A Day in the Life of an Early Childhood Teacher: Identifying the Confronting Issues and Challenges That Arise
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47208#.VFw5aWfHRK0 Author(s) Sarah Ohi Affiliation(s) School of Education, Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia . ABSTRACT Recent emphasis upon Early Childhood as an educational priority for the Australian Government has resulted in increases in funding, government initiatives, course providers and the introduction of new policies to the sector in order to improve the quality of early childhood education. The study reported here investigated the “reality” of what it means to be an Early Childhood Teacher within this changing context and identified the roles and responsibilities and the associa...