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With a focus on dispositions and affordances, Sally Peters considers some of the dominant theoretical ideas about transition, including maturational readiness, “filling the gaps”, scaffolding the...
| Year published: 2003 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
The ideal that early childhood centres in Aotearoa/New Zealand are places where children and families “belong” raises questions for families who are in the process of looking for a centre to “belong...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Progression and continuity are considered to be indicators of quality and effectiveness in early childhood education, but there are different and sometimes competing definitions of these concepts.
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
The challenges of sociocultural assessment are complex but exciting. Discussion and debate will help to broaden the boundaries and empower practitioners to reconceptualise assessment so that they...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
The latest findings from the longitudinal Competent Children project show that early childhood education continues to have important bearings on children’s performance at age 10. Early childhood...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Literacy and numeracy have been receiving increasing attention in New Zealand in recent years. This paper discusses how early childhood practitioners might respond to current initiatives in the area...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Since 1996 in Aotearoa/New Zealand, we have had a bicultural early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki (Ministry of Education, 1996). This document was developed with regard to the early childhood field...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Five case studies of starting childcare show that this experience is a complex one for all involved: children, mothers, and teachers. This article presents elements of the experiences of the...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
When young children move from one educational setting to another, it is important to understand the context of their prior experiences. Most children starting primary school have already experienced...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
When young children move from one educational setting to another, it is important to understand the context of their prior experiences. Most children starting primary school have already experienced...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article