Reconceptualising and (re)forming early childhood professional identities: Ongoing transnational policy discussions

Instructional Conversations in Early Childhood Classrooms: Policy Suggestions for Curriculum Standards and Professional Development

The purpose of this article is to provide suggestions for two early education policy levers proposed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that can be specifically applied to oral language instructional in the classroom: Policy Lever 2—Designing and implementing curriculum and standards; and Policy Lever 3—Improving qualifications, training and working conditions. ...

NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation

Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost

Victoria Cook, in "Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost," addresses issues of identity raised in the narrative of Michael Ondaatje's novel Anil's Ghost. Cook's paper is a close analysis of Ondaatje's novel, paying particular attention to the way in which Ondaatje examines identity as both a "construct" and a "process." The approach used is one that draws on postcolonial...

Reforming the medical professional liability insurance system.

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Continuing to manage professional identities.

In last month’s feature, Celia Davies, Professor of Health Care at the Open University’s School of Health and Social Welfare, looked at professional identities and how they derive meaning from pairing: doctor and patient, manager and staff member, usually a dominant role with an ‘other’. Here, she continues to explore how this affects relationships and how new professional identities can be for...