ABSTRACT
Child care is an integral part of the web of influences and experiences that shape children's development. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that covers both historic and economic contexts, this unique book characterizes child care in 18 countries on five continents. Specific historical roots and the current social contexts of child care are delineated in industrialized as well as in developing countries. To increase the depth of crosscultural analysis and integration, commentators from countries and disciplines other than the authors comment on the issues raised in each chapter.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|91 pages
Case Studies From Western Europe
part |37 pages
Commentaries
part II|109 pages
Case Studies From the North Atlantic
part |38 pages
Commentaries
part III|90 pages
Case Studies From Asia and the Middle East
part |23 pages
Commentaries
part IV|43 pages
Case Studies From Africa
part |16 pages
Commentary
part V|32 pages
A Case Study From South America
part VI|13 pages
Epilogue