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Tamara Cumming; S. Richardson; Megan Gibson; Kim Crisp; Linda J. Harrison; Frances Press; Sandie Wong – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
Researchers of early childhood educators' practice have noted the usefulness of applying various conceptual and methodological resources to create accounts of complexity. This article contributes to an under-researched area, providing evidence of multi-tasking and task rotation as aspects of the complexity of early childhood educators' practice.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, School Personnel
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Thorpe, Karen; Irvine, Susan; Pattinson, Cassandra; Staton, Sally – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
Sleep and rest provision in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is commonly enacted as a routine -- a standard time-period during which children are required to lie down even if they do not sleep. Yet contemporary ECEC policies emphasise "responsive" pedagogical practice that includes children in decision-making and respects each…
Descriptors: Sleep, Early Childhood Education, Behavior Patterns, Repetition
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Einarsdottir, Johanna; Perry, Bob; Dockett, Sue – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2008
This paper is the result of collaboration among early childhood education researchers from different cultures on opposite sides of the globe. The project sought to identify what practitioners in both preschool and primary school settings in Iceland and Australia regarded as successful transition to school practices. Independently developed surveys…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Cross Cultural Studies