ABSTRACT

The Handbook of International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education provides a groundbreaking compilation of research from an interdisciplinary group of distinguished experts in early childhood education (ECE), child development, cultural and cross-cultural research in the psychological sciences, etc. The chapters provide current overviews of ECE in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, the US, and Canada, and convey how ECE is multi-sectorial, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary, undergirded by such disciplines as neuroscience, psychological anthropology, cross-cultural human development, childhood studies, and political science.

part I|45 pages

Latin America and the Caribbean

part II|58 pages

Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East

chapter 7|16 pages

Moving Forward

Early Childhood Education in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates

chapter 8|14 pages

Early Childhood Education in Israel

History, Policy, and Practice

part III|98 pages

Asia

part IV|48 pages

Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea

part V|50 pages

Africa

chapter 21|15 pages

Early Childhood Education and Social Transformation in South Africa

The Emergence of Early Childhood Education as a Priority in South Africa

part VI|97 pages

Europe, the United States, and Canada

chapter 23|16 pages

Roma Children and Early Childhood Education

A Story of Discrimination

chapter 24|9 pages

Early Childhood Education in Sweden

Policies, Curriculum, Quality and Future Challenges

chapter 25|15 pages

Assessment in Early Childhood Education in England

Two Readings, Many Lenses

part VII|21 pages

Policy Issues

chapter |7 pages

Epilogue

Conceptualizing Early Childhood Education and Care for a Global Community—New Directions in Policy Initiatives