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Nuttall, Joce; Grieshaber, Susan; Lim, Sirene; Eunju, Yun; Jooeun, Oh; Hyojin, Ahn; Sum, Chee Wah; Yang, Weipeng; Soojung, Kim – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
This paper explores the relationship between workforce competence, migration, and quality improvement in the Asia-Pacific through analysis of Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy texts from three East Asia Summit countries. Content (word level) analysis of salient policy texts was undertaken to address two questions: How are culture and…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Work Environment, Labor Force, Cultural Pluralism
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Osgood, Jayne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2010
This paper is concerned to present professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) as a sociocultural construction. In particular the article is concerned with how professional identities are inflected by autobiography and the spaces and opportunities that exist for the construction of alternative professional identities. Drawing on a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Caregivers, Self Concept, Professional Recognition
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Powell, Sacha; Goouch, Kathy – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2012
This article explores the practice narratives of a group of 25 caregivers who work with babies in daycare settings in England and seeks to illustrate awareness of, resistance to and compliance with powerful discourses. It is argued that multiple voices exert an influence over baby room practice, disempowering the caregivers and reducing their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Caregivers, Preschool Children, Child Care Centers