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Edwards, Kayte; Loveridge, Judith – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
This research seeks to explore how early childhood professionals support children's scientific learning from the practitioner's perspective. Taking a qualitative approach, this case study indicates possible ways effective team teaching can support the child's scientific learning as well as other team members' learning and teaching development.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Scientific Principles, Young Children, Team Teaching
Garvis, Susanne; Twigg, Danielle; Pendergast, Donna – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
According to the National Education and the Arts Statement (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 2007), all children and young people should have a high-quality arts education. To achieve this teachers require a high level of skill and training, and the belief that they are self-efficacious in the teaching of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Preservice Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Cooperating Teachers
Barblett, Lennie; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline; Kilgallon, Pam; Maloney, Carmel – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Transition practices that ensure continuity between early childhood settings have been shown to be important in assisting children's short-term and long-term growth and development (Vogler, Cravello & Woodhead, 2008). In Western Australia many young children move from and between long day care (LDC) settings to kindergarten. In that state,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Principals
Wildy, Helen; Styles, Irene – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Anecdotal evidence from teachers in Western Australia suggested that increasing numbers of on-entry students have been performing at high levels over recent years on the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools Baseline Assessment (PIPS-BLA). This paper reports the results of an investigation into the performance of high-scoring students. Data…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, High Achievement
Millar, Ngaire – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
This study investigated Korean children's cultural adjustment during transition to South Australian junior primary school settings. Using case-study methodology to provide a sociocultural perspective, data were collected during interviews with a sample of South Korean international students aged five to eight years, their mothers and teachers. All…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Asians
Howitt, Christine; Upson, Emily; Lewis, Simon – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Children have immense curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and a questioning attitude. They are innate scientists. The challenge for early childhood educators is to fuel this curiosity through the provision of appropriate learning experiences and an engaging environment within early learning centres. This paper presents a detailed case study of how a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Inquiry, Crime
Mills, Kathy – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Young children shift meanings across multiple modes long before they have mastered formal writing skills. In a digital age, children are socialised into a wide range of new digital media conventions in the home, at school, and in community-based settings. This article draws on longitudinal classroom research with a culturally diverse cohort of…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Young Children, Writing Skills, Cognitive Processes
Stagnitti, Karen; Malakellis, Mary; Kershaw, Beth; Hoare, Majella; Kenna, Rachel; de Silva-Sanigorski, Andrea – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Australian children from disadvantaged families are at increased risk of delays in acquiring fundamental movement skills, with physical inactivity and increased risk of the potential consequences of obesity. The aims of this pilot study were to: 1) assess the fundamental movement skills of disadvantaged children; 2) evaluate the feasibility and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Play, Intervention, Physical Activities
Garvis, Susanne; Pendergast, Donna – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
In 2009, the Australian Government introduced the Get Up and Grow (Commonwealth Government, 2009) guidelines for healthy eating and exercise in early childhood as one element of a range of initiatives aiming to curb childhood obesity, a problem affecting an increasing proportion of Australia children. Included in the policy recommendations are…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Obesity, Exercise, Foreign Countries
Jackson, Dianne – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Supported playgroups are a dual-focus service model used widely in Australia to provide stimulating early childhood environments for children and support for their parents. This article discusses some of the findings from a recent qualitative doctoral study that explored three supported playgroups in western Sydney. In particular, it articulates…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Social Support Groups
Berthelsen, Donna; Karuppiah, Nirmala – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
For multicultural education to be effective, it must be introduced in the early years and reinforced throughout the school years. It is important for teachers of young children to be equipped with the appropriate knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to promote multiculturalism in their classrooms. This paper reports on a survey involving…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Teacher Education Programs, Early Childhood Education, Cultural Pluralism
Noel, Andrea – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
This paper details the early childhood transition activities of three schools in southern Queensland, Australia, as reported by school administrators. The transition programs were analysed using the categories of the Transition to School Matrix of the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education. Activities fell into the first four categories…
Descriptors: School Activities, Transitional Programs, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions
Williamson, Lara; Davis, Elise; Priest, Naomi; Harrison, Linda – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
Introduction: Although the family day care workforce has changed over the past decade in response to evolving childcare regulations and accreditation requirements, there is little research on family day care educators in Australia. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics of Australian family day care educators, including their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Student Diversity, Special Needs Students
van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja; van den Boogaard, Sylvia; Doig, Brian – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
In this article we describe our experiences using picture books to provide young children (five- to six-year-olds) with a learning environment where they can explore and extend preliminary notions of mathematics-related concepts, without being taught these concepts explicitly. We gained these experiences in the PICO-ma project, which aimed to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Picture Books, Young Children, Mathematical Concepts
MacDonald, Amy – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
All too frequently the process of starting school is viewed through the eyes of teachers and parents alone. What is often overlooked is that the children, who live this experience, and their interpretation of events, may be vastly different from that of their parents and teachers. The use of drawings in conjunction with oral retellings is an…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Student Attitudes