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Promoting Early Childhood Teacher Professionalism in the Australian Context: The Place of Resistance
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Fenech, Marianne; Sumsion, Jennifer; Shepherd, Wendy – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2010
The early childhood education (ECE) sector in Australia is marked by a habitus where "professionalism" is confined to objective, technical practices. The authors suggest that this is a diminished view of professionalism, and one that compromises high-quality ECE. This article is concerned with how teacher professionalism can be…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Childhood Interests