"Research Around the World"

Research Around the World

I chose Early Childhood Australia as my international early childhood research resource.  Their mission statement advocates they will ensure quality, social justice, and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.  My international early childhood professional contact was from Australia.  This seemed like a natural progression.  In addition, it seems very similar to our version of the NAEYC of which I am a recent member.

As discussed throughout several of the Walden courses, this website has recently published two articles relating to the quality of early childcare.  One article expressed concerns with the wages of early childhood educators.  Australia has recognized the need to invest in wages increases in order to attract new and keep current personnel.  The second related to how the under investment in the early childhood years would result in holding children back.  This issue has also been a topic of concern in the United States. 

I found it very interesting that no matter where you live, as educators, we share the same concerns for our children.  Early Childhood Australia has created a series entitled, The Early Years Learning Framework.  It has published several on a variety of topics.  For example, one that implements ideas on building confident learners.

There are a variety of sections that will draw your attention.  They include:  free online services for educators, the latest news and developments, quality-assured publications, and so much more.

Reference

Early Childhood Australia Website.  Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/