TY  - BOOK
AU  - Duncan,Judith
AU  - Te One,Sarah
TI  - Comparative early childhood education services: international perspectives 
T2  - Critical cultural studies of childhood
SN  - 023011976X
AV  - LB1139.23 .C65 2012
U1  - 372.21 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This edited international collection reconceptualizes the place of early childhood education and care services (ECEC) within communities, and challenges traditional approaches to family involvement and partnerships in ECEC. Using a range of theoretical positions, the authors present research-based discussions from five countries which challenge existing ECEC discourses of child-centeredness. In this book teachers and a range of professionals working with children together with researchers explore pedagogy in ECEC as sites for building socially just, inclusive, democratic communities which enhance families' sense of belonging, connectedness, resilience and identity"--
ER  -