Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from December 2001

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from December 2001

Editorial.
December 1, 2001... It is now 10 years since the early childhood profession in Australia formalised its interest in ethics through the development and promulgation of the Code of Ethics. This edition marks this anniversary by assembling a diverse range of...

Making space for ethics.
December 1, 2001... We find little room for ethics in early childhood policy, practice and research, at least in the Anglo-American world. Most of the space is taken by discussions of early childhood services as technical and managerial issues, objective and...

Research with children: ethical mind-fields.(power relationships)
December 1, 2001... Introduction The ethical issues involved in research with young children have been preoccupying me as I complete my doctoral studies. Research that involves children always contains assumptions about the nature of the child and of...

From a code of ethics to an `ethic of caring': perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand.
December 1, 2001... The diverse nature of the early childhood education sector in Aotearoa/New Zealand has long been recognised and heralded as positive in providing choice for meeting the needs of children and their families. Yet within this framework of...

The nature of values in early childhood education: an analysis of the AECA Code of Ethics.(Australian Early Childhood Association)
December 1, 2001... Introduction In the provision of professional development programs, a problem that continually emerges is the difficulty in changing early childhood professionals' attitudes on a range of issues including, for example, diversity and...

Ethics in early childhood: continuing the conversations.
December 1, 2001... Introduction Anniversaries are often opportunities to take stock--to look back on achievements as well as ahead to possibilities. So with the 10th anniversary of the launch of the AECA Code of Ethics comes the opportunity to pause and...

Action research, ethics and the risks of practicing freedom for early childhood professionals.
December 1, 2001... Introduction There are two paramount characteristics of what Kemmis & McTaggert (1986) called a `fourth generation' of action research that involve participants in the `conscious practice of freedom' and thus engage them in Foucault's...

Helping students make tough decisions wisely: the challenge of ethical inquiry.(ethical judgements)
December 1, 2001... Introduction Establishing and maintaining professionalism of the highest standard is critical for all early childhood educators, whether they work directly or indirectly with children and families. It is argued in this article that...