The Child Care Act 1972: A critical juncture in Australian ECEC and the emergence of 'quality'

被引：10

作者：

Logan, Helen ^{[1
]}

Sumsion, Jennifer ^{[1
]}

Press, Frances ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Charles Sturt Univ, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD | 2013年 / 38卷 / 04期

关键词：

CHILDREN;

D O I：

10.1177/183693911303800412

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

THIS ARTICLE ILLUMINATES the significance of the Child Care Act 1972 (Cwlth) as a critical juncture in the development of Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy and, specifically, in establishing quality as a key policy consideration. The article reports on an analysis of the Act, informed by Foucault's use of a history of the present, that highlights dominant discourses and path-dependent processes as both enabling and constraining for quality in child care and the development of a national ECEC sector.

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页码：84 / 91

页数：8