- What are some of the current international research topics?
- What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?
- What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
Early Childhood Australia: This is the Australian equivalent to the U.S. based NAEYC. You can access several links to early childhood research from the menu on the left side of the home page.
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
There are several international research topics currently being explored by the Early Childhood Australia organization. These include:
| Respecting diversity: Articulating early childhood practice |
| Children's resilience: Working with the Early Years Learning Framework |
| Learning and teaching through play |
| Stars are made of glass: Children as capable and creative communicators |
| The Early Years Learning Framework: Building confident learners |
| The Early Years Learning Framework: Getting started |
| Optimistic carers and children: Pathways to confidence and wellbeing |
| Nurturing the spiritual child: Compassion, connection and a sense of self |
| Dealing with bullying together: Prevention and resolution |
| Portfolios: Documenting a journey |
| Treasures and collections: A touch of magic in the early years |
| Learnings from High/Scope: Enriching everyday practice |
| The Code of Ethics: A guide for everyday practice |
| The Circle of Security: Roadmap to building supportive relationships |
| Greening services: Practical sustainability |
| Dreaming Stories: A springboard for learning |
| Discovering letters and sounds |
| Capture the moment: Using digital photography in early childhood settings |
| Diversity and difference: Lighting the spirit of identity |
| Managing change with infants and young children |
| Young children as active learners |
| Active children: Healthy now and later |
| Young gifted children: Meeting their needs |
| Engaging families: Building strong communication |
| Storytelling with young children |
| Understanding children's feelings: Emotional literacy in early childhood |
| Overlooked curriculum: Seeing everyday possibilities |
| Aggression and young children |
| Revisiting celebrations with young children |
| Meaningful planning: Rethinking teaching and learning relationships |
| Learning with computers |
| Babies: Good beginnings last forever |
| Managing difficult behavior in young children |
I examined the organizations Code of Ethics and discovered that there are similarities to our own NAEYC's Code of Ethics.
rich knowledge, and a diversity of experiences and identities to their learning. Sociocultural theories have moved our
focus beyond individual children’s development to highlight the importance of social contexts to children’s learning
and development. As children participate and learn in their communities, they in turn influence those communities.
Early childhood communities ought to be spaces and places where practices such as responsive listening and dialogue can
build connections and relationships which sustain and advance individual and collective well-being.
Early childhood professionals have a strong history of advocating on behalf of children and their families. This revised Code builds on this tradition by making explicit the ethical responsibility to take action in the face of injustice and when
unethical practice occurs. This Code is not intended to, and could not possibly provide, easy answers, formulate, or prescriptive solutions for the complex issues early childhood professionals face in their work. As an aspirational document, it does provide a basis for critical reflection, a guide for professional behavior, and principles to inform individual and collective decision making."
The following values and processes are considered central to the Code of Ethics:
• respect
• democracy
• honesty
• integrity
• justice
• courage
• inclusivity
• social responsiveness
• cultural responsiveness
I found this site has multiple reliable and resourceful links to information on "supporting best practice" in early childhood education. There arr over a hundred provided resources. After examining several, I found new resources that I will be utilizing in the professional growth.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed viewing the many resources you provided. Australia and many of the sites I reviewed all have the same motives for teaching our children.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteIt seem like everyone likes the Australia website because I visit several of our classmates blogs and they also chose that website-including myself. The code of ethics is pretty interesting and I respect every code. Sometimes I wonder if our child development professionals and politics use the code of ethics when making decisions about our children education.