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Becoming, being and unbecoming an early childhood educator: a phenomenological case study of teacher attrition A case study following an early childhood educator from the beginning of her three-year pre-service training program until she leaves the field seven years later |
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The corporatization of Australian childcare: Towards an ethical audit and research agenda A critical analysis of how the rapid corporatization of Australia's child care system has affected child care quality and a discussion as to whether the Australian government should continue following its current child care policy agenda |
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Critical reflections on the experiences of a male early childhood worker An account of one man’s experiences during his employment as an early childhood professional |
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Early childhood teachers' constructions of their resilience and thriving: A continuing investigation A qualitative study to determine common qualities shared by seven successful, resilient early childhood educators in New South Wales, Australia |
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Influences on politicians' decision making for early childhood education and care policy: What do we know? What don't we know? A review of literature on the influences on the decisions of politicians with regards to early childhood education and care and broader contexts, including reports on two empirical studies and research on the influence of political insiders, subjectivity and "the political", political outsiders, media and discourse, and political context and time |
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Insider perspectives on developing Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia Reflections on conversations and collaborations with respect to the development of Australia's first national framework for guiding early childhood curriculum and pedagogy |
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Male teachers in early childhood education: Issues and case study An exploratory study to determine how the presence of a male teacher might influence preschool children's perceptions of gender |
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Optimising professionalism and quality in long day care: Early childhood professionals' perceptions of the impact of the regulatory environment An Australian investigation of early childhood professionals' perceptions of the impact of statutory, regulatory and other externally determined requirements on their capacity to provide high quality care and education for young children |
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Parent users of high-quality long day care: Informed consumers of child care? A study of parents' perspectives of center quality, based on data from 139 parents whose children attend six high quality child care model centers in New South Wales, Australia |
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Promoting early childhood teacher professionalism in the Australian context: The place of resistance An examination notions of early childhood staffs' notions of professionalism and quality in early care and education, based data from interviews and focus groups with participants of one early care and education center that is part of a larger Investigating Quality research project in Australia |
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Promoting high quality early childhood education and care services: Beyond risk management, performative constructions of regulation A study of staff opinions about the two-tiered regulatory environment in which long-day child care centers in New South Wales operate, based on the questionnaire responses of 212 members of the child care workforce |
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Putting postmodern theories into practice in early childhood teacher education A discussion of how postmodern perspectives supported an early childhood teacher in her multiple roles and responsibilities, including how her beliefs in reflexivity, hope, and transformative change have contributed to her work |
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The regulatory environment in long day care: A 'double-edged sword' for early childhood professional practice An examination of how Australian child care professionals working in long day care centers perceive government regulations and their feelings on how the regulations impact their practice |
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The regulatory environment: A source of job (dis)satisfaction for early childhood professionals? An examination of the influence of regulatory requirements on job satisfaction among early childhood professionals employed in private sector child care centers in New South Wales, Australia |
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Revisiting the challenge of staff recruitment and retention in children's services A discussion of the implications of changes in women’s life and career choices for recruitment and retention in the children’s services field, with recommendations for the early childhood teacher education sector |
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A shared early childhood development research agenda: Key research gaps 2010-2015 A review of research on early childhood development in Australia, with a focus on early childhood education and care, to identfy gaps in research evidence on early childhood developmental needs |
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Working by the rules: Early childhood professionals' perceptions of regulatory requirements Results of a survey of Australian full-time care givers of infants through 6-year-olds on their perceptions of state regulatory requirements, including premises of regulatory environments, and feelings of general and day-to-day support of professional practices and professional esteem |
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