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Cloney, Dan; Cleveland, Gordon; Hattie, John; Tayler, Collette – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This article provides Australian evidence of the availability and quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in low-socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods. There is less availability of ECEC in low-SES areas in Australia, and these programs provide a lower average quality of care than in more advantaged…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhoods, Foreign Countries
Hoyte, Frances; Torr, Jane; Degotardi, Sheila – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
Friendships and play provide children with opportunities for mutual engagement, which both require and facilitate children's language use. Modality is a semantic system in the language associated with children's learning. One way in which modality is realised is through linguistic expressions which allow speakers to moderate the degree of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Friendship, Play
MacDonald, Amy; Fenton, Angela; Davidson, Christina – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
This article reports on a qualitative pilot study which documented the ways in which young children and their families "notice," "explore," and "talk about" mathematical concepts and processes as they participate in family shopping experiences. Six families, with children ranging from 12 months to 10 years, were…
Descriptors: Young Children, Educational Opportunities, Qualitative Research, Pilot Projects
Rodgers, Rachel F.; Damiano, Stephanie R.; Wertheim, Eleanor H.; Paxton, Susan J. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Media exposure among young children has been suggested to influence self-concept and the adoption of social stereotypes regarding body weight, as well as being associated with increased weight. The aim of this study was to examine the role of TV/DVD viewing in the development of positive stereotypes toward thinness, self-esteem and body mass index…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Young Children, Females, Body Composition
Preston, Christine – Teaching Science, 2018
This paper outlines a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning experience for children in the early years of school. It builds on STEM education in early childhood with a shared purpose, "to help children to explore and make sense of their world using childrelevant and appropriate contexts" (Preston, 2018 p. 137).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Learning Experience, Early Childhood Education
Makar, Katie – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2016
Informal statistical inference has now been researched at all levels of schooling and initial tertiary study. Work in informal statistical inference is least understood in the early years, where children have had little if any exposure to data handling. A qualitative study in Australia was carried out through a series of teaching experiments with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Emergent Literacy, Numeracy
Flückiger, Bev; Dunn, Julie; Stinson, Madonna – Australian Journal of Education, 2018
This article reports on a study investigating young children's views about learning. The researchers engaged 200 Australian children from 3 to 8 years of age in conversations about how they liked to learn. In an attempt to privilege children's voices, the direct words of the participating children are used in the reporting of results. The children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Education
Campbell, Coral, Ed.; Jobling, Wendy, Ed.; Howitt, Christine, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2018
Science education is crucial to young children's discovery and understanding of the world around them. This third edition of Science in Early Childhood has been substantially updated to include the most current research, bringing together an author team of respected science education researchers from across Australia. New chapters address changing…
Descriptors: Science Education, Early Childhood Education, STEM Education, Culturally Relevant Education
Garvis, Susanne; Phillipson, Sivanes; Clarke, Sharryn; Harrison, Linda; McCormack, Jane; Pendergast, Donna – Oxford University Press, 2018
"Child Development and Learning" integrates concepts of learning and development into one comprehensive text for understanding child development. At its core is the belief that learning and development are intertwined. As children learn, they also develop. As children develop, they also learn. With an understanding of how children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Developmental Stages
Sawyer, Alyssa C. P.; Miller-Lewis, Lauren R.; Searle, Amelia K.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Lynch, John W. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent of improvement in self-regulation achieved between ages 4 and 6 years is associated with the level of behavioral problems later in childhood. Participants were 4-year-old children (n = 510) attending preschools in South Australia. Children's level of self-regulation was assessed using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Control, Improvement, Preschool Children
Knaus, Marianne – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2015
Many Western countries around the world have been reviewing policy and practice aimed at enhancing the quality and professional practice of early childhood education. The response has been to establish government-sanctioned curriculum frameworks based on current research and the dominant discourses of educational provision. The successful…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy
Ozturk, Gulsah; Hill, Susan; Yates, Gregory C. R. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between children's attitudes towards reading and their parents' gendered views about literacy (GVL). It was assumed that parents may have GVL by favouring girls in reading activities, which could limit boys' enjoyment in reading activities. This study was conducted with 31 five-year-old children in first…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Gender Differences, Parent Attitudes, Gender Bias
Warren, Jane; Harden-Thew, Kathryn – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
Smooth transitions through the early years of education are recognised as pivotal to later personal and academic success. However, for children considered outside the mainstream, these transitions can provide extra challenge for them, their families and educators. This paper reveals the findings of two qualitative studies investigating early…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Students, Parent Attitudes
Johnston, Robyn; Hearn, Lydia; Cross, Donna; Thomas, Laura T.; Bell, Sharon – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: While parents' influence on their children's smoking behaviour is widely recognised, little is known about parents of four to eight year olds' attitudes and beliefs around smoking cessation and how they communicate with their children about smoking. The purpose of this paper is to explore parents' perceptions of quitting smoking and their…
Descriptors: Smoking, Parent Attitudes, Intervention, Young Children
Mahony, Linda – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2015
This paper documents the development of an online qualitative questionnaire to be used with teachers of young children experiencing parental separation and divorce. The questionnaire forms the first phase one of a larger project where it will be used to determine teachers' thoughts, opinion, and beliefs regarding their preparedness for working…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Test Construction, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies