Browsing FACULTY OF EDUCATION by Subject "ECCE"
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Early years educators ‘your well-being matters’ too! (Pre-published version)
(Early Childhood Ireland, 2017)As summer approaches, consider the advice they give on the plane before take-off…’In an emergency, put your own life-jacket and mask on first before you attend to your children’. In our day to day work we are usually told ... -
For love or money: exploring the professional identity of the Early Childhood Care and Education sector in Ireland today.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)This, study: For love or money: exploring the professional identity of the Early Childhood Care and Education sector in Ireland today examines a broad range of ECCE policies and initiatives throughout the last twenty years ... -
Ideology vs. reality – an exploration of the relationship between governance and management, and quality early childhood care and education provision
(2021-04-07)This research study explores the relationship between governance and management and, quality provision within the early childhood care and education system. This unique study comes at a time of unprecedented change within ... -
Locating quality in early childhood care and education discourse in Ireland: pre-school and infant classrooms as a crucible for learning and development
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2011)This study examines the extent to which national and international early childhood policy becomes embedded as an everyday phenomenon in pre-school and primary contexts. Located within an ecological contextual framework ... -
‘An undervalued, under-appreciated profession, long hours, hard work, poor pay’. A study of the professional identity of BA ECCE graduates
(Institute of Technology Sligo, 2012)Drawing upon a Bachelor of Arts (BA) ECCE graduate occupational profile survey, this paper explores the experiences of graduates with particular reference to the relationship between graduate qualifications and professional ... -
'Working together to develop the 3Rs' - an exploration of roles, responsibilities and relationships between ECCE students and teachers in Irish primary school infant classrooms
(CECDE [Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education], 2007)In recent years, several key policy documents have advocated the need for further collaborative working among professionals in the area of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to provide more cohesive and coordinated ...