Title Early childhood policies and systems in eight countries : findings from IEA's early childhood education study / Tony Bertram, Chris Pascal ; with Anne Cummins, Sean Delaney, Chris Ludlow, Helen Lyndon, Juliane Hencke, Marta Kostek, Steffen Knoll, Agnes Stancel-Piatak

Published [Cham] Switzerland : Springer Open ; Hamburg, Germany : IEA, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) Contents 1. Summary of Key Findings -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Overview of the Structures of the Early Childhood Education and Care Systems in the Participating Countries.-4. Public Policy -- 5. Delivery Models and Providers -- 6. Participation and Enrollment -- 7. Supporting Quality in ECE -- 8. Expectations for Child Outcomes, Assessment and Reporting -- 9. Individual Country Profiles -- 10. Final Reflections: Emerging Policy Issues -- References -- Appendices Summary This report provides an overview of policy strategies on early childhood education settings (from birth to primary schooling) in eight countries. Data were collected using a policy questionnaire addressed to and completed by the National Research Coordinator(s) (NRC) of Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Poland, the Russian Federation and the United States. The countries that participated provide interesting illustrations of early childhood education policy in action in a range of diverse contexts. Analysis of the systemic and structural results of ECE policy at national and, where necessary, subnational levels, enables transnational comparisons in policy and systems. Key policy changes, both underway and planned, are documented. These data reveal key findings in each of the five policy areas as covered in the questionnaire and this report: public policy; delivery models and providers; participation and enrollment; quality assurance systems; and expectations for child outcomes. In particular, the study aims to provide meaningful information for countries, states and jurisdictions across the world in relation to early childhood education, mapping the systems, structures and user pathways in place, along with the perceptions of stakeholders about the system, its functioning and impact. This comprehensive assessment of the wider policy contexts and settings for early childhood education includes teacher/practitioner qualifications, pedagogy approaches, and opportunities for professional development. Such information will enable countries to review their early childhood education systems in an international context Analysis IEA International Early Childhood Education Study (ECES) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) Notes Print version record Subject Early childhood education -- Cross-cultural studies Child care services -- Cross-cultural studies Education. Education. Early childhood education Child care services Child development Comparative education Education Education and state International education Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book Author Pascal, Christine, author. Cummins, Anne, author Delaney, Sean, author Ludlow, Chris, author Lyndon, Helen, author Hencke, Juliana, author Kostek, Marta, author Knoll, Steffen, author Stancel-Piatak, Agnes, author ISBN 3319398474 9783319398471 3319398466 9783319398464

Other Titles Early Childhood Policies and Systems in 8 Countries

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