ERIC Number: EJ1426009
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
EISSN: EISSN-0312-5033
Taking a Detailed Look at Early Childhood Educators' Worktime
Linda J. Harrison; Sandie Wong; Judith E. Brown; Megan Gibson; Tamara Cumming; Michael Bittman; Frances Press
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v49 n2 p95-113 2024
Despite the acknowledged complexity and time pressures of early childhood educators' work, very few studies have examined the nature of this work, minute-by-minute, over the working day. This paper reports on data gathered through 10,155 time-use diary (TUD) records provided by 321 educators participating in the Exemplary Early Childhood Educators at Work Australian Research Council Linkage Project. Participants were recruited from preschool/kindergarten and long day care centres that had achieved a rating of Exceeding the Australian National Quality Standard on all seven Quality Areas. Analyses of this extensive dataset illustrate the rhythm and diversity of educators' work across a typical day and identify the similarities and differences in worktime distributions for educators working in preschool vs. long day care settings, and for educators with different qualifications and positional responsibilities. The findings suggest differential allocations of worktime that raise important considerations for achieving high quality early childhood education and care services.
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Working Hours, Educational Quality, Standards, Work Environment, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Responsibility, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Diaries, Child Care Centers, Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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