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Landscapes in early childhood education : cross-national perspectives on empowerment, a guide for the new millennium / edited by Jacqueline Hayden.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Rethinking childhood ; v. 4.Publisher: New York : P. Lang, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: xv, 467 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0820437352
  • 9780820437354
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.21 21
LOC classification:
  • LB1139.23 .L26 2000
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Early Childhood Education: Multiple Perspectives -- 2. Early Childhood Landscapes: A Framework for Analysis -- The Big Picture -- 3. Childcare and the Growth of Love: Preparing for an Unknown Future -- National Landscapes -- 4. Policy Development and Change on the Australian Landscape: A Historical Perspective -- 5. Early Childhood Education on the Canadian Policy Landscape -- 6. The Early Childhood Landscape in New Zealand -- 7. Hong Kong's Early Childhood Landscape: Division, Diversity, and Dilemmas -- The Landscape of Policy and Practice -- 8. Hitting the Wall: Early Childhood Education in the Primary and Tertiary Sectors--An Australian Case Study -- 9. Choosing Childcare for Infants: Social, Cultural, and Demographic Influences and Outcomes -- 10. Empowering Children to Learn and Grow--Te Whariki: The New Zealand Early Childhood National Curriculum -- 11. Landscapes of Intimacy, Sensuality, and Care in Early Childhood Settings -- 12. The Social Policy Context of Day Care in Four Canadian Provinces -- 13. Empowerment and Entrapment: Women Workers in Home-Based and Center-Based Settings -- 14. Exploring Parental Involvement in Canada: An Ideological Maze -- 15. Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Centers: Diverse Expectations -- The Professional Landscape -- 16. Preparing the Early Childhood Profession: An Australian Analysis -- 17. When Does a Teacher Teach? The Queensland Early Childhood Profession on Trial -- 18. The Politics of Restructuring and Professional Accountability: A Case Study of Curriculum Choice for Early Childhood Programs -- 19. The Emergent Professional: Training and Credentialing Early Childhood Teachers--An Australian Case Study -- 20. Early Childhood Services in Rural and Remote Areas: Four Case Studies -- 21. Implementing the Australian Early Childhood Association Code of Ethics: A Constitutional Strategy -- 22. Empowering the Migrant Worker: The Childcare Assessment and Bridging Project -- The Classroom/Curricular Landscape -- 23. Family Literacy: Challenges for Early Education -- 24. Literacy in the Preschool: An Australian Case Study -- 25. Effects of Sociocultural Contexts and Discourses on Science and Technology Teaching in Early Childhood Education -- 26. The Kindergarten Landscape -- The Way Forward -- 27. British Columbia's Ministry for Children and Families: A Case Study in Progress -- Afterword -- 28. Early Childhood Education: An Empowering Force for the Twenty-First Century? -- Glossary of Terms -- The Contributors.
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Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Early Childhood Education: Multiple Perspectives -- 2. Early Childhood Landscapes: A Framework for Analysis -- The Big Picture -- 3. Childcare and the Growth of Love: Preparing for an Unknown Future -- National Landscapes -- 4. Policy Development and Change on the Australian Landscape: A Historical Perspective -- 5. Early Childhood Education on the Canadian Policy Landscape -- 6. The Early Childhood Landscape in New Zealand -- 7. Hong Kong's Early Childhood Landscape: Division, Diversity, and Dilemmas -- The Landscape of Policy and Practice -- 8. Hitting the Wall: Early Childhood Education in the Primary and Tertiary Sectors--An Australian Case Study -- 9. Choosing Childcare for Infants: Social, Cultural, and Demographic Influences and Outcomes -- 10. Empowering Children to Learn and Grow--Te Whariki: The New Zealand Early Childhood National Curriculum -- 11. Landscapes of Intimacy, Sensuality, and Care in Early Childhood Settings -- 12. The Social Policy Context of Day Care in Four Canadian Provinces -- 13. Empowerment and Entrapment: Women Workers in Home-Based and Center-Based Settings -- 14. Exploring Parental Involvement in Canada: An Ideological Maze -- 15. Immigrant Families in Early Childhood Centers: Diverse Expectations -- The Professional Landscape -- 16. Preparing the Early Childhood Profession: An Australian Analysis -- 17. When Does a Teacher Teach? The Queensland Early Childhood Profession on Trial -- 18. The Politics of Restructuring and Professional Accountability: A Case Study of Curriculum Choice for Early Childhood Programs -- 19. The Emergent Professional: Training and Credentialing Early Childhood Teachers--An Australian Case Study -- 20. Early Childhood Services in Rural and Remote Areas: Four Case Studies -- 21. Implementing the Australian Early Childhood Association Code of Ethics: A Constitutional Strategy -- 22. Empowering the Migrant Worker: The Childcare Assessment and Bridging Project -- The Classroom/Curricular Landscape -- 23. Family Literacy: Challenges for Early Education -- 24. Literacy in the Preschool: An Australian Case Study -- 25. Effects of Sociocultural Contexts and Discourses on Science and Technology Teaching in Early Childhood Education -- 26. The Kindergarten Landscape -- The Way Forward -- 27. British Columbia's Ministry for Children and Families: A Case Study in Progress -- Afterword -- 28. Early Childhood Education: An Empowering Force for the Twenty-First Century? -- Glossary of Terms -- The Contributors.

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