APA7 Citation Defining your research focus

APA7 Citation Defining your research focus

The view of the child Educator Role Curriculum intentions Families, culture and Community Environment Pedagogy

When searching for peer reviewed literature, make sure you are choosing contemporary articles. What is early childhood curriculum? How is it presented, defined or communicated from international perspectives? How do different writers or approaches position the view of the child? Why is it important in early childhood curriculum? What does the literature say about the role of the teacher or educator? What does the literature say about the philosophy, beliefs, values or intent of early childhood curriculum? How are families, culture and the community positioned within early childhood curriculum? What does the research say about the environment? What does the research say about good teaching and learning?

Peer reviewed article Peer reviewed article Peer reviewed article Peer reviewed article Scholarly text, for example (only):

Farmer, S., Dockett, Susan, & Arthur, Leonie. (2014). Programming and Planning in Early Childhood Settings (6th ed.). London: Cengage Learning Australia. Curriculum document, for example (only):

Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (AG). (2023). Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia, V2.0. Canberra, ACT: DEEWR for the Council of Australian Governments.