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Leadership in Australia’s early childhood workforce policy: Silences and ambiguities as missed opportunities 澳大利亚幼儿劳动力政策中的领导力：沉默与模糊错失良机
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-11-24 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231202841
Marie White
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Understanding reform discourses in complex times of change: Positions and practices of early childhood professionals from Victorian kindergarten settings 了解复杂变革时代的改革论述：维多利亚州幼儿园幼儿专业人员的立场和做法
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231212686
Lauren Armstrong
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Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies 从质量生态学理论看幼儿环境中的复杂质量
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231200064
Elise Hunkin, Susan Grieshaber
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Early childhood education and care, artificial intelligence and the postdigital 幼儿教育和护理、人工智能和后数字化
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231198910
S. Edwards
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Patterns of participation in early childhood education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia 澳大利亚新冠肺炎大流行之前和期间幼儿教育的参与模式
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231189901
Carly S Molloy, Shuaijun Guo, S. Goldfeld
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Feasibility and Potential Benefits of the Observe, Reflect, Improve Children’s Learning (ORICL) Tool: Perspectives of Infant–Toddler Educators 观察、反思、改善儿童学习(ORICL)工具的可行性和潜在效益:幼儿教育工作者的视角
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-06-27 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231186169
Sheena Elwick, S. Wong, L. Harrison, K. Williams, L. McFarland, L. Dealtry, M. Janus
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Playgroup Families’ Experiences of Play-Based Remote Learning 游戏小组家庭基于游戏的远程学习体验
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/18369391221139316
Victoria Minson, K. Mclean
{"title":"Playgroup Families’ Experiences of Play-Based Remote Learning","authors":"Victoria Minson, K. Mclean","doi":"10.1177/18369391221139316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/18369391221139316","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative study aimed to investigate enablers and barriers facing community-playgroup families in the provision of play opportunities for children throughout periods of lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used a capabilities approach, focussing specifically on the concepts of resources, capabilities and functionings. Using case study methodology, the study comprised two case studies and involved five community-playgroup families. Data methods included semi-structured interviews with playgroup families and the use of audio data from Zoom™ workshops conducted with families in each case study. A thematic approach to data analysis identified seven themes characterising identified enablers and barriers. These were: internet and networked technologies, ideas and information, routines and structure, relationships, space, everyday life, and support. Implications for how playgroups can support children and families in post pandemic times are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46779,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Early Childhood","volume":"48 1","pages":"117 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44589562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Supporting Regional and Remote Children’s Participation in High Quality Early Years Services 支持区域和偏远地区儿童参与高质量的早期服务
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231173178
S. Wong, Loraine Fordham, Belinda Davis, Dung Tran
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Editorial 编辑
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-05-17 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231178423
Fay Hadley
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Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children 学龄前儿童大肌肉运动技能与自我调节和执行功能的关系
IF 1.8 4区 教育学
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI: 10.1177/18369391231175524
Sanne L. C. Veldman, Megan L. Hammersley, S. Howard, R. Stanley, A. Okely, Rachel A. Jones
{"title":"Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children","authors":"Sanne L. C. Veldman, Megan L. Hammersley, S. Howard, R. Stanley, A. Okely, Rachel A. Jones","doi":"10.1177/18369391231175524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/18369391231175524","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to examine associations between gross motor skills and executive functions (EF) in a large sample of Australian preschool-aged children. Of 566 children (mean age = 3.2 ± 0.4 years, 51.2% girls), locomotor, object control, and total skill competence were significantly associated with visual spatial working memory and inhibition (p < 0.05). Total skill competence was associated with shifting and locomotor skills were significantly associated with self-regulation (p < 0.05). Static balance was significantly associated with inhibition and shifting (p < 0.05). In boys, an association between object control skills and visual spatial working memory was observed. In girls, an association between static balance and visual spatial working memory, phonological working memory, and shifting was observed. The identification of significant associations between gross motor skills and different EFs is an important contribution to the growing evidence on the relationship between motor skills and EFs in early childhood.","PeriodicalId":46779,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Early Childhood","volume":"48 1","pages":"234 - 246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47921550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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