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Child's play – is it a needless luxury in an educational programme or does it provide long-term benefits to society? Kathy Sylva examines the results of three research projects which challenge both...
| Year published: 1986 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
The views that early childhood teachers have of children and childhood are informed by the rhetoric and theories of early childhood, their cultures, life stories, philosophies, and ongoing...
| Year published: 2020 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article
The enactment of everyday democratic practice in early childhood settings supports children to practise being active agents in their own lives. Through learning to take action on matters of...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
This article analyses data from a study that explored the role of early childhood education in supporting a sense of belonging for immigrant children and families in Aotearoa New Zealand, whilst...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Excessive noise levels in early childhood centres have a direct impact on the learning of young children, as well as on the wellbeing of teachers. Psycho-acoustic studies show that noise is a key...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Prejudice often gets in the way of people living together equitably. Learning to see and work with young children’s prejudices and biases is critical in working for equity in the 21st century....
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Young children learn how to communicate with others through their everyday interactions and social relationships. In this article, we argue that stories about personal experiences are a valuable...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Early childhood education (ECE) settings in Aotearoa New Zealand are becoming increasingly ethnically superdiverse. This article draws on a research project that examined the cultural challenges that...
| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Immigrant families face many cultural and adjustment issues, including children’s engagement in early childhood education (ECE). Through research-based interviews, nine Indian parents shared their...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: ECF 2022_1_029.pdf | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Children’s story experiences are foundational to their social, emotional, and communication development. Viewed through a sociocultural lens, variability in the ways children and teachers interact...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: ECF 2022_2_013.pdf | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article