Overview

This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to which these countries have managed to meet the needs of children, families, and the ECEC workforce. The book illustrates how different countries have adapted different strategies focusing on policy when it comes to quality ECEC. The goal of the book is twofold. First and foremost, it aims to present key findings and challenges for improving ECEC as a whole. Second, it aims to highlight problems and concerns which the field of ECEC faces, with respect to delivering high-quality care and education to all children. As neither “ECEC” nor “quality” are universal concepts – but are shaped by social-cultural values, as well as national, economic, and political contexts in which ECEC services are provided – this cross-country volume is extremely relevant for fully understanding issues in the field of ECEC. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.

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Author:   Konstantina Rentzou (European University of Cyprus, Cyprus) ,  Ruslan Slutsky (The University of Toledo, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367729837

ISBN 10:   0367729830
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction – Contemplating and probing issues of conceptualization, measurement and policy of ECEC quality in Europe and in the USA 1. There is still nothing better than quality play experiences for young children’s learning and development: building the foundation for inquiry in our educational practices 2. Teacher–child relationships make all the difference: constructing quality interactions in early childhood settings 3. The long way towards abandoning ECEC dichotomy in Greece 4. The relationship between quality of pre-school child care institutions and teachers’ teaching approach 5. Ensuring quality in early childhood education and care: the case of Turkey 6. Family support and early childhood education and care in Cyprus: existing policies and challenges 7. Cultural considerations of ECERS-3 in Sweden: a reflection on adaption 8. Parent-practitioner partnerships in early childhood provision in England, Hungary and Kazakhstan: similarities and differences in discourses 9. Enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care: ECEC tutors’ perspectives of family engagement in Spain 10. Early childhood education and care in Austria: challenges and education policies

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Konstantina Rentzou is a Scientific Collaborator at the European University of Cyprus, Nicosia. She has extensive teaching, research, and consultation experience. Her research focuses on quality ECEC, organization of the physical environment of preschool settings, family engagement, children’s play, and male ECEC workers. Ruslan Slutsky is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at The University of Toledo, USA. His research focuses on early childhood education and children’s play.

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