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An Innovative Approach to On-the-Job Training for Child Care Professionals--A Vision That Became Visible.
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Houston, Helen – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Outlines an innovative approach taken by a TAFE (technical and further education) institute in Tasmania to overcome problems associated with effective implementation of on-the-job training in field placements of early childhood students. The program involves a college-based child care training center, where students in an Associate's degree…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
The Education and Development of Early Childhood Professionals in Australia.
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Fleer, Marilyn; Waniganayake, Manjula – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Examines the training and development of early childhood professionals around most states and territories of Australia. Outlines the nomenclature used in each area to provide the context for issues raised. Examines new and existing courses, staffing, employment prospects, and career paths. Discusses what is unique about those who work with young…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Course Content, Early Childhood Education
Perspectives on Early Childhood Course Development in Universities and TAFE Colleges.
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Tayler, Collette – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Outlines some of the challenges facing tertiary education courses in early childhood in Australia, including the competency movement, university and TAFE (technical and further education) restructuring, articulation between courses, and effective communication in a field which spans children from birth through age eight. Notes that outcomes of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Early Childhood Education, Education Majors, Educational Change
Internship: An Innovation in Early Childhood Teacher Education.
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Davies, Margaret; Pollnitz, Lois – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Describes the development and features of an innovative field experience program, in the form of an internship, for early childhood student teachers, as part of a four-year Bachelor of Education Degree at Australia's University of Newcastle. Discusses participants' perceptions of the internship as a professionalizing experience. (HTH)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Caregiver Training, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Topics in Early Literacy, Teacher Preparation, and International Perspectives on Early Care. Advances in Early Education and Day Care.
Reifel, Stuart, Ed. – 1994
This volume looks at three different broad topics that are of continuing interest for early education and care. The first part of the volume furthers the view of children's acquisition of literacy and how that acquisition takes place. The second part addresses preparation of professionals in early childhood education. The third part provides…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis