Research around the World
I viewed the website Early Childhood Australia. The information was easy to access and seemed
very current. The site had a wealth of information on key early childhood
research. The articles and books are not free to retrieve but a summary is
provided on the website. I reviewed an article entitled ”Children’s Resilience:
Working with the Early Years Learning Framework”. The article explained how
work has been done to use the Early Years Learning Framework to help formulate strategies
for enhancing children’s resilience. It
also provided information on the factors that contribute to a child’s resilience. Another interesting article, “Greening
Services-Practical Sustainability” provided strategies for helping children gain
an understanding of the importance of recycling. The final article I reviewed, “Young Children
as Active Learners” supported children being self-directed in their
learning. It also discussed the
importance of play. I found it
interesting that the current research in Australia is very similar to what is
currently being studied in our country.
I
was surprised to find the research on promoting being green and our responsibility
to sustain our earth on a preschool level.
The focus was on involving children in many ways. It just seemed like much more than
celebrating Earth Day one day per year as we do in our country. I also was
surprised to see the similarities between Early Childhood Australia and our professional
organization, the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC). Many things aligned closely.
I
found the many videos especially interesting. They covered many different topics
and provided many useful strategies. One video reviewed the types of care for
children. It referred to “long day care”. This was a term I never heard before but
watched the video and came to understand it as extended hours for working parents.
All
in all, I found the website well designed and easy to navigate. I was somewhat surprised at the amount of
similarity in the Code of Conduct as well as the many topics that supported
best practice as we know it.
Reference
Early Childhood Australia-
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
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Hi Judi,
ReplyDeleteI reviewed the same website and found many similiarities like you did compared to NAEYC. I found the topics to be very comparable to our topics we face in the United States but thought they did an excellent job of addressing them as they are a part of their lifestyle.
Judi,
ReplyDeleteChildren's play and its effects is such a hot topic across the nation. It was very interesting as I researched the EECERA site that they published articles on very similar themes as we do in the U.S. Thanks for sharing the topic of being Green; this is a fairly new topic of research (in Early Childhood)in Ohio.
Great blog!
Judith,
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in articles about enhancing resiliency in children because children will encounter more stresses as they grow and they have to deal with them by themselves to some degree to keep their mental health which affect the other domains of development and health. I would like to check one you introduced.
Aya
Judith,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. I also found the videos especially interesting and insightful. I have never heard of “long day care” before either, and I agree with you that the website is user friendly; this makes it easier for one to want continue searching and navigating through the site. Thanks for sharing.