Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from June 1999

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from June 1999

What we believe is what we do.(valuing people's differences)
June 1, 1999... It is normal human behaviour to join groups. Part of our identity as human beings is tied up in the groups to which we belong. We remain in these groups because they make us feel good about who we are. We define people outside our group as...

Researching children: The woes and joys of observing and interviewing four-year-olds.
June 1, 1999... Using young children as informants for a research study is a necessary, but often troublesome, method of collecting data. This article is not a report of research findings. Rather it is an account of the frustrations and traumas (the `woes')...

The effects of child abuse on preschool children's play.
June 1, 1999... Play is essential for preschool children's normal development and emotional wellbeing. Because play is sensitive to environmental conditions, an abusive or neglectful home environment can adversely affect the child's play development. Although...

`He must have disguised': Harry the Dirty Dog and children's thinking about thinking.
June 1, 1999... An important development for young children is the ability to understand how mental states influence actions. When children develop this understanding they are able to reason about people homing beliefs which do not correspond with reality....

Interpreting & predicting from bar graphs.
June 1, 1999... Bar graphs are commonly used throughout society as a simple tool for representing data. How do students in early childhood interpret bar graphs in a familiar context? Thirty Grade 3 students were interviewed to explore their interpretations of...

Negotiating studies of Asia in Years One and Two: Collaboration in the production and use of knowledge.(early childhood education)
June 1, 1999... Over the past three years teachers at Mercia Primary School (Geelong) have engaged in a research project aiming to extend teachers' and students' understandings of Indonesia; limitations in curriculum resources forced a broader focus on...

Facing the hard questions: Ethics for early childhood fieldwork programs.
June 1, 1999... The issue of professional ethics is often the subject of media attention. Currently in many parts of Australia, the behaviour of politicians, police, teachers, and journalists is under scrutiny, leading to work on the development of codes of...

The development of the Victorian Municipal Preschool Association.
June 1, 1999... The Victorian Municipal preschool Association (VMPSA) was established in 1948 as an outcome of the expansion of kindergarten services into local government in Victoria. A significant player in this process was Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown, the...