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Debates on Early Childhood Policies and Practices : Global snapshots of pedagogical thinking and encounters.

Globally, Early Years policies and documents have set out aspirational outcomes and benefits for children, their families and the wider society. These policies have emphasised the place of early childhood provision within the wider global agenda, by tackling inequality and disadvantage early on in c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Papatheodorou, Theodora
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: Early childhood policies and practices; PART I Early childhood policies: implications for provision and practice; 1 BALANCING TRADITIONS AND TRANSITIONS: Early childhood policy initiatives and issues in Germany; 2 PIRACY IN POLICY: Children influencing early childhood curriculum in Norway; 3 DEVELOPMENTS IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: Achievements and challenges; 4 EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN.
  • 5 EMERGING MODELS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT FROM BIRTH TO FOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA6 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES: Administration and teaching practices; 7 EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN NIGERIA; 8 A PEDAGOGY FOR EDUCATING 'NEW PROFESSIONALS': An English perspective; 9 THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGICAL DILEMMA IN IRELAND; PART II Early childhood practice: enabling pedagogical cultures and encounters; 10 THE JAPANESE AND WESTERN VIEWS OF NATURE: Beyond cultural incommensurability; 11 INTEGRATING DANCE AND VISUAL ARTS IN TAIWANESE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
  • 12 WORKING THEORIES AND LEARNING DISPOSITIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Perspectives from New Zealand13 EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSION INITIATIVES IN GREECE; 14 PROMOTING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND?: What's the difference?; 15 ENGAGING 'HARD-TO-REACH' FAMILIES: A view from the literature; 16 A RELATIONAL PEDAGOGY IN COMMUNITY-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA; 17 'ARCHITEXTURE': Reading the early years environment; CONCLUSION; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.