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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
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Mitchell, Linda; Clarkin-Phillips, Jeanette; Archard, Simon; Arndt, Sonja; Taylor, Maretta – Early Childhood Folio, 2019
In this article, we discuss findings from a study of how 22 teachers in kindergartens and education and care centres in Aotearoa New Zealand spent their time at work. The teachers filled in time-use diaries, writing down details of what they did at different times over a whole working day. The diary entries were coded using a taxonomy developed by…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Kindergarten, Child Care Centers
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Gibson, Megan; McFadden, Amanda; Williams, Kate E.; Zollo, Lyn; Winter, Abigail; Lunn, Jo – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2020
Early childhood teachers have a myriad of possible employment options, with birth to eight years degree qualifications preparing graduates to work in a range of early childhood settings, including prior-to-school. At the same time, early childhood workforce policies in Australia, and elsewhere, are increasingly requiring degree-qualified teachers…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education