This article examines how joint attention episodes constitute a core feature of relational
pedagogy for infants and toddlers. It draws on social interactionist approaches to language …

DESPITE A GROWING BODY of research that demonstrates young children have the
capacity to learn mathematical concepts, early childhood educators are still strongly …

At the present, human capital theory (HCT) and neuroscience reasoning are dominant
frameworks in early childhood education and care (ECEC) worldwide. Popular since the …

A GROWING INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT to improve the quality of education and care for
infants and toddlers is prevalent in the current research agenda. However, recent research …

Early childhood educators with higher qualifications are more likely to demonstrate quality in
their practice; but few studies have explored the underlying factors that contribute to this …

How do we develop understanding of our teacher identities and what can aesthetic modes
offer to assist reflection and learning about shifting images of identity? These questions …

This study examined infant educators' conceptions of infant language development and
approaches to supporting the development. The phenomenographic analyses of interviews …

Early infant feeding practices are a critical part of education and care programs within Early
Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. With an increasing number of children …

The Early Years Learning Framework promotes the need to recognise children's
participation rights and for educators to be responsive to and promote child agency. This …

This paper is an exploratory study to identify similarities and differences between two groups
of early childhood educator'perceptions of how infants and toddlers learn in the contexts of …