Working with others: An investigation of early childhood education and care centre relationships with external organisations

IF 0.2 2区文学 0 LITERATURE NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.18296/ECF.0092

J. Alderson, Donna Kenny, R. Fisher

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This article reports on research conducted in New Zealand that deals with early childhood education (ECE) centre working relationships with external organisations, including agencies, social services, and other education providers. The goal of the research was to identify the types of current collaboration, the nature of these relationships, and benefits that are being derived from them. A total of 79 online surveys, supplemented by follow-up interviews, confirmed that ECE centres presently work collaboratively with several external organisations. They include educational providers, social service agencies, health services, and cultural support organisations. However, the nature of these relationships is largely compartmentalised and ad hoc, resulting in the potential for incomplete information sharing, and a lack of consistent, integrated decision making. Truly transformative partnering relationships remain a largely aspirational goal in ECE education. Key impediments include time for relationship building, and insufficient funding. Recommendations for improvement are offered, which are likely to be consistent with the goals of the Ministry of Education’s Early Learning Action Plan 2019–2029.

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与他人合作：幼儿教育和护理中心与外部组织关系的调查

本文报告了在新西兰进行的一项研究，该研究涉及幼儿教育(ECE)中心与外部组织(包括机构、社会服务和其他教育提供者)的工作关系。该研究的目的是确定当前合作的类型、这些关系的性质以及从中获得的好处。共有79项在线调查，加上后续访谈，证实欧洲经委会中心目前与几个外部组织合作。这些机构包括教育机构、社会服务机构、卫生服务机构和文化支持组织。然而，这些关系的本质在很大程度上是划分的和临时的，导致信息共享可能不完整，并且缺乏一致的综合决策。在欧洲经委会教育中，真正具有变革意义的伙伴关系在很大程度上仍然是一个理想的目标。主要障碍包括建立关系的时间和资金不足。提出了改进建议，这些建议很可能与教育部2019-2029年早期学习行动计划的目标一致。

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