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Te One, Sarah – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Recent research (Te One, 2009) investigated perceptions of children's rights in a New Zealand early childhood care and education service (the Creche) for under-two-year-olds. Focus group interviews, interviews with teachers, observational field notes, photographs and a researcher's journal were used to generate data. Findings revealed that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups, Childrens Rights, Interviews
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Rockel, Jean – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
The image of a carer "minding" babies and toddlers has been transformed with the professionalisation of care in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This occurred with the introduction of the national early childhood curriculum, "Te Wha-riki", in 1996 (Ministry of Education, 1996). Another…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Toddlers, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
The notion of readiness and what it means to be ready for school dominates much of the popular discussion, as well as the research base, about transition to school. Readiness means different things for different people, yet almost always there is a perception that readiness for school involves some assessment of the characteristics of individual…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Family Influence, Child Development, Developmental Stages