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Wilson-Ali, Nadia; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline; Knaus, Marianne – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This paper presents findings from a study investigating the multiple perspectives of attachment theory and practice through the voices of early childhood educators. Attachment theory has influenced research, policy and practice over the last six decades, offering a framework for understanding risk and protective factors in early childhood. Despite…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Theories, Early Childhood Education, Child Caregivers
Gibbons, Andrew; Nikolai, Jennifer – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This paper engages with multiplicity in methodology through reflections on a dance and risky play research project in a shared problematisation of children's physical activity. A research-practitioner team explored perspectives on physical activity and risky play through dance. This project aimed to distance itself from the idea of an expert other…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Physical Activities, Dance, Dance Education
Quiñones, Gloria; Ridgway, Avis; Li, Liang – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Evidence was gathered from an Australian long day care project 'Educators of babies and toddlers; developing a culture of critical reflection'. A cultural-historical theoretical approach was sensitively interwoven with visual methodology. The innovative combination of visual methodology and cultural-historical theory involved the creation of three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Research Methodology
Alchin, Ian; Arthur, Leonie; Woodrow, Christine – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
The Australian early childhood system is complex and constantly changing and poses challenges to centre director/managers. A major challenge is the difficulty in meeting the responsibilities of leading and managing both organisational and pedagogical goals within the legal and educational frameworks of the system. Preparing educators for a complex…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Leadership
Kaplun, Catherine – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Children's views have often been supplementary to those of adults in research on children's lives. With growing awareness of the Rights of the Child, children are being engaged as experts in their own lives, that is, young people who have valid perspectives on the things that matter and are important to them. In this study, a draw-write-tell…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Childrens Rights, Sociocultural Patterns, School Readiness
Smith, Jessica; McLaughlin, Tara; Aspden, Karyn – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
The article will explore early childhood teachers' perspectives about social behaviours and gender in young children, in particular the way in which children's gender related to teachers' reports of the prevalence and interpretations of children's social behaviours. The specific social behaviours examined were prosocial behaviours, social…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Teacher Attitudes
Oon, Pey-Tee; Hu, Bi Ying; Wei, Bing – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
The study looked at early childhood education teachers' views on teaching science in China using the Preschool-Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs toward Science Teaching (P-TABS) instrument. A total of 245 teachers from 60 preschools in Guangdong province in China, selected through a stratified random sampling approach, participated in the current…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Barnes, Kate; Hadley, Fay; Cheeseman, Sandra – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This study sought to understand and illuminate the distinctive nature of the role of educational leader in preschool settings. Research regarding the educational leader role is limited, and in preschool settings it is scant. The theory of practice architecture was applied as an analytical framework to investigate how educational leaders of New…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Role
Waniganayake, Manjula; Hadley, Fay; Johnson, Matthew; Mortimer, Paul; McMahon, Tadgh; Karatasas, Kathy – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This article reports on an exploratory study about maintaining and supporting the cultural identity of children from culturally and linguistically diverse family backgrounds in foster care placements. In this study, we spoke with foster carers and caseworkers who respectively live and work with children from culturally and linguistically diverse…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Cultural Maintenance, Cultural Background, Children
Robinson, Christine – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
The mandated early childhood framework in Australia requires educators working in early childhood services to attend to children's spirituality. Also, one of the five outcomes in this framework tasks educators with promoting children's connectedness with and contribution to the world, including natural environments. In this paper I present…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Constructivism (Learning), Religious Education, Phenomenology
Jones, Catherine; Hadley, Fay; Waniganayake, Manjula; Johnstone, Melissa – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Historically, research on educator wellbeing has focused on ill health including stress, burnout and emotional exhaustion. There is a dearth of research examining healthy workplace wellbeing among early childhood educators, which makes developing strategies to support their wellbeing difficult. Moreover, there is a lack of clarity about the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Well Being, Self Determination
Hou, Yu-Ju; Hsieh, Ming-Fang – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This study documented how the teacher conducted one-on-one portfolio sharing conferences with the parents to help them understand their children's emergent writing performances. Data included the selection and analysis of children's writing samples, parent-teacher conferences, and teacher interviews. The results indicated that parents'…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Writing Skills, Portfolios (Background Materials), Parent Attitudes
Warren, Jane; Harden-Thew, Kathryn – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Smooth transitions through the early years of education are recognised as pivotal to later personal and academic success. However, for children considered outside the mainstream, these transitions can provide extra challenge for them, their families and educators. This paper reveals the findings of two qualitative studies investigating early…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Students, Parent Attitudes
Kim, So Jung; Wee, Su-Jeong; Park, Soyeon – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Although previous studies have underlined the importance of social interactions, multicultural education, prediction/imagination, and bilingual/bi-literacy learning, the intersection of all these four areas is yet to be explored. This qualitative case study explored how young bilingual readers create meanings and develop literary responses through…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Multicultural Education, Books, Childrens Literature
Boyd, Wendy; Newman, Linda – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
There is well-established evidence that the quality of early childhood education workforce impacts upon children's learning. Attracting qualified teacher graduates to work in early childhood centres is an essential component towards the provision of quality care. Significant investment by the Australian Government has been made to prepare early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Educational Quality, Work Environment, Teacher Education Programs