Challenges, opportunities, and capacity building in early childhood teacher education research in Australia and New Zealand

This paper draws on two recent reviews of early childhood teacher education (ECTE) research to reflect on challenges and opportunities facing ECTE researchers in Australia and New Zealand. The paper discusses what these analyses reveal about the social relations of early childhood education policy t...

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Published in:New Zealand journal of educational studies 2012-01, Vol.47 (1), p.65-78
Main Author: Nuttall, Joce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity building
Credentials
Early childhood education
Early Childhood Teachers
Educational policy
Educational Researchers
Human capital
Learning
Preschool Education
Preservice teacher education
R&D
Research & development
Research and development
Research needs
Studies
Teacher education
Teacher Educators
Teachers
Training of
Workforce
Young Children
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Summary:This paper draws on two recent reviews of early childhood teacher education (ECTE) research to reflect on challenges and opportunities facing ECTE researchers in Australia and New Zealand. The paper discusses what these analyses reveal about the social relations of early childhood education policy that frame the work of ECTE researchers, in the context of wider issues of research capacity building in teacher education, and proposes a number of opportunities for ECTE researchers arising from the rapid credentialisation of the early childhood field. The paper concludes by arguing for enhanced collaboration, including cross-institutional and cross-national projects, as a key strategy for capacity building in ECTE research in Australia and New Zealand. [Author abstract]
ISSN:0028-8276
2199-4714