Abstract The Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) has become one of
the most influential forces in global education. The growing influence has been …

This paper presents and discusses the findings of a collaborative investigation into Nordic
approaches to evaluation and assessment in early childhood education and care. The …

The chapter has its main focus on the ways in which the welfare states have used the social
investment concept to reframe the family and gender arrangements that are supported and …

En 2015 la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) se
embarcó una nueva iniciativa orientada a la primera infancia. El Estudio Internacional de …

A normative demand placed on early childhood centres by political actors and education
theorists is that they should promote participation by children. Numerous publications have …

The current early years emphasis on ensuring young children achieve 'school readiness'
has contributed to a context of academic pressure in early years settings in England. The …

The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children’s Rights; First Edition Page 1 THE
ROUTLEDGE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Written to …

This paper is part of a wider research project, exploring the possibilities to protect and
extend Froebelian principles in practice and analyses interview data from thirty-three early …

In this article, I discuss the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS),
which is currently being rolled out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and …

The purpose of this book is to empower early childhood educators and provide a sense of
ownership, by disrupting and challenging thinking around the purpose of education to …