Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from September 2002

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from September 2002

Research in early childhood education and health is well represented in this issue of Australian Journal of Early Childhood. (Editorial).
September 1, 2002... Scholars and practitioners actively seek quality Australian research to support their work. This edition of the journal will not disappoint readers. It contains research papers on topics such as nutrition, children's mathematical thinking,...

Student teacher knowledge: knowing and understanding subject matter in the New Zealand context.
September 1, 2002... In the past few decades there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of early childhood education in New Zealand. Concomitant with this has been the move towards professionalising the early childhood sector through a national...

Junior pay, senior responsibilities: the experiences of junior child care workers.
September 1, 2002... Junior wages have existed, in various forms, for a hundred years, and are commonly justified by an assumption that juniors are less likely to be able to perform required tasks to the level expected of adult workers (McDonald, 1991). Day (1998)...

Early childhood services: what can children tell us?
September 1, 2002... Background to the study A significant and growing body of research attests to the benefits of effective services for young children and their families, as well as to the longer-term social and economic benefits for communities (Ball, 1994;...

Inclusion in early childhood services: ongoing challenges.
September 1, 2002... Introduction Federal policy in Australia promotes the availability of flexible and high quality child care for young children of working parents and particularly for children with additional needs. Commonwealth and state schemes are...

The communicative competence of young children.
September 1, 2002... Understandings of language interactions In early childhood education, children's language typically has been studied from a developmental perspective. This approach has focused on a child's development of language or, sometimes, on the...

Assessing young children's arithmetical strategies and knowledge: providing learning opportunities for teachers.
September 1, 2002... Count Me In Too (CMIT) (Bobis & Gould, 1998, 1999, 2000; NSW Department of Education and Training, 2000) is a systemic initiative operating in NSW government schools since 1996, which aims to enhance teachers' understandings of young children's...

When food comes from home.
September 1, 2002... Introduction `Children need good nutrition in order to develop and grow to their potential, and to be protected against chronic disease in later life. Food has a wider role than just nutrition. Educating children about eating, social...