Educational Provision for Our Youngest Children

European Perspectives
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-85396-204-2
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

`Its clear style and comprehensive coverage make this book an important resource for those researching child care and education practices in the European Union' - NNEB News

`This book would be a useful "quick reference" addition to the library of anyone interested in international issues in education' - International Journal of Early Years Education

`This study provides rigorous and incisive analysis of the data in relation to the conditions existing in each of the member states included in the work' - Studies in Education

`The book is accessible and informative, with a wealth of data which are clearly presented. It will be useful to further and higher education courses for all adults who work with young children' - Educational Psychology

This book is written by leading representatives in the field of early childhood from eight European countries - Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The contributors provide an analysis of the history, philosophy and politics of the forms of provision for young children in their own countries, and the extent to which that provision is deemed to be educational in its general aims.

Autoren/Hrsg.

David, Tricia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Kindergarten & Vorschule

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Young Europeans - Tricia David
Nursery Education in Belgium - Jacqueline Andries and Tricia David
Provision for Pre-School Children in Denmark - Karin Vilien
Pre-School Education in France - Madeleine Goutard
Early Childhood Education and Care in Germany - Hedi Colberg-Schrader and Pamela Oberhuemer
Pre-Primary Education in Italy - Lucio Pusci
Provision for Pre-School Children in Spain - Teresa Aguado Odina
Early Childhood Care and Education in Sweden - Monica Bergman
Educating Children under 5 in the UK - Tricia David
Overview - Tricia David
Issues and Implication

Über Autor(innen)

David, Tricia
Tricia David is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church College, where she directs the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood. She is a past president of OMEP-UK (OMEP is the World Organization for Early Childhood Education) and she is currently a member of BERA ( British Educational Research Associaton) Council and the editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood.

CONTRIBUTORSAFFILIATIONS:

Teresa Aguado Universidad Nacional a Distancia, Madrid

Stig Brostrom Royal Danish School of Educational Studies

Noirin Hayes Dublin Institute of Technology

Rosario Jimenez-Frias Universidad Nacional a Distancia, Madrid

Malgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk Poland

Alkistis Kondoyianni Ministry of Education, Athens

Ulla Lind Stockholm Institute of Education

Helen Penn Institute of Education, London

Eric Plaisance Universite Rene Descartes, Paris V

Sylvie Rayne Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, Paris

Karin Vilien Educational Consultant, Copenhagen