This article explores how cultures and traditions influence the construction of young
children's identities. Identity is conceptualised as a constantly changing narrative based on …

Children's voices have been little heard in the Pacific research. The United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 asserts the child's right to have a say on matters …

This article revisits various ideas from the literature on children's spirituality which have
elicited less attention in recent years, notably those of researchers who emphasise the …

This chapter explores how young children's identities are constructed and how this is linked
to spiritual growth as one dimension of the education of the whole child. The concepts of …

In the age of rapid technological development and shifting our lives gradually to virtual
environment the lack in contact with real world becomes noticeable. In this regards more …

Practice and pedagogy, influenced and informed by the approaches used in the preschool
programs of Reggio Emilia is widespread across many early childhood settings in Australia …

ABSTRACT The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) for Australian presents a holistic
view of early childhood education that recognises the dimensions of learning and …

Focusing on listening to and partnering with parents authentically, this article explores how
one early childhood school, located in a major Australian city, recognised the importance of …

This article identifies three types of barrier which may inhibit young children's spiritual
growth and considers how these can be overcome. One type includes physical and …

Neoliberal school reform agendas have served to create a culture of performativity in which
learners' success is measured in terms of how well they perform against sets of externally …