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Transforming Early Childhood in England : Towards a Democratic Education
Early childhood education and care has been a political priority in England since 1997, when government finally turned its attention to this long-neglected area. Public funding has increased, policy initiatives have proliferated and at each general election political parties aim to outbid each other in their offer to families. Transforming Early Childhood in England: Towards a Democratic Educat…
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- 9781787357167
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- xv, 244 p. : ill.
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- 372.210942 CAM t
Bringing up the young with global values: a psychology of intercultural peda…
In today's seemingly globalized world, but full of rivalry between nations, races, and religions; confronted with different worldviews, ideologies, values and interests; the chances of peaceful co-existence seem to be rare. This work however envisages possible coexistence through a pedagogical approach. Today's global challenges have prompted the call for global values despite the heterogeneity…
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- 9783956500916
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- 397 p.; 22 cm.
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- 370.116 NDU b
Early childhood education policies in Asia Pacific : advances in theory and p…
This book evaluates recent early childhood education policies on the basis of a '3A2S' framework, which refers to accessibility, affordability, accountability, sustainability, and social justice. It systematically and empirically reviews early childhood education policies in specific countries and areas in the Asia-Pacific Region, such as Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kor…
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- 9789811015281
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- xviii, 289 p.; 22 cm
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- Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects; Vol. 35
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- 372.2109 EAR e
Young children's play and environmental education in early childhood education
In an era in which environmental education has been described as one of the most pressing educational concerns of our time, further insights are needed to understand how best to approach the learning and teaching of environmental education in early childhood education. In this book we address this concern by identifying two principles for using play-based learning early childhood environmental …
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- 9783319037400
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- 88 p.; 22 cm
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- 372.21 YOU y
Introduction to curriculum for early childhood education
Welcome to learning about how to effectively plan curriculum for young children. This textbook will address: - Developing curriculum through the planning cycle - Theories that inform what we know about how children learn and the best ways for teachers to support learning - The three components of developmentally appropriate practice - Importance and value of play and intentional teaching …
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- 514p. : ill.
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- 372.19 PAR i
Early start : preschool politics in the United States
In the United States, preschool education is characterized by the dominance of a variegated private sector and patchy, uncoordinated oversight of the public sector. Tracing the history of the American debate over preschool education, Andrew Karch argues that the current state of decentralization and fragmentation is the consequence of a chain of reactions and counterreactions to policy decision…
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- 9780472118724
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- x, 274p. : ill.
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- 372.210973 KAR e
Complexities, capacities, communities: changing development narrativesin earl…
The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twenty-first century international development. While the term means different things to different people, it is often used to describe an infusion of knowledge or skills to help ‘build’ a government’s or institution’s ability to address key development challenges. However, like other well intentioned interventions from the …
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- 9781550585650
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- iv, 118p. : ill
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- 305.231 PEN c
Early childhood education
The practice of inclusive education—or inclusion—within general education classrooms is becoming more prevalent within early childhood settings. To successfully deliver classroom curriculums, promote learner growth, and meet the goals of all students served within inclusive settings, teachers must have a basic understanding of the unique learning needs of all students, including those with …
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- chapter 18
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- 978183962142
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- 781 .p
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- Including Children with Visual Impairments in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Leadership in early education in times of change
The collection brings together the latest work of researchers from Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe focusing on early childhood leadership matters. It covers different aspects of leadership in early education: professional education and development, identity and leadership strategies as well as governance and leadership under different frame conditions.
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- 9783847412243
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- 310 p.
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- 372.21 LEA l
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