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Brownlee, Joanne Lunn; Sumsion, Jennifer; Irvine, Susan; Berthelsen, Donna; Farrell, Ann; Walsh, Kerryann; Ryan, Sharon; Mulhearn, Gerry – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
This article builds on our ongoing work in conceptualising an "evaluative stance" framework to assist in understanding how leaders in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) make decisions about the selection of professional development options for themselves and their staff. It introduces the notion that evaluative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Decision Making, Professional Development
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Nolan, Andrea; Morrissey, Anne-Marie; Dumenden, Iris – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
This paper presents preliminary data from a mentoring program, initiated in response to widespread Government reform policy that targeted early childhood teachers who were new or professionally isolated. It was implemented over a period of two years (2011-2012) in the state of Victoria, Australia. The paper focuses on the voices of these future…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Kowalski, Helen S.; Wyver, Shirley R.; Masselos, Grace; de Lacey, Philip – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project, which examined some of the influences of the day-care context on their emerging pretend play. Ninety minutes of video-taped observations were collected for each participant as they engaged in free play with their same-age peers and their…
Descriptors: Play, Attendance Patterns, Toddlers, Teaching Methods