Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from March 2002

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from March 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... With the passing of the Queen Mother, we are told that this is the end of an era. Indeed, she has lived through an age of remarkable change and done so with reputed grace, dignity and courage. The perception of the Royal family, their relevance...

Research evidence with political currency: keeping early childhood education on the international agenda.
March 1, 2002... Introduction Early childhood education has been on the international agenda for some years. During 2000 the OECD undertook a thematic review of early childhood education and care policy. Twelve OECD countries participated in order to...

Revisiting the challenge of staff recruitment and retention in children's services.
March 1, 2002... `I get frustrated because so many people have such interesting lives and do such interesting things. I don't want to be stuck looking after somebody else's children all day long' Final year early childhood teacher education student. ...

Proving quality or improving quality: who's minding the shop?(education policy in Australia)
March 1, 2002... The debate about what constitutes `quality' educational programs has raged for several decades with little consensus on an accepted definition. Burridge and Ribbins (1994) see quality control as all the planned procedures for checking that...

Revisiting adult work in early childhood settings: shifting the frame.
March 1, 2002... Introduction This paper might have had the subtitle: `Shifting spaces, fractured time'. There are few constancies about adult work in early childhood settings. We are all aware that we are working in changing and unpredictable times. There...

The performance of long day care centres in rural and remote areas.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Studies about the operations of child care centres have focused on quality issues in relation to care and education provision (Phillips et al., 2000; Blau, 1997; Moss & Pence, 1994) or management and leadership issues (Garcia-Souter, 2000;...

The role of invitational curriculum in the identification of giftedness in young children.
March 1, 2002... Like any child whose needs are not easily met by the regular curriculum, intellectually gifted children are children at risk. They risk not realising their potential, becoming underachievers in the educational system, and developing negative...

The service needs of families caring for preschool-aged children with disruptive behaviours.
March 1, 2002... This study was funded by the Hunter Area Health Service and the NSW Department of Education. Introduction Defiance, tantrums, inattentiveness, and high levels of motor activity are commonly seen in preschool children. Yet preschools...