Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from September 2006

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from September 2006

Contextualising early childhood education.(L)(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... A critical and constructive postrnodern perspective can be a useful tool for contextualising the field of early childhood education. One way this can be done is by situating the seven studies that appear in this issue of AJEC through multiple...

A preliminary study of teachers' perceptions of sex education in Hong Kong preschools.
September 1, 2006... Although Hong Kong (HK) was a British colony for more than 150 years and most people grew up under the influence of a Western culture, many people still perceive that the topic of sex should not be discussed publicly. This is because the...

Parent perspectives on childcare quality among a culturally diverse sample.
September 1, 2006... Introduction A substantial body of research has demonstrated the critical influence of childcare quality on a range of developmental outcomes (see Ochiltree, 1994, and Vandell, 2004, for a review). Researchers typically assess childcare...

What personal/social skills are important for young children commencing kindergarten? Exploring teachers' and parents' insights.
September 1, 2006... This article reports on a study that investigated the importance of children possessing personal/social skills when starting kindergarten, from teachers' and parents' perspectives. The study involved a sample of 16 kindergarten teachers and 63...

Repeated-viewing and co-viewing of an animated video: an examination of factors that impact on young children's comprehension of video content.
September 1, 2006... Children under the age of five years spend most of their waking time at home playing and watching television (Huston, Wright, Marquis & Green, 1999). It is not surprising, therefore, that children's television viewing habits have been the topic...

Life chances: Including the children's view.
September 1, 2006... What happens to children who are disadvantaged as infants and what do children themselves think about their childhood experiences? This article introduces the Brotherhood of St Laurence's longitudinal Life Chances Study to explore these...

Horizontal violence in early childhood education and care: implications for leadership enactment.
September 1, 2006... The notion of leadership has been defined by numerous authors and there has been considerable work in this area over the past century, yet the picture remains incomplete. Terms related to leadership include individual traits, influence over...

The regulatory environment in long day care: a 'double-edged sword' for early childhood professional practice.
September 1, 2006... Introduction In the current Australian political climate which promotes the early years as critical to lifelong learning (Commonwealth of Australia, 2004), the risks to children exposed to substandard child care is heralded as being of...