I decided to explore the website
Early Childhood Australia in order to examine research topics in that part of
the world. There were many current research topics to see including:
·
Professional partnership in children’s
services: working together for children
·
Learning Positive Behavior Through
Educator-Child relationships
·
Play and Quality in Early Childhood: Educating
Super-Hero’s and Fairy Princesses
·
Cultural Expression as a Tool for
Change: Stories About Quality Improvement
·
Secure Transitions: Supporting children
to feel secure, confident and included
It was
insightful to see a project that focused on sustainability, even at the young
age of preschool. There was quite a bit of research on teaching greener living
to the children. Also there were projects on nurturing spirituality in children
which is a topic that you don’t see too often in mainstream childcare. Most of
the topics I found were very similar to the types of study and research we see
here in the United States. The topics were globally current.
Aside
from research there was a lot of good information on ethical codes,
developmentally appropriate practice and best practice techniques. Much of the
information is equally viable in our own country.
Hello Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI also explored this website. I found it to be an incredibly helpful resource especially for subject matter regarding the aboriginal culture. This website reminded me a lot of NAEYC's website and as such I plan to reference it in the future.
Penny
Hello Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteDoing this assignment was a great way to see how we have either similarities/ differences across the world. I chose the Sub-Saharan website to explore and like you I noticed the research topics were the same as U.S. I also was elated to see that nurturing spirituality in children was mainstreamed. I believe that is awesome.
Keep up the good work,
Tierra Jackson
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to look into the project you found from the Australia website. I work at an eco-school and am very interested in instilling values of green living in young children. I believe that this is a very important issue and I have seen first hand the benefit children can learn from recycling and be environmentally conscientious.
Thanks for sharing!
Rhiannon
Hi Jennifer
ReplyDeleteI found the topic on Australia website the same topic that are being research in the United States . The one topic that was interesting in was the spirituality of the child I would like to learn more about this subject.
Thank You sharing