A day in the life of an early childhood teacher: identifying the confronting issues and challenges that arise Ohi, Sarah 2014, A day in the life of an early childhood teacher: identifying the confronting issues and challenges that arise, Creative education, vol. 5, no. 11, Special issue, pp. 1008-1018, doi: 10.4236/ce.2014.511115. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ohi-adayinthelife-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 1014.01KB 720 Title A day in the life of an early childhood teacher: identifying the confronting issues and challenges that arise Author(s) Ohi, Sarah orcid.org/0000-0003-0223-5420 Journal name Creative education Volume number 5 Issue number 11 Season Special issue Start page 1008 End page 1018 Total pages 11 Publisher Scientific Research Publishing Place of publication Irvine, California Publication date 2014-06 ISSN 2151-4771 Keyword(s) teaching teachers teachers' roles early years early childhood de-professionalization professional identity Summary Recent emphasis upon Early Childhood as an educational priority for the Australian Government has resulted in increases in funding, government initiatives, course providers and the introduc- tion of new policies to the sector in order to improve the quality of early childhood education. The study reported here investigated the "reality" of what it means to be an Early Childhood Teacher within this changing context and identified the roles and responsibilities and the associated chal- lenges. A case study involving observation and interviews with five Bachelor qualified Teachers from varied early childhood settings was undertaken in order to gain knowledge about their ex- periences and perspectives on their work. The data were analyzed using a grounded theory ap- proach involving the identification of key themes and issues about the nature of teachers' work. The findings revealed that in their everyday practice teachers played a complex array of roles that required them to contribute far more than just their teaching skills and knowledge. They were expected to concurrently enact the roles of educator, leader, advocate, communicator, counsellor and administrator whilst juggling everyday challenges including a "lack of time", the need for "further support and more resources" and "building successful partnerships with parents". Language eng DOI 10.4236/ce.2014.511115 Field of Research 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl Maori) 130103 Higher Education 130199 Education systems not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 930202 Teacher and Instructor Development HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Scientific Research Publishing Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065028 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 21 Jul 2014, 14:54:44 EST Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 08:12:18 EST Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 10:32:37 EST Wed, 10 Sep 2014, 09:31:12 EST Wed, 10 Sep 2014, 09:34:48 EST Tue, 23 Sep 2014, 15:02:03 EST Mon, 08 Dec 2014, 07:37:38 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 07:26:12 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:08:24 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:13:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 971 Abstract Views, 720 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 21 Jul 2014, 14:54:31 EST by Sarah Ohi