Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from March 1999

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from March 1999

The State of Victoria: Preschools and the reform agenda.
March 1, 1999... Victorian preschools (kindergartens) have always been administered by a human services department. In August 1997 the Victorian Government announced that primary schools would be allowed to establish and run preschool services as joint ventures...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Using a concept of rights as a basis for practice.
March 1, 1999... This article looks at the status of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in Australia and the possibilities that exist for the child care professional to meet responsibilities under this agreement. Australia signed the United Nations...

Foster Carers: The invisible network.
March 1, 1999... Some 10,000 foster carers make up a significant but largely invisible component of Australia's child support system. The lack of acknowledgment of their contribution to social cohesion by comparison with that accorded to other parts of the...

The demise of community-owned long day care centres and the rise of the mythical consumer.
March 1, 1999... This paper discusses the demise of the Australian community-owned long day care sector. In so doing it also examines the way in which the language of government policy has established a framework for children's services that works against the...

Observing and Analysing Young Children's Behaviour.(Review)
March 1, 1999... Observing and Analysing Young Children's Behaviour Kim Irving & Lee Tennent Sydney: Prentice Hall of Australia, Pty Ltd. (1998) ISBN: 0724809732 RRP $32.95 Related printed matter also available In early childhood...

The politics of Aboriginal Children's Services in Australia.
March 1, 1999... The issue of services for Aboriginal children is highly politicised. Politicised not in the sense of it being a major issue with federal or state and territory governments, but more in that they have been the focus for political arguments...

Political socialisation during early childhood.
March 1, 1999... The paucity of research into the study of political socialisation during early childhood is indicative of the Australian community's general apathy towards politics. This paper provides an initial assessment of what is known about early...