Add to ORKGEarly childhood education in Australia is currently undergoing a period of change and renewal. Times of change offer opportunities to revisit the perspectives of the past, to respond to current choices and challenges, and explore future opportunities within the national provision of early childhood care and education. Such opportunities also exist for the longstanding Australian television program for young children - Play School. This paper explores Play School's historical foundations and the responses made to changing perspectives in early childhood education both within Australia and beyond. It provides early childhood educators with the rationale for the choices and changes within the program and offers the opportunity to take a closer...
The idea of play-based learning in the early years prior to school entry has long been a fundamental...
In 2009, the Commonwealth Government of Australia published the first national learning framework fo...
The view that children should have a say in and participate in the decision-making of, matters that ...
This article provides an overview of the Education Meets Play study that will investigate early chil...
Human development theories identify child-initiated play as the primary source of early learning. Ac...
This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative research project conducted in 2017 that explored ...
The past decade has seen major education reforms including the introduction of a full-time non-compu...
A foundational text for pre-service teachers explaining the theories, policies and pedagogies that s...
The children's television programme Play School has been a regular weekday viewing for Australian ch...
The Australian government has recognised the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC)...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
The Australian government has recognised the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC)...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
Policy for early childhood music education (birth to eight years of age) in Australia covers a compl...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
The idea of play-based learning in the early years prior to school entry has long been a fundamental...
In 2009, the Commonwealth Government of Australia published the first national learning framework fo...
The view that children should have a say in and participate in the decision-making of, matters that ...
This article provides an overview of the Education Meets Play study that will investigate early chil...
Human development theories identify child-initiated play as the primary source of early learning. Ac...
This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative research project conducted in 2017 that explored ...
The past decade has seen major education reforms including the introduction of a full-time non-compu...
A foundational text for pre-service teachers explaining the theories, policies and pedagogies that s...
The children's television programme Play School has been a regular weekday viewing for Australian ch...
The Australian government has recognised the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC)...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
The Australian government has recognised the importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC)...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
Policy for early childhood music education (birth to eight years of age) in Australia covers a compl...
The paper traces the influence of three normative accounts of early childhood education and care upo...
The idea of play-based learning in the early years prior to school entry has long been a fundamental...
In 2009, the Commonwealth Government of Australia published the first national learning framework fo...
The view that children should have a say in and participate in the decision-making of, matters that ...