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Investigating Multi-Tasking and Task Rotation as Aspects of the Complexity of Early Childhood Educators' Work
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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
Taking a Detailed Look at Early Childhood Educators' Worktime
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Linda J. Harrison; Sandie Wong; Judith E. Brown; Megan Gibson; Tamara Cumming; Michael Bittman; Frances Press – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Despite the acknowledged complexity and time pressures of early childhood educators' work, very few studies have examined the nature of this work, minute-by-minute, over the working day. This paper reports on data gathered through 10,155 time-use diary (TUD) records provided by 321 educators participating in the Exemplary Early Childhood Educators…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Working Hours, Educational Quality