Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from December 2003

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from December 2003

Editorial.(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... This unthemed edition of the journal presents articles that reflect the need for caters and educators of young children to be imbued with professional skills and an innovative mindset. This allows them to be effective practitioners that are...

Valuing children.
December 1, 2003... Talk presented at Early Childhood Australia's Biennial conference, 'Children--The core of society'. Hobart, July 2003 Talking about valuing children to a delegation of early childhood professionals seems like a clear case of preaching to...

Early childhood teachers' knowledge of teaching children with disabilities.
December 1, 2003... Introduction In the past decade in Australia, a widespread trend has developed to include children with disabilities into general education classrooms. Increasingly, inclusion of children with disabilities occurs in the first years of...

Sharing care and education: parents' perspectives.
December 1, 2003... Introduction The literature is definite about the need for links between families and the services that provide care and education for underschool aged children. Parent engagement in early childhood care and education services is seen to...

An integrated approach to teaching social skills to preschoolers at risk.
December 1, 2003... Introduction The transition from preschool settings to kindergarten classrooms is often a socially demanding experience for young children (Heaviside & Farris, 1993; Zill, 1999). That shift is often more difficult for preschool children...

Assessment of the early childhood practicum: what can we learn from tertiary supervisors' silences?
December 1, 2003... Introduction and background to the study This paper discusses results from a study that explores how tertiary supervisors from TAFE and university early childhood courses understand and practise practicum assessment. The methodology for the...

Are we asking the right question when we ask 'Is child care bad for children?'.
December 1, 2003... Current research on outcomes for children What does the research tell us about the impact of child care on children's outcomes? Available research reports both positive and negative impacts and it is crucial to have a balanced analysis of...

Fundamental movement skills: teachers' perspectives.
December 1, 2003... Introduction Fundamental movement skills are basic movement patterns that form the basis of many more complex skills used in games, sports and other recreational activities. They include running, throwing, skipping and balancing. Children...

Fundamental movement skills: children's perspectives.
December 1, 2003... Introduction Physical activity is a well-documented and recognised component of a healthy lifestyle and childhood experiences with physical activity have an important impact on lifelong behaviour. Unfortunately, mounting evidence shows...

How working parents cope with the care of sick young children.
December 1, 2003... Introduction Previous research in Australia and overseas confirms that the care of sick children is a major cause of working parent stress. Licensed providers are governed by state regulations regarding operating procedures and health...

Worms, shadows, and whirlpools. Science in the early childhood classroom.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... by Karen Worth and Sharon Grollman (2003) Heinemann and the National Association for the Education of Young Children: Washington, DC Worms, shadows, and whirlpools is not a book of recipes for 'doing science'. Rather, this book is...