Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides current and future educators with a
highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field. The underlying philosophy of the book …

Weaving together numerous richly detailed interviews and surveys with recent feminist
literature on the role of caregiving in women's lives and investigations of women's …

Focuses on factors that thwart true school-parent partnerships in the development and
education of children. Factors include a family's socioeconomic status, democratic issues …

Intended as a practical resource for early childhood center directors engaged in improving
the overall quality of their programs, this guide details a comprehensive method for …

Pre-school children have fundamentally different attitudes towards the future and attendant
notions of time and space. For this reason, early childhood professionals are optimally …

Relates a preschool teacher's personal experiences and feelings about professional growth
and development. Discusses the concept of professionalism, experiences illustrating the …

An assessment of the field's relationship with its dominant knowledge base is both timely
and critical. The early care and education field is defining what it means to be an early …

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan perhepäivähoitajien ammattilaisuuden rakentumista ja
paikantumista jälkiteolliseen palkkatyöyhteiskuntaan ammatillisen sosialisaation …

Professional development systems for early childhood teachers will be effective only if they
participate in its construction. Currently, teachers are not participating in the development of …

Staff roles and relationships were studied through interviewing 12 teachers in four New
Zealand kindergartens over a period of 8 months before, during and after a new teacher …