NZ Early Childhood Research Symposium
Our 12th Annual Symposium!

At the beautiful historic Queen Anne Building of “Our City O-Tautahi” corner of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace, Christchurch City.

For a copy of the full programme, including abstracts click on the file name 12th_Symposium.2010.programme.pdf

Keynote Address

Mothers’ Work and Child Well Being: Any Connection?
Prof Heather Joshi (University of London)
Are women’s economic activities being achieved at the expense of children? Should very young children be in childcare/ECE? Ought we be ordaining that mums not go out to work?  Prof Joshi presents the evidence and discusses the hard issues.

Paper Presentations

Teaching to Care’ Emotional Interactions between Preschool Children and their Teachers
Maria Luisa Ulloa (Massey University)

The Aesthetic Delight of Babies: Visuals that Captivate their Interest
Dr Kathy Danko-McGhee (University of Toledo, USA)

Quality Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Children with Disabilities and their Families
Diane Gordon-Burns, Kerry Purdue, Benita Rarere-Briggs, Robyn Stark and Karen Turnock (University of Canterbury, College of Education)

Adding Value through Field Based Teacher Education
Lin Howie and Dr Bill Hagan (Manukau Institute of Technology)

Becoming a School Parent: Exploring the Parent's Experience of the Transition to School of Oldest Child
Maureen Woodhams (Victoria University)

A Sociocultural Look at the ‘People, Places and Things’ of an Initial Teacher Education Provider
Debbie Ryder (NZ College of ECE)

Judging a Book By Its Cover: Preschool Children’s Aesthetic Preferences for Picture Books
Dr Kathy Danko-McGhee (University of Toledo, USA)

Outcomes for Parents from Participation in Japanese Playcentres
Junko Satoh (Japan Playcentre Assn) and Suzanne Manning (NZ Playcentre Federation)

Dynamic Ways of Knowing: An Analysis of a Continuous Teaching Practicum
Cheryl McConnell (Eastern Institute of Technology)

Plenary Session

chaired by Dr Sarah Farquhar

Evening Social

Head off to nearby cafe/bar to start the evening

Register now for this brilliant opportunity to learn about the latest early childhood research and network with researchers and people with an interest in the early years