There is international recognition of the importance of high quality services for young
children with a consensus that three pillars contribute to quality improvement: adult: child …

Schools in Pakistan are going through a period of transformation and reform. In line with
these reforms, the National Education Policy has advocated the importance of establishing …

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

IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES directors have responsibility for ongoing professional
learning to support the implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) …

A range of studies has demonstrated that collaborative professional development and
learning (PD&L) is effective in implementing curriculum reform. PD&L that is contextualised …

In Australia, educational leadership studies emerged as a core area of study within early
childhood bachelor degree courses during the 1990s. This inclusion was supported by …

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

Studies from several countries have shown that qualified educators in early childhood
programmes make a significant difference in providing quality Early Child Care and …

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

Quantitative approaches to defining and measuring quality in early childhood education and
care (ECEC) have provided a key platform for policy development. Yet their strengths and …