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Autor/inn/en | Wong, Sandie; Sumsion, Jennifer; Press, Frances |
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Titel | Early Childhood Professionals and Inter-Professional Work in Integrated Early Childhood Services in Australia |
Quelle | In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37 (2012) 1, S.81-88 (8 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1836-9391 |
Schlagwörter | Integrated Services; Early Childhood Education; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Case Studies; Australia |
Abstract | A growing body of literature argues that integrated services, where a range of professionals including early childhood professionals work together in teams, offer a potentially highly effective strategy for providing families with access to a range of services in a seamless "joined-up" way. Some have cautioned, however, that early childhood pedagogy and professionals within such hybrid services are in danger of being marginalised. Despite the growing literature suggesting strategies for supporting inter-professional teamwork in integrated services, there are relatively few empirical studies of how such teams operate in practice in Australian contexts. This paper reports on findings from a project funded by the "Professional Support Coordinators Alliance" (PSCA), that investigated, through a survey (n = 25) and case studies (n = 10), the experiences of professionals in integrated services across Australia and their perspectives on factors that contribute to the success of these services and to inter-professional working. The findings indicate that the early childhood professionals who participated in the study are generally optimistic about these services and about working in inter-professional teams. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |