... Is knowledge of child development and play enough? Teaching in early childhood is a complex activity requiring a myriad of knowledge, skills, and capabilities. This article describes three constructs in social constructivist theories of...

A developmentally appropriate test of kinder/school readiness.(Critical Essay)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... Assessment of `school readiness' has always been an important task for early childhood educators. In recent times, preschool teachers have also been asked to assess children's `readiness' for four-year-old preschool. Currently, non-standardised...

Delayed children's social interactions Focus for intervention.(Critical Essay)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... Peer social interaction is seen as uniquely important, differing from adult/child relations and possibly serving different functions (Guralnick, 1997). This is particularly the case from four years of age, where most children in Western society...

Best practice in diagnosis and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Research and guidelines.(Critical Essay)
December 1, 2000... Systematic review of the literature ADHD is a neurologically determined developmental disorder and is currently thought to have three subtypes: the disorder can be of predominantly inattentive type, predominantly impulsive/hyperactive...

Working in early childhood settings with children who have experienced refugee or war-related trauma.
December 1, 2000... In recent decades, war has affected many civilians. More than 24 million people worldwide were displaced from their homes because of wars in 1996 (Machel, 1996). Half of all displaced people are children, who are particularly vulnerable to...