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This edited volume provides a critical account of the theories and policies that have informed work in the field of early childhood and explores how they have operated in practice. Underpinning the theoretical debates are the familiar tensions between global norms and local contexts; increasing inequality alongside economic progress, and the increasing prominence of business and the private sector in delivering aid programs. The authors offer a profound critique on an increasingly important topic and discuss alternative models of policy and practice.

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Author:   Anne-Trine Kjørholt ,  Helen Penn
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319913186

ISBN 10:   3319913182
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   29 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Patronage, Welfare, Tenders, Private Consultancies and Expert Measurement: What Is Happening in Early Childhood Education and Care.- 2. Early Childhood and Children’s Rights: A Critical Perspective.- 3. Perspectivist Challenges for ECD Intervention in Africa.- 4. Early Childhood Education and Care from a Gender Perspective.- 5. South Africa: Measuring Up—The Sobambisana Evaluation.- 6. Promoting Indigenous Epistemologies in Early Childhood Development Policy and Practice in Pastoralist Communities in Kenya.- 7. Conceptualizing Early Schooling in Pakistan: Perspectives from Teachers and Parents.- 8. Uzbekistan: Implementing ECEC Services in Authoritarian Regimes.- 9. ‘The Knowledge Is in Your Ears, in the Stories You Hear from the Grandparents’: Creating Intercultural Dialogue Through Memories of Childhood.-  10. Growing into Music.- 11. Early Childhood: A Panacea for Intervention? Theories, Approaches and Practices in Development Work.

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Anne Trine Kjørholt is Professor and former director of the Norwegian Centre for Child Research, Department of Education and Life Long Learning, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. She has led many research projects in Europe and African countries related to various topics, such as early childhood policies and practices, children’s rights, cross cultural perspectives on childhood, local knowledge and identities across three generations. Helen Penn is Professor Emerita of Early Childhood in the School of Education at University of East London, UK, and is currently Visiting Professor at Thomas Coram Research Unit in the Institute of Education at University College London, UK. Dr. Penn is an expert on early education and childcare policies. She works in many countries for international bodies such as the EU and the OECD and has a particular interest in developing countries.

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