Children's care in the 21st century is increasingly a public issue as well as parents' private concern. A dearth of care looms large as Britain rapidly turns into an overworked society. Drawing on a range of key studies carried out in a variety of care contexts, this work examines care from the pers[...]
At the turn of the millennium, attitudes and actions towards children are increasingly contradictory and complex. This work explores these apparent contradictions and complexities through a critique of the concept of children's services.[...]
The early childhood services of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy has gained worldwide interest and admiration. Drawing on the 'Reggio approach', and others, this book explores the ethical and political dimensions of early childhood services and argues the importance of these dimensions at a time when[...]
Argues for a radical education with democracy as a fundamental value, care as a central ethic, a person-centred education that is education in the broadest sense, and the image of the rich child. This book explores the meaning of radical democratic education and the common school and how they can wo[...]
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories, both infused by neoliberal thinking, that dominate early childhood policy making today - 'the story of quality and high returns' and 'the story of mark[...]
Taking a broad approach, Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care relates issues of early childhood to the sociology of childhood, philosophy, ethics, political science and other fields and to an analysis of the world we live in today. It places these issues in a global context and draws[...]
Taking a broad approach, Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care relates issues of early childhood to the sociology of childhood, philosophy, ethics, political science and other fields and to an analysis of the world we live in today. It places these issues in a global context and draws[...]
Forfatterne er opptatt av å bringe kvalitetsdebatten i barnehagen videre fra kvalitet til meningsskaping. Denne boken er et bidrag til den kvalitetsdebatten som foregår i våre barnehager, og er aktuell for alle som arbeider i barnehage og med barnehagespørsmål. Har litteraturliste.[...]
Denna bok problematiserar försöken att definiera och mäta "kvalitet" inom förskolan och därmed reducera närmast filosofiska värdefrågor till rent tekniska och administrativa problem. Författarna hävdar att det finns andra sätt att förstå och utvärdera förskolans pedagogiska arbete - l[...]
Denna bok problematiserar försöken att definiera och mäta "kvalitet" inom förskolan och därmed reducera närmast filosofiska värdefrågor till rent tekniska och administrativa problem. Författarna hävdar att det finns andra sätt att förstå och utvärdera förskolans pedagogiska arbete - l[...]
With the growth of parental employment, leave policy is at the centre of welfare state development and at the heart of countries' child and family policies. It is widely recognised as an essential element of attaining important demographic, social and economic goals and is the point where many diffe[...]