TY - JOUR
T1 - The shaping of Australian early childhood education and care
T2 - What can we learn from a critical juncture?
AU - Logan, Helen
AU - Press, Frances
AU - Sumsion, Jennifer
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = March; Journal title (773t) = Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. ISSNs: 1836-9391;
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - THIS ARTICLE IDENTIFIES AND examines a critical juncture in Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy history in order to understand the contemporary Australian ECEC policy landscape, especially in relation to the way in which quality in child care is mandated and understood. In policy, critical junctures are path-breaking policy developments that have lasting impacts (Gal & Bargal, 2002; Pierson, 2004). This article illustrates how examining critical junctures can deepen understandings of processes that contribute to transformative policy shifts. In doing so, we illuminate ways in which contemporary contexts have been shaped by past policy.
AB - THIS ARTICLE IDENTIFIES AND examines a critical juncture in Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy history in order to understand the contemporary Australian ECEC policy landscape, especially in relation to the way in which quality in child care is mandated and understood. In policy, critical junctures are path-breaking policy developments that have lasting impacts (Gal & Bargal, 2002; Pierson, 2004). This article illustrates how examining critical junctures can deepen understandings of processes that contribute to transformative policy shifts. In doing so, we illuminate ways in which contemporary contexts have been shaped by past policy.
U2 - 10.1177/183693911604100109
DO - 10.1177/183693911604100109
M3 - Article
SN - 0312-5033
VL - 41
SP - 64
EP - 71
JO - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
JF - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
IS - 1
ER -