Saturday, June 4, 2011

Research In Australia

Early Childhood in Australia

What are some of the current international research topics?
 Research in Practice Series focuses on the practical, 'hands-on' aspects of early childhood – making them ideally suited to early childhood workers.  Research topics international are



What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website? Reading the mission statement made me think about the age of a child that is focused on in our country.  Early Childhood focuses on young children but at one age do we really consider our children to not be part of early childhood.  Are there factors that make them not to be considered as being in their early childhood stages?
What other noteworthy information did you find on this website? I found a lot of interesting early childhood newsletters and articles.  Here is a listing of a few articles from the site. 

How does your state rate? New report examines states’ progress in early childhood reform
Tips to minimize stress during your child's first year at school

The new Australian Curriculum is about content, not about how teachers deliver it.

Quality childcare more important than cost.

Reference:

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/

1 comment:

  1. Hi. What great information. I also did my blog on Australia. I was also amazed by the similarities that existed in Australia and the U.S. These similarities were experienced in terms of the mission, research topics, and focuses of professionals working in the field of early childhood.

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