This research investigated the learning experiences of Chinese immigrant children in New Zealand early childhood centres with the aim of describing educational implications for early childhood professionals. A qualitative ...

Starting school is a significant cultural and social milestone in the lives of children (Ramey & Ramey, 1994; Renwick, 1984). However, the experiences of boys making the transition has not been a particular focus for ...

Electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) are a new phenomenon in early childhood education (ECE) and there is minimal existing research available on their use and effectiveness as a learning and communication tool in ECE. This ...

In this paper I will tell a story of Te Tani Puna Ora o Aotearoa/New Zealand Childcare Association as a provider of field-based teacher education for early childhood practitioners at multiple sites throughout Aotearoa/NZ. ...

This thesis explores the multiple meanings of ‘community’ within early childhood education (ECE). Utilising a qualitative, interpretive approach, this exploratory case study has sought to gain an in-depth understanding of ...

This narrative inquiry explores 6 Chinese early childhood teachers’ teaching and learning experiences in Shanghai and Beijing, where Chinese and Western educational ideas and practices co-exist. Interviews with teachers, ...

In my position as a lecturer in early childhood music education to early childhood teacher trainees, I have found myself over the years becoming increasingly distant from the reality of making music with young children. ...

"Let's go outside" is where I began: I became intrigued by how often I saw evidence of children's enthusiasm for the outdoors when I visited centres as a supervisor of early childhood teacher trainees on practicum. Having ...

This paper explores some of the issues for teachers in New Zealand / Aotearoa using pedagogical documentation. My interest in pedagogical documentation developed after visiting Sweden and Denmark as the 1996 recipient ...

This study examines perceptions and practices of inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in Malaysian integrated preschool programmes. Integrated programmes in Malaysia refer to educational settings in ...