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Nolan, Andrea; Guo, Karen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Critical reflection on practice is a hallmark of professionalism in early childhood education. In the Australian context, reflection is highlighted as a principle in the national curriculum framework. This paper focuses on the professional learning of early childhood educators by drawing on a pedagogy of discomfort, an approach that aims to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Transformative Learning, Preschool Teachers
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Boyle, Tess; Petriwskyj, Anne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Systemic splits between pre-compulsory and compulsory early years education impact on transitions to school through discontinuities in children's experience. This paper presents data from a critical participatory action research project about transitions between pre-compulsory and compulsory early education schooling in Australia. The project aim…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Transitional Programs, Compulsory Education
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Nolan, Andrea; Morrissey, Anne-Marie; Dumenden, Iris – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
This paper presents preliminary data from a mentoring program, initiated in response to widespread Government reform policy that targeted early childhood teachers who were new or professionally isolated. It was implemented over a period of two years (2011-2012) in the state of Victoria, Australia. The paper focuses on the voices of these future…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes