Being in sync: Strategies to support centres’ retention of childcare teachers

dc.contributor.author Jovanovic, Jessie
dc.date.accessioned 2017-11-03T04:10:46Z
dc.date.available 2017-11-03T04:10:46Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description This article has been published in final form at http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/research/research-atfaculty/research-publications/first-years.html Reproduced with permission of the publisher en
dc.description.abstract Australia’s National Quality Framework (NQF) is seeking to improve teacher qualifications and ratios to lift the quality of education that young children access (COAG, 2013). The retention of childcare teachers, however, remains a constant challenge as this work continues to be poorly paid, and its importance is frequently misunderstood (Productivity Commission, 2011). Recognising that infant and toddler wellbeing is inextricably linked to the consistency and wellbeing of the teachers who care for them, this article considers the relational factors which created team cohesion and teacher retention across four Long Day Childcare (LDC) services in South Australia. When childcare teachers are able to negotiate a common approach to their practice, they feel able to share their feelings and work in ways which are both professionally gratifying and personally fulfilling. en
dc.identifier.citation Jovanovic, J.M. (2014). Being in sync: Strategies to support centres' retention of childcare teachers. The First Years: New Zealand Journal of Infant and Toddler Education, 16(2) pp. 32-37. en
dc.identifier.issn 1175-0529
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/37663
dc.language.iso en
dc.oaire.license.condition.license In Copyright
dc.publisher The University of Auckland en
dc.rights Copyright © The University of Auckland en
dc.rights.holder The University of Auckland en
dc.subject Teamwork, en
dc.subject childcare, en
dc.subject teacher retention en
dc.title Being in sync: Strategies to support centres’ retention of childcare teachers en
dc.type Article en
local.contributor.authorOrcidLookup Jovanovic, Jessie: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3489-9312 en_US
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