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Direct linkLee, I-Fang – Global Studies of Childhood, 2020
Care in the early years entails more than childcare. This paper has three major sections. In the first section, I begin with an introduction and a quick overview of the ECEC system in Australia. This snapshot of the Australian ECEC system presents a messy map of the care and education system for young children under a neoliberal political economy…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Adam, Helen; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline – Australian Educational Researcher, 2020
The importance of recognising, valuing and respecting a child's family, culture, language and values is increasingly articulated in educational policy. Diversity and inclusion are central themes of the guiding principles of early childhood education and care in Australia. Children's literature can be a powerful tool for extending children's…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
Sumsion, Jennifer; Lunn Brownlee, Joanne; Ryan, Sharon; Walsh, Kerryann; Farrell, Ann; Irvine, Susan; Mulhearn, Gerry; Berthelsen, Donna – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Unprecedented policy attention to early childhood education internationally has highlighted the crucial need for a skilled early years workforce. Consequently, professional development of early years educators has become a global policy imperative. At the same time, many maintain that professional development research has reached an impasse. In…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Faculty Development, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Walker, S.; Brownlee, J.; Whiteford, C.; Cobb-Moore, C.; Johansson, E.; Ailwood, J.; Boulton-Lewis, G. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
There is strong political and social interest in values education both internationally and across Australia. Investment in young children is recognised as important for the development of moral values for a cohesive society; however, little is known about early years teachers' beliefs about moral values teaching and learning. The aim of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Professional Development, Values Education
Brownlee, Joanne; Berthelsen, Donna – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2006
Over the last decade, research related to personal epistemological beliefs has offered insight into how to promote effective teaching and learning across educational settings. Personal epistemological beliefs reflect an individual's views about what knowledge is, how knowledge is gained, and the degree of certainty with which knowledge can be…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Epistemology, Early Childhood Education
Brownlee, Joanne; Berthelsen, Donna; Boulton-Lewis, Gillian – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
In the present study, the personal epistemological beliefs of group leaders in toddler child care programmes are investigated. Epistemological beliefs are beliefs about knowing and learning. It is considered that the quality of these beliefs is influenced by educational experiences. In this study, such beliefs are assumed to be mediating factors…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Caregivers, Toddlers
