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dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane, Kym
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Patricia
dc.contributor.editorNicola J. Yelland, Susan J. Grieshaber
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:43:54Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:43:54Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2013-07-08T04:25:32Z
dc.identifier.issn14639491
dc.identifier.doi10.2304/ciec.2004.5.1.9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26912
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the implications of a 'problem of the present'. It explores the potential conflicts and fragmentation that may arise as a result of divisions in the interpretation of the metanarrative of child development within the two disciplines of education and human services. Childcare in Australia is strongly driven by this metanarrative and already some providers in this country use developmental discourse as a way of de-emphasising the educational aspects of the work. These providers use the focus on child development as an argument to keep qualifications in the field at a minimum level. This has impacted on teachers in childcare, making it difficult for them to obtain recognition and adequate remuneration for their skills. In this article there is a particular focus on how childcare is situated in Australia and an examination of the constant struggle to ensure it remains a part of the educational context. The authors question the practicality of continuing this struggle given the particular historical context, societal position, and industrial situation in this country. It is argued that it is possible for childcare to maintain substantial links with educational discourse while still developing a strong identity of its own.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSymposium Journals
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom51
dc.relation.ispartofpageto67
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalContemporary Issues in Early Childhood
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical Science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCultural Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1606
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2002
dc.titleChildcare - Human Services or Education: a genealogical approach
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Human Services and Social Work
gro.rights.copyright© 2004 Symposium Journals. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMacfarlane, Kym M.
gro.griffith.authorLewis, Patricia


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