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Informationen zum Autor Linda Newman (EdD; M.Ed Hons; B.Ed (EC); Dip Teach (EC) is the Chair of Early Childhood and Primary Programs in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia and Chair of the Early Childhood Teacher Education Council (NSW). She is a team member of Futuro Infantil Hoy , an ongoing international research and development program in Chile. Linda’s research aims to theorise and apply ethical approaches that facilitate equity and benefit. Influential conceptual framings include sociocultural theory, new sociologies of childhood; community and family capacity building; valuing of diversity and Funds of Knowledge ; play based intentional teaching and sustained shared thinking; and literacy as social practice. Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/staff/research-profile/Linda_Newman/ Christine Woodrow (PhD; M.Ed; BEd, DipT ECE) is deputy director the Centre for Educational Research at the University of Western Sydney and is project leader of Futuro Infantil Hoy , an ongoing international research and development project in early childhood education being undertaken within a unique strategic alliance involving Fundacion Minera Escondida, the University of Western Sydney and early childhood service providers in Chile. She is a member of the Globalisation research group, where her research is focussed on international policy and practice in early childhood education, educational leadership and the professional preparation of early childhood educators. Website: http://www.uws.edu.au/cer/home Klappentext Supports and inspires practitioners on how to research their implementation of meaningful and sustainable change in early childhood contexts. Zusammenfassung Supports and inspires practitioners on how to research their implementation of meaningful and sustainable change in early childhood contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Recognising, Valuing and Celebrating Practitioner Research - Christine Woodrow and Linda Newman Collaborative Capacity Building in Early Childhood Communities in Chile - Linda Newman, Christine Woodrow, Silvia Rójo and Mónica Galvez Insider Islamic Spaces of Inquiry: Muslim Educators Producing New Knowledge in Sydney Australia - Oznur Aydemir, Fatima Mourad, Leonie Arthur and Jen Skattebol What is Play For in Your Culture? Investigating Remote Australian Aboriginal Perspectives Through Participatory Practitioner Research - Lyn Fasoli and Alison Wunungmurra Developing Collaboration Using Mind Maps in Practitioner Research in Sweden - Karin Rönnerman Reconceptualising Services for Young Children through Dialogue in a South African Village - Norma Rudolph and Mary James Sustaining Curriculum Renewal in Western Sydney: Three Participant Views - Linda Newman, Janet Keegan and Trish Heeley (In)sights from 40 Years of Practitioner Action Research in Education: Perspectives from the US, UK and Australia - Nicole Mockler and Ashley Casey ...
