One of the fundamental principles in early childhood education is the importance of play to
children's learning and development. The commitment to play can be traced through theory …

Executive summary The Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
(Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, 2009) and the Early Years …

RAPID CHANGES IN AUSTRALIAN education have intensified the role of early childhood
leaders and led to unprecedented challenges. The Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2011) …

Student teachers' reflective thinking is closely associated with learning and improving
practice. Novice student teachers require adequate support to reflect more deeply. The role …

Continuous professional learning and development (PLD) is an essential component of
effective practice in any profession. PLD as a professional responsibility and workplace …

THIS STUDY EXPLORED INDIVIDUAL and collective reflection as pedagogical approaches
to support early childhood pre-service teachers' reflection during practicum. Current trends …

IN 2012, AUSTRALIA INTRODUCED a new National Quality Framework (NQF), comprising
enhanced quality expectations for early childhood education and care services, two national …

THIS PAPER CONSIDERS WHETHER simply providing and attending professional
development and training opportunities enhances quality in early childhood education, or …

In Australia and internationally, government policies aim to increase the supply of early
childhood teachers and thus improve the quality of early childhood education and care …

This paper introduces the Young Learners' Project, which is a large scale longitudinal study
that aims to identify a number of factors associated with positive outcomes in literacy in the …