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Spotlight on Suspended Intrusions and Disrupted Thinking with Karen Hope

26 June 2025

This episode encourages you to ask ‘why’. Why do we do, what we do, and who is advantaged and disadvantaged by the decisions we make in an early childhood education and care service? What will you do differently after listening to this discussion?

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How do we elevate the importance of a service philosophy and collaboratively use it to guide. . .

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What is critical reflection and how do you make this a part of your service practice?. . .

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