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/
