Australian Journal of Early Childhood articles from September 2007

Australian Journal of Early Childhood archives from September 2007

Children's rights and early childhood education: links to theory and advocacy.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Children's rights CHILDREN'S RIGHTS HAVE been argued about for centuries, and the concept touches raw nerves when adult decisions and actions are put to the test (Stainton Rogers, 2004). 'Rights are entitlements, valuable commodities'...

Indigenous Australians and preschool education: who is attending?(Report)
September 1, 2007... Introduction QUALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION can have substantial positive effects for the children who attend, easing the transition to school and providing a boost to a child's self-esteem as well as their future scholastic ability (Barnett,...

University-qualified indigenous early childhood teachers: voices of resilience.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Research methodology: Framing the narrative THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON research into factors that support and constrain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in gaining university degrees as early childhood teachers. The study was developed...

Children's services, wages and WorkChoices: a 'fairer' workplace relations system?(Report)
September 1, 2007... Introduction THE 2006 LONG DAY CARE equal-remunerations decisions of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (IRC of NSW) and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) are landmarks in wage fixation for...

The health and wellbeing of adults working in early childhood education.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Introduction A HEALTHY EARLY CHILDHOOD workforce is an important aspect of early childhood education services. According to the Ministry of Education (2004) there are approximately 13,000 adults employed in New Zealand early childhood...

From bogey mountains to funny houses: children's desires for play environment.
September 1, 2007... Introduction THE AIM OF THE CORE curriculum in Finnish preprimary education (National Board of Education, 2000) is to improve children's capacity for learning when they are taught new facts and new skills through play. The term...

Home-school partnership within mathematics intervention.
September 1, 2007... Introduction EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND that strong home-school partnership benefits all key stakeholders in the education of the child. This article first discusses challenges to partnership with parents in general, and then highlights...

'I know how much this child has learned. I have proof!' Employing digital technologies for documentation processes in kindergarten.
September 1, 2007... Background to study ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG children's learning achievements has become a challenging issue for educators in contemporary early childhood contexts. Traditionally, documentation completed by educators has involved assessing a...