Jo Bird
Biographic Data
| ID | 6602929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo Bird |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo |
| FAMILY NAME | Bird |
| SIGNATURE | BIRD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3345-1815 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Outdoor learning across the early years in Australia
In this article, we explore inconsistencies in the implementation of outdoor learning across Australian early years’ education. The benefits of outdoor learning justify regular employment of this pedagogical approach in both early childhood education and primary school settings. Early childhood education services provide daily outdoor learning opportunities as required by Australian national policy documents. However, Australian primary schools a…
First Nations Cultural Loss
The Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples of the Country known in white law as Timber Creek commenced three proceedings under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) in 1999 and 2000. The final judgment in the High Court was hailed as progressive. It was the first time that the Court had awarded damages inter alia for cultural loss under the NTA. The article contends that the compensation awarded was inadequate, being based on white, neo-liberal notions o…
Teacher performance assessments in the early childhood sector
Teacher performance assessments are positioned as a high stakes assessment that are aimed to ensure that preservice teachers are ready for professional practice in education contexts. The move to incorporate them in institutions has its origins in concerns that teacher education is a policy problem with varying standards of preparation across the sector. The article draws from research literature on the USA edTPA, which is used widely to benchmar…
Observing and assessing young children’s digital play in the early years
Early childhood education settings are characterized by the use of play-based learning and the assessment of children’s play by teachers to promote further learning. A problem with technology use in early childhood settings is that little is known about how children learn to use technologies through play. This lack of knowledge makes it difficult for teachers to observe and assess how young children in their settings are learning to use technolog…
Human Rights and the Military
Observing and assessing young children’s digital play in the early years
Early childhood education settings are characterized by the use of play-based learning and the assessment of children’s play by teachers to promote further learning. A problem with technology use in early childhood settings is that little is known about how children learn to use technologies through play. This lack of knowledge makes it difficult for teachers to observe and assess how young children in their settings are learning to use technolog…
Human Rights and the Military
Human Rights and the Military
Observing and assessing young children’s digital play in the early years
Early childhood education settings are characterized by the use of play-based learning and the assessment of children’s play by teachers to promote further learning. A problem with technology use in early childhood settings is that little is known about how children learn to use technologies through play. This lack of knowledge makes it difficult for teachers to observe and assess how young children in their settings are learning to use technolog…
First Nations Cultural Loss
The Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples of the Country known in white law as Timber Creek commenced three proceedings under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) in 1999 and 2000. The final judgment in the High Court was hailed as progressive. It was the first time that the Court had awarded damages inter alia for cultural loss under the NTA. The article contends that the compensation awarded was inadequate, being based on white, neo-liberal notions o…
Teacher performance assessments in the early childhood sector
Teacher performance assessments are positioned as a high stakes assessment that are aimed to ensure that preservice teachers are ready for professional practice in education contexts. The move to incorporate them in institutions has its origins in concerns that teacher education is a policy problem with varying standards of preparation across the sector. The article draws from research literature on the USA edTPA, which is used widely to benchmar…
Outdoor learning across the early years in Australia
In this article, we explore inconsistencies in the implementation of outdoor learning across Australian early years’ education. The benefits of outdoor learning justify regular employment of this pedagogical approach in both early childhood education and primary school settings. Early childhood education services provide daily outdoor learning opportunities as required by Australian national policy documents. However, Australian primary schools a…
Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Early childhood education (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Communication Studies and Media (1 work)