This week I looked towards Australia for information on what Aussie's are looking at in the world of early childhood research. "Early Childhood Australia advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years" (Early Childhood Australia, 2014). Early Childhood Australia is the equivalent of NAEYC for the United States.
A quick review of their website shows that some of their most current research is on quality in early childhood, information on intentional self-harm and suicidal behaviors in children and providing quality and affordable early childhood education (Early Childhood Australia, 2014).
I find it very interesting that the state of early childhood education in Australia is quite similar to that of the United States. In Australia they are looking to provide high quality, affordable early childhood education to all children, which is something that the early childhood community in America is trying to move towards as well.
I was also intrigued by the Research in Practice Series that Early Childhood Australia has published for educators. The series "provides practical, easy-to-read resources for those involved in the early childhood field" (Early Childhood Australia, 2014). These books are available to educators so that they can further their knowledge and stay up to date with the most recent trends and research in early childhood. I also found that their "Learning Hub" section is a technologically advanced area where educators can get more information on their profession, and communicate with other educators. That is a really amazing offer for teachers, administrators and families.
I will look to the Early Childhood Australia website for more information as I navigate our research course. It's always helpful to see where the rest of the world stands on the subject of early childhood education.
Reference
Early Childhood Australia. (2014) Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Hi Machaela
ReplyDeleteThe Early Childhood Australia website sounds wonderful. It shows that they care about education. The" Learning Hub" truly sounds like a good referral source. It is great that they are keeping in touch with new education for their professionals. I defiantly need to look at the website.Thank you for sharing.
LaNea
I tried to review this site initially, but I could not get it to load. This seems like it was a really great site to review. The information you posted makes me want to try to reload the page so I can explore the site myself. The easy-to-read resources seem like it can be a very useful tool.
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