Environmental education and play in Swedish and Australian early childhood curriculum. Environmental education and play are two important facets of both Swedish and Australian early childhood curriculum. Sandberg and Arlemalm-Hagser (2011) provide us with an overview of the Swedish curriculum‚ the current landscape of environmental education and the place of play in environment curriculum. An Australian perspective is demonstrated by Edwards and Cutter-Mackenzie who examines domestic responses to
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Reflection of Values in Practice Introduction Nursing always attracted me as a profession because of the need for caring and helping each other. To me nursing is a profession that allows a person to develop strong ethical and moral values. It also instills a sense of responsibility and accountability for an individual as they provide effective delivery of health care services (Donovan 55‚ 1983). Personal Values Being a mental health nurse‚ I have my own personal values which have included respect
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out the every child matters agenda alongside the childcare act 2006‚ every child aged between 3 and 4 is entitled to have free early years education for those two years. It is limited to 15 hours each week‚ over 38 weeks in the year. This is entitlement is funded by the government visa local authorities‚ and means that very young children are able to access free education for up to two years prior to going to school. The idea behind this initiative is to ensure that children from disadvantage background
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This could include personality problems or criminal behavior. <br> <br>Personality develops early in life. That is why early childhood aggression and antisocial behavior should be taken seriously. Being able to identify potential criminal behavior is vital for prevention and intervention. Childhood factors shown to relate to the development of antisocial behaviors include a difficult early temperament‚ low IQ‚ academic deficiencies and learning problems‚ lack of empathy‚ underdeveloped social
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Emotions are an essential form of communication in early childhood. Children quickly learn a wide range of emotions and when to express certain emotions to communicate with their caregivers and also learn how to discriminate between different emotions. A study done by Paul Ekman et al.‚ showed that infants are able to make almost all the same muscle movements used by adults to express emotions (7). There are some emotions referred to as basic emotions. Basic emotions are characterized by typical
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Play is fun. It is a method by which children gain all knowledge‚ skills and understanding they need to fulfil their potential in the early years. Play is something of great importance to children and sometimes difficult for adults to fully grasp its functions and value. Play is an essential learning tool and can make an important contribution to children’s life and their physical‚ social‚ and emotional wellbeing. It is crucial to their wellbeing as a form of learning‚ development‚ expression‚ communication
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The first week lesson was focused on the historical development of the Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) role and evidence-based practice from the perspective of various philosophical and theoretical foundations. In which I have learned about various roles and responsibilities of APN. As the scope of practice for APN is vary from state‚ I have explored the role and scope of practice of Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Texas. The second week lesson was focused on the complexity theory and selected skills
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central to young children’s experiences and well-being‚ as well as a powerful integrative framework for research. This review surveys major conceptual tools that shed light on different aspects of early childhood transitions. The objectives are twofold: 1) to review major research perspectives on early childhood transitions and 2) to identify significant trends (and gaps) in the knowledge base of scholarly as well as professional studies. The findings of the review point to the value of widening perspectives
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Emotional Intelligence & Childhood Education John Emmert MGT-6374 Elana Zolfo Abstract In this study I have explored the concept of Emotional Intelligence with respect to Early Childhood Education. My paper begins with a brief overview of Emotional Intelligence and then discusses the importance of Emotional Intelligence in relation to the Early Childhood Education in a detailed manner. Throughout the study‚ I found that Emotional Intelligence
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2015‚ I observed adolescents ages 12-15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m‚ at the Windsor Middle School. I went to a few classes in every grade and sat at the back at the class and observed the class for about 15 to 20 minutes. I also observed the physical education class and their lunch break to watch for signs of eating disorders. Biosocial development During the time I spent with the 6th graders‚ I notice a great difference in physical growth between males and females. About 50 percent of 12-13-year-old
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