Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from June 2002

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from June 2002

Editorial.
June 1, 2002... In this themed edition of AJEC we present a range of articles that examine innovations in early childhood education, with particular emphasis on the preparation of the professionals who work in the sector. This topic is of high relevance at...

Early childhood education: a public right and not a privilege.
June 1, 2002... Introduction Three major trends have focused public attention on children's education and care in the preschool years: * the unprecedented labour force participation of women with young children, which is creating a pressing demand for...

Nurturing the spirit to teach: commitment, community and emergent curriculum.
June 1, 2002... My daughter, who is eight, understands that one of the things I do is present to teachers and that I draw on my experiences with her and my son Jack, who is three, to provide real-life anecdotes about children. The night before I left to travel...

Preparing early childhood professionals to work with parents: the challenges of diversity and dissensus.
June 1, 2002... Good staff-parent communication is important to children's relationships with peers and with adults (Smith & Hubbard, 1988; Endsley et al, 1993; Laloumi-Vidali, 1997; Studer, 1993/4). Despite the importance of good staff-parent communication,...

Teaching as inquiry: engaging preservice teachers with research.
June 1, 2002... Introduction Today's teachers must be creative, imaginative, knowledgeable, and sensitive to the diverse needs of the students who populate today classrooms and who will work and live in tomorrow's society (Beattie, 1997, p. 113). ...

Educating early childhood professionals: a collaborative approach in the ACT.(joint program in Australian Capital Territory)
June 1, 2002... Rationale for the joint early childhood education course Impetus for the joint early childhood program offered by the University of Canberra and the Canberra Institute of Technology began in 1997 with discussions between the two...

Bicultural development: innovation in implementation of Te Whariki.(Maori culture incorporated in curriculum)
June 1, 2002... Introduction Currently in New Zealand, early childhood education has entered a new era, in which the early childhood curriculum document, Te Whariki (Ministry of Education 1996), has been the impetus for change. This new era arises from...

Papua New Guinea elementary teacher education: mixed mode teacher training for 16 000 village teachers.
June 1, 2002... Introduction Papua New Guinea (PNG) is an island nation sharing common borders with Indonesia, Australia, the Solomon Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a nation of diversity. Geographically, its total population of some...