Reviewing the following site: Early Childhood Australia: This is the Australian equivalent to the U.S. based NAEYC. You
can access several links to early childhood research from the menu on the left
side of the home page http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/. Gave me some great insight to the research in
action they are conducting there to support the early childhood workforce. Some of the topics of interest are as follows: reflection as a tool for quality, early years
frameworks, assessment, diversity, childhood resilience, portfolios, the Code
of Ethics, active learners, aggression in young children and storytelling just
to list a few.
The most interesting
part of exploring this site is that it seemed as if I was simply exploring
NAEYC’s site. The topics of research in
action are very similar to the research in action topics we would explore in
the United States. Reviewing the Code of
Ethics was very similar to reviewing the Code of Ethics we follow.
The information that
I found noteworthy was some of their research in action articles. They have two that I am going to utilize in
my research study because they are about the teachers and their impact on the
quality for young children. I was very
interested in them and was able to download one for free, but I am purchasing
the other so that I can begin to see the differences or similarities of teacher
education and quality of care for children within the United States and
Australia.
This assignment
was very interesting and productive because I was able to locate some
additional literature to support my research simulation.
Reference
Early Childhood Australia. (2012, December 17). Research in practice series. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/research_in_practice_series/rips_index.html
