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Early Childhood Education and Care News
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June 8, 2021
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Kia ora, this week how including the Maori worldview supports young children to learn about how they can care, connect with and protect the natural world. Also, new research on screen time use in ECE settings.
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Growing kaitiaki to care, connect and protect
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Across the world Indigenous ecological knowledge has been receiving increased attention to tackle the devastating impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. New Zealanders are fortunate to be able to draw on the Maori worldview of sustainability, which offers a holistic view to engage young children in deeper layers of positive connection, community and conservation.
In 2017, early childhood education lecturer Christine Vincent-Snow published Bicultural approaches to sustainability within early childhood settings in Aotearoa in the ECE online journal He Kupu.
In the article Christine explores and identifies the value of a bicultural perspective to support young children's learning about how they can care, connect and protect the natural world.
In an interview for New Zealand Tertiary College, Christine stated: "Sustainable practices need to be built on an ethics of care, where our care for nature is intertwined with nature's care for us.
The deep connections Maori have with nature as whakapapa and their role as kaitiaki (guardians) ensures this longevity of care and comes under the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
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The impact of screens in early childhood – New research
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New research from Deakin University raises questions about the appropriateness of using portable screens in early education settings.
According to the research, young children who spend large amounts of time on mobile screens are more likely to have problems sleeping and managing their emotions and behaviour.
PhD researcher Sumudu Mallawaarachchi and Dr Sharon Horwood from Deakin University's School of Psychology found that the more time toddlers and pre-schoolers spend on smartphones and iPads, the greater risk of negative impacts on their social, emotional, and cognitive development and sleep quality and quantity.
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