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Dr Sarah Alexander warns systemic failures in New Zealand’s early
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The Overseas Teacher Finders Fee – The money given and who is getting it
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The overseas finders fee (OFF) is a gift payment made to centre owners of $3,450 per overseas teacher employed. The OFF is ‘a gift’ as it is free money from the government, funded by the taxpayer.
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Gender expectations on boys.
Young boys can love pretty and feminine things. They like to dress up in pretty clothes and be princesses, fairies, and play female roles.
But parents may worry that it could be an early sign of femininity and see that teachers who allow boys to dress-up in girls’ clothes are setting them up for ridicule.
By Dr Sarah Alexander. November 28, 2016. There are multiple issues for the Ministry of Education to address before it finalises a re-written Te Whāriki
Thesis Supervisor – How to Choose Good Research Supervisors
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Voluntary work in ECE.
There are many examples in the early childhood sector of different ways employers may rely on free labour, such as:
I was offered an unpaid position and it was a foot in the door as there were no jobs going in my area. I’ve been at ____ for four months and I do the same work as other teachers.
My centre manager t
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 12, 2009 are shown below.
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Reviewing the Reviewers: Commentary on the Education Review Office’s Evaluation of Assessment
Ken E. BlaiklockUnitec
The formula to produce quality early childhood education that is remarkable for children reflects over thirty years of research into factors important for effective teaching
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