International perspectives on research in early childhood education

In the chapters that follow, the history and current status of early childhood education in selected countries, along with a review of current research that is being conducted in these countries will be presented. In essence this will provide a glimpse of the intellectual base of early childhood edu...

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Other Authors Spodek, Bernard (Editor), Saracho, Olivia N. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., 2005.
SeriesContemporary perspectives in early childhood education.
Subjects
Early childhood education > Cross-cultural studies.
Education > Research.
Early childhood care and education.
Education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781918116489
DOI10.1108/9781607527749
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 365 pages) : illustrations, map

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : early childhood education research and practice in international perspective / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho
  • Early childhood education in Australia : approaches, issues, policies, and research / Wendy Schiller
  • Contemporary early childhood education and research in China / Jiaxong Zhu and X. Christine Wang
  • How Finland is researching early childhood education / Mikko Ojala
  • Contemporary perspectives in early childhood education : the case of Greece / Demetra Evangelou and Hara Cortessis-Dafermou
  • Research and policy issues in early childhood care and education in Japan / Yoko Shirakawa and Sachiko Kitano
  • Early childhood care and education in Korea : current state and research / Unhai Rhee, Won Young Rhee, and Young-Ja Lee
  • A global perspective on early childhood education : characteristic traits and research in Norway / Ole Fredrik Lillemyr
  • Elementary education in Poland : a brief history and current research / Barbara Muraska
  • Research in early childhood education in Portugal / Teresa Vasconcelos
  • Early childhood education research in Spain / Miguel A. Zabalza
  • Early childhood education in Turkey : an overview / Sevda Bekman
  • Early childhood education : an international and contemporary perspective / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho.

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