A history of early childhood education in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand /

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In the early nineteenth century, governments introduced kindergartens and infant schools to give children a head start in life. These programs hinged on new visions of childhood that originated in England and Europe, but what happened when they were exported to the colonies? This book unwinds the ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prochner, Laurence Wayne, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1820-1930.
Early childhood education > History.
Early childhood education > Canada > History.
Early childhood education > Australia > History.
Early childhood education > New Zealand > History.
Éducation de la première enfance > Histoire.
Éducation de la première enfance > Canada > Histoire.
Éducation de la première enfance > Australie > Histoire.
Éducation de la première enfance > Nouvelle-Zélande > Histoire.
EDUCATION > Preschool & Kindergarten.
Early childhood education
Kleinkinderziehung
Kindergarten
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Neuseeland
Australien
Kanada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Childhood and Education
  • 2. Infant Schools in Britain
  • 3. Infant Schools in the Case-Study Countries
  • 4. Childcare and Daycare
  • 5. Kindergarten from Germany to England and America
  • 6. Kindergarten in the Case-Study Countries
  • 7. Winnipeg Free Kindergarten Association
  • 8. Kindergarten Union of New South Wales
  • 9. Wellington Free Kindergarten Association
  • 10. Conclusion: Change and Continuity.

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