Early Childhood in Australian Schools: Future Directions. A Discussion Paper Commissioned by the Schools Council. AECA Working Paper.

Autor/in	Gifford, Jean
Institution	Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc., Watson.
Titel	Early Childhood in Australian Schools: Future Directions. A Discussion Paper Commissioned by the Schools Council. AECA Working Paper.
Quelle	(1992), (89 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accreditation (Institutions); Child Development; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Early Intervention; Educational Policy; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Parent Participation; Primary Education; Professional Development; School Business Relationship; School Community Relationship; School Readiness; Standardized Tests; Teacher Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Kindesentwicklung; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Elternmitwirkung; Primarbereich; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Australien
Abstract	This document responds to issues raised in a Schools Council discussion paper analyzing the first years of schooling in Australia. The document is divided into nine chapters covering the following topics: (1) the national and historical context in which early childhood programs currently operate; (2) conditions that foster teachers' ability to work effectively with 5- to 8-year-old children in the schools, such as knowledge of children's characteristics, the use of developmentally appropriate practices, and appropriate staffing levels and class sizes; (3) school entry and transition issues; (4) parents and the community; (5) the accountability of school programs and school- based evaluation; (6) the role of schools in the context of social issues; (7) appropriate preparation for teachers working with 5- to 8-year-old children in schools; (8) methods of inducting teachers into the workplace, inservice training, and wider concerns of the child care industry; and (9) implications of the issues raised in this paper for education systems. A reference list of more than 130 items, a glossary of early childhood terms, and a brief description of early childhood systems in each Australian state are included. (MM)
Anmerkungen	Australian Early Childhood Association, Inc., P.O. Box 105, Watson, Australian Capital Territory 2602, Australia ($15 Australian).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC