TY  - BOOK
AU  - May,Helen
TI  - Politics in the playground: the world of early childhood in postwar New Zealand 
SN  - 1877242187
AV  - LB1139.3.N45 M395 2001
U1  - 372.210993 23
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Wellington, N.Z.
PB  - Bridget Williams Books with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Child care
KW  - Education
KW  - Political aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index
N2  - This lively account of early childhood education and care in postwar New Zealand is a follow-up to the author s earlier study, Discovery of Early Childhood, which traced the origins of institutional care for young children in Europe and New Zealand. The evolution of systems of care and the increasing importance of preschool are documented. Because children are central to New Zealand s social history, this book also serves as a remarkable record of social movements. The postwar search for security, the radicalism of the 1960s and 1970s, the impact of feminism, and the role of the state in social issues are charted through their role in early childhood education
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