Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education in Canada

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world. This volume brings together ground-breaking research in this area to help practitioners, students, policy makers, curriculum designers, and intervention program developers understand the latest ideas and advances in the field.Recent Perspectives of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada centres on three key themes. The first provides a survey of historical, social policy, economic, and provincial regulations and policies related to early childhood education and care. The second focuses on issues related to children’s learning, curriculum, and teachers. The final theme addresses recent developments in government involvement in early childhood education and care that are unique to Canada. The contributors to this volume demonstrate the pressing need that exists to further public discussion on early childhood education to help policymakers shape better decisions for Canadian families.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-10-03
Mått153 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor456
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442613317

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AcknowledgementsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta)IntroductionNina Howe & Larry Prochner Section 1: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesCh. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and RenewalLarry Prochner & Lynne Robertson Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaMartha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba)Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaGordon Cleveland (University of Toronto)Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in CanadaEllen Jacobs & Emmanuelle AdrienCommentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHillel Goelman (University of British Columbia)Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and TeachersCh. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in CanadaVeronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University)Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New PossibilitiesRachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario)Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in CanadaRachel Langford (Ryerson University)Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood EducationAlan Pence (University of Victoria) & Veronica Pacini-Katchabaw (University of Victoria)Ch. 9: Elements of Mentoring: A Case Study of Inservice Professional Development for Early Childhood EducatorsNina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen JacobsCommentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and TeachersAlan PenceSection 3: Government InvolvementCh. 10: The QuÉbec Child Care System: Lessons from ResearchChrista Japel (UniversitÉ de QuÉbec À MontrÉal)Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in CanadaRay DeV. Peters (Queen's University), Angela Howell-Moneta (Queen’s University), & Kelly Petrunka (Queen’s University)Ch. 12: Federal Investments in Strengthening Indigenous Capacity for Culturally-Based Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaJessica Ball (University of Victoria) Ch. 13: Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-hub models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best StartJanette Pelletier (University of Toronto)Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils and Promise of New DirectionsCarl Corter (University of Toronto)Postscript: Early Childhood Education and Care in CanadaHelen Penn (University of East London)