Early Childhood Education and Change in Diverse Cultural Contexts

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram, Marika Veisson, UK) Pascal, Chris (Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, UK) Bertram, Tony (Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham, Estonia) Veisson, Marika (Tallinn University

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Change is now a dominant feature of early childhood systems around the globe and many countries are currently facing significant economic, social and political developments that bring additional challenges that teaching and learning practices need to be able to respond to in a positive and effective way. Early Childhood Education and Change in Diverse Cultural Contexts examines how the educational systems in different countries respond to this change agenda, what they prioritise and how they deal with the adjustment process. Based on original and cutting-edge research and drawing upon diverse theoretical approaches, the book analyses new policies and pedagogical practices in a wide range of different cultural contexts. With contributions from Great Britain, the USA, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia, New Zealand, South Africa and Singapore, this volume examines how educators might be able to innovate and respond positively to the shifting social and cultural situations in these contexts and others like them. Focusing on early childhood policy, professionalism and pedagogy, the book stimulates debate and dialogue about how the field is moving forward in the 21st century.Early Childhood Education and Change in Diverse Cultural Contexts should be essential reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of early childhood education, childhood studies and comparative education. Providing practical examples of how educational systems and educators might respond to change imperatives, the book should also be of great interest to teacher educators, current and pre-service teachers and policymakers around the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-06-14
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEECERA Collection of Research in Early Childhood Education
Antal sidor222
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138302037

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Preface Chris Pascal and Tony BertramIntroduction Chapter 1: Exploring notions of change and innovation in early childhood educationChris Pascal, Tony Bertram and Marika VeissonSection 1: PolicyChapter 2: Innovative Policies for ECE Provision in Eight Countries: Findings from the IEA Early Childhood Education StudyChris Pascal and Tony BertramChapter 3: Early Childhood Education in English-speaking Caribbean Cultural CommunitiesJaipaul Lalla Roopnarine and Jason ChiangChapter 4: Rights-based Early Childhood Development in South AfricaHasina Ebrahim and NC PhatudiChapter 5: Pragmatism in Policy Making: Influencing a Largely Privatised Early Childhood Education and Care Sector in SingaporeChee Wah Sum, May-Yin Sirene Lim and Ching Ting TanSection 2: Professionalism and workforce Chapter 6: Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Face New Challenges in the United StatesSuzanne Swartz and James JohnsonChapter 7: Constructions of Preschool Teachers’ Professional Spaces in Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish Early Childhood EducationPäivi Kupila, Kirsti Karila, Anette Sandberg and Aino UgasteChapter 8: The Place of Theory and Practice in Preschool Teachers' Pre-Service Education: Estonian Preschool Teachers' Evaluations in Conditions of Changing ProfessionalismRain Mikser, Maire Tuul, Marika Veisson and Ivor GoodsonChapter 9: Early Childhood Education Professionals in New Zealand Kindergartens: Commitment and ChallengesMarika Veisson and Jenny RitchieSection 3: Curriculum and pedagogyChapter 10: Parent’s Views on Icelandic Preschool Education: A Comparison of 2005/2006 and 2016Johanna Einarsdottir Chapter 11: Compassion and Emotional Worlds in Early Childhood EducationLasse Lipponen, Antti Rajala and Jaakko Hilppö Chapter 12: Creating a Science Rich Environment for Young ChildrenInge TimoštšukChapter 13: Young Children's (0-3 Years) Touch-Screen Use and Parental Mediation: Pedagogical AdviceElyna Nevski and Andra Siibak

"Change is inevitable. Those of us engaged in the field of Early Childhood Education around the globe are witnesses to, and participants in, these changing times. There is a point at which change propels us into innovation. Pascal, Bertram and Veisson have collected stories of how change has led to innovation in ECE all over the worldThe authors have documented change and innovation in policy, professionalism, curriculum and pedagogy in such diverse settings as: Singapore’s efforts to privatize ECE services, New Zealand’s Te Whariki tradition of learning stories, Scandinavian examination of pre-service teacher preparation, and Estonia’s focus on a nature-embedded ECE science curriculum. The rich examples offered in this monograph honor those who have been moved by change to innovation."Dr. Nancy Barbour, Professor of Early Childhood Education, James Madison University, USA.