ERIC Number: EJ1311459
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
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'Unpacking Our Thinking in Front of Each Other': A Case Study in Knowledge Flow within an Early Childhood Teaching Team
Gibbons, Andrew; Stover, Sue; Gould, Kiri; Farquhar, Sandy; Tesar, Marek; Arndt, Sonja
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v46 n3 p236-248 Sep 2021
The complex and fluid nature of knowledge is a key dimension of the early childhood curriculum and of early childhood teaching and learning. Such complexity adds to the already complex and dynamic work of an early childhood teacher. With a dynamic view of knowledge in mind, this article reports on research with a team of early childhood teachers to explore the ways in which knowledge is experienced for the teaching team. We explore formulations and debates on knowledge that engage with the complexity of knowledge relationships in an early childhood teaching team. The data provides an insight into the importance of leadership and interpersonal relationships in determining how knowledge moves within the ecology of a teaching team. The benefits of critical dialogue are explored in terms of supporting the work, and well-being, of early childhood teachers and teaching teams.
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Collaboration, Teamwork, Leadership Role, Peer Relationship, Well Being, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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