Early Childhood Mathematics Education

  • Amy MacDonald
  • Ngaire Davies
  • Sue Dockett
  • Bob Perry
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Abstract

During the review period, there has been unprecedented political interest in early childhood education in Australasia (taken to be education of and for children aged between 0 and 8 years old). In New Zealand a review of the implementation of the respected prior-to-school curriculum framework Te Whariki (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996) has been recommended. For schools, the New Zealand Curriculum (MoE, 2007) was introduced in 2007. In Australia, the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations [DEEWR], 2009) was implemented from 2010 and Phase 1 of the implementation of the Australian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2010), including mathematics, has begun.

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Early Childhood Mathematics Education Mathematic Teacher Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Teacher 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Amy MacDonald
    • 1
  • Ngaire Davies
    • 2
  • Sue Dockett
    • 3
  • Bob Perry
    • 4
  1. 1.Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and EducationCharles Sturt UniversityNew South WalesAustralia
  2. 2.College of EducationMassey UniversityNew Zealand
  3. 3.Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and EducationCharles Sturt UniversityNew South WalesAustralia
  4. 4.Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and EducationCharles Sturt UniversityNew South WalesAustralia

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