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Reconceptualising and (Re)Forming Early Childhood Professional Identities: Ongoing Transnational Policy Discussions
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Arndt, Sonja; Smith, Kylie; Urban, Mathias; Ellegaard, Thomas; Blue Swadener, Beth; Murray, Colette – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
Problematic policy constructions of the purpose of education implicate professional identities and working conditions of professionals working with the youngest children. This paper builds on our earlier writing, to contest teacher professional identities in Australia, Ireland, Denmark and the United States of America, to illustrate the crucial…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Identity, Preschool Teachers, Work Environment
Contesting Early Childhood Professional Identities: A Cross-National Discussion
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Arndt, Sonja; Urban, Mathias; Murray, Colette; Smith, Kylie; Swadener, Beth; Ellegaard, Tomas – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2018
In this collective article, the authors explore constructions of early childhood practitioners and how they disconnect and reconnect in a global neo-liberal education policy context. The contributions to the conversation provide windows into shifting professional identities across five national contexts: New Zealand, the USA, Ireland, Australia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Professional Identity, Comparative Education
Early Childhood Education in Ireland: Change and Challenge
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Murphy, Rosaleen – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2015
Early childhood care and education in Ireland has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, as a result of public concern about standards in some early years services. Services for children before they enter primary school are largely the responsibility of the department of health, while children in the formal school system are the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Child Care
Professional Identity in Early Childhood Care and Education: Perspectives of Pre-School and Infant Teachers
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Moloney, Mary – Irish Educational Studies, 2010
This paper explores perceptions of professional identity in the early childhood care and educations sector (ECCE) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It is concerned with the status, salary and conditions of those working with children aged four to six in pre-school and primary school settings. Using qualitative methodology, the study garnered…
Descriptors: Social Status, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Foreign Countries
The Effects of Specialized Training on Caregivers and Children in Early-Years Settings: An Evaluation of the Foundation Course in Playgroup Practice.
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Rhodes, Sinead; Hennessy, Eilis – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Examined effects of a 120-hour preschool training course on caregivers' behavior and children's development in early-years settings in Ireland. Found that caregivers who received training made significant gains in positive relationship and decreased in detachment levels. Children in their care made significant gains in complex social and cognitive…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Child Development