Involving families: lessons from updating Australia's Approved Learning Frameworks

Fay Hadley; Linda J. Harrison; Leanne Lavina; Lennie Barblett; Susan Irvine; Francis  Bobongie-Harris; Jennifer  Cartmel

doi:10.4324/9781003471172-13

Involving families: lessons from updating Australia's Approved Learning Frameworks

Fay Hadley, Linda J. Harrison, Leanne Lavina, Lennie Barblett, Susan Irvine, Francis Bobongie-Harris, Jennifer Cartmel

Macquarie School of Education

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In January 2021 a research team was commissioned to lead a consortium of education and care researchers and practitioners to update Australia’s Approved Learning Framework (ALF), Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). The consortium comprised 34 experts in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and a transdisciplinary advisory team of six wise counsels who gave feedback on all stages of the work. This chapter describes the journey of the consortium leaders and the wider research community of practice across this 15-month research project in gathering the voices of families. Listening to families allowed for their rich insights to inform the EYLF updates, improving the acceptability of the updated EYLF, and highlighting how important it is for policymakers to include families in reform agendas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Supporting early childhood practice through difficult times.
Subtitle of host publication	looking towards a better future
Editors	Ute Ward
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	11
Pages	108-121
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003471172
ISBN (Print)	9781032748412, 9781032748405
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003471172-13
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Hadley, F., Harrison, L. J., Lavina, L., Barblett, L., Irvine, S., Bobongie-Harris, F., & Cartmel, J. (2025). Involving families: lessons from updating Australia's Approved Learning Frameworks. In U. Ward (Ed.), Supporting early childhood practice through difficult times.: looking towards a better future (pp. 108-121). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003471172-13

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Involving families: lessons from updating Australia's Approved Learning Frameworks. / Hadley, Fay ; Harrison, Linda J.; Lavina, Leanne et al.
Supporting early childhood practice through difficult times.: looking towards a better future. ed. / Ute Ward. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2025. p. 108-121.

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