Family Perspectives On Early Childhood Education
3) Understanding CALD family's perspectives on early childhood education
The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 34 percent of people living in five mainland state capitals of Australia were born overseas. One of the city councils in New South Wales reported that 40 percent of the population of the state were born overseas, half of residents speak a language other than English at home and 21 percent say they either do not speak English or feel they do not speak it well (Cologon, 2014, p. 123). This shows that there are many different people in Australia as well as different perspectives they posses due to their different life experiences. It is the educators' responsibility to be aware of different perspectives each family has and develop a precise understanding of them. Harrison and Murray explain that the family's perspective on early childhood education and services influence the nature of their relationships they build with the educators (Bowes, Grace & Hodge, 2012, p. 123).
Research shows that educators understanding immigrant parent's perspectives support children, families, and educators themselves in many different ways. It develops a positive and inclusive classroom environment, encourages bilingual and bicultural competencies, allows families with leadership opportunities, and provides professional development …show more content…
When we apply the term 'culturally and linguistically diverse', we must not make generalisation within or across groups of people, because individual difference still exists in the same ethnic group. For example, people might hold different beliefs depend on what their religious faith is. On the other hand, individual from different ethnic backgrounds may share similar fundamental values according to their individual similarity (Cologon, 2014, p.
The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that 34 percent of people living in five mainland state capitals of Australia were born overseas. One of the city councils in New South Wales reported that 40 percent of the population of the state were born overseas, half of residents speak a language other than English at home and 21 percent say they either do not speak English or feel they do not speak it well (Cologon, 2014, p. 123). This shows that there are many different people in Australia as well as different perspectives they posses due to their different life experiences. It is the educators' responsibility to be aware of different perspectives each family has and develop a precise understanding of them. Harrison and Murray explain that the family's perspective on early childhood education and services influence the nature of their relationships they build with the educators (Bowes, Grace & Hodge, 2012, p. 123).
Research shows that educators understanding immigrant parent's perspectives support children, families, and educators themselves in many different ways. It develops a positive and inclusive classroom environment, encourages bilingual and bicultural competencies, allows families with leadership opportunities, and provides professional development …show more content…
When we apply the term 'culturally and linguistically diverse', we must not make generalisation within or across groups of people, because individual difference still exists in the same ethnic group. For example, people might hold different beliefs depend on what their religious faith is. On the other hand, individual from different ethnic backgrounds may share similar fundamental values according to their individual similarity (Cologon, 2014, p.