Getting Ethics Approval. By Chris Jenkin. Published in NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005, pp. 103-111.
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I am currently working on my doctorate entitled ‘Enhancing the Bicultural Curriculum in Early Childhood Education’. Part of the process of this study was making an application to the Auckland University of
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Unqualified staff or teaching assistants can be employed to provide support to qualified teaching staff. Often services will have an additional position for a person-in-training.
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Toilets are a basic thing to most of us, a place where we go to undertake an everyday task, a place that should be pleasant but possibly do not give too much thought to.
However, one thing everyone generally does like when using the toilet is privacy.
In early childhood settings, balancing privacy with the need to be able to help young children with toileting and the concept of supervision can be difficult.
Research
It could be assumed that pre-schoolers do not really mind what the layout of the toilets is, what they look like, and whether their toilets have doors or not. But research suggests children do mind.
Citius, Altius, Fortius, is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. original moto of the Olympic Games. The Olympics is a wonderful event to help in learning
Minister Seymour’s “Achievements” in 2024 Following Minister Seymour’s speech on his achievements at the dinner at Parliament for the Early Childhood Council (ECC) which the
This paper presents research on the use of visual documentation – photo stories – to support reflective teaching practice, disrupt traditional power relations between educators and families, and enable teacher and researcher co-construction of knowledge. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
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