Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education in Canada

Informationen zum Autor Nina Howe is Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and a professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University. Klappentext Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world. This volume brings together ground-breaking research in this area to help practitioners, students, policy makers, curriculum designers, and intervention program developers understand the latest ideas and advances in the field. Recent Perspectives of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada centres on three key themes. The first provides a survey of historical, social policy, economic, and provincial regulations and policies related to early childhood education and care. The second focuses on issues related to children’s learning, curriculum, and teachers. The final theme addresses recent developments in government involvement in early childhood education and care that are unique to Canada. The contributors to this volume demonstrate the pressing need that exists to further public discussion on early childhood education to help policymakers shape better decisions for Canadian families. Zusammenfassung The contributors to this volume demonstrate the pressing need that exists to further public discussion on early childhood education to help policymakers shape better decisions for Canadian families. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Nina Howe (Concordia University) & Larry Prochner (University of Alberta) Introduction Nina Howe & Larry Prochner Section 1: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Ch. 1: Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 50s and 60s: Retrenchment and Renewal Larry Prochner & Lynne Robertson Ch. 2: Provision, Policy and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada Martha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit) & Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba) Ch. 3: The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada Gordon Cleveland (University of Toronto) Ch. 4: Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum in Canada Ellen Jacobs & Emmanuelle Adrien Commentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada Hillel Goelman (University of British Columbia) Section 2: Children, Curriculum, and Teachers Ch. 5: Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education in Canada Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria) & Judith K. Bernhard (Ryerson University) Ch. 6: Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies’ Perspective: New Directions, New Possibilities Rachel M. Heydon (University of Western Ontario) Ch. 7: Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks in Canada Rachel Langford (Ryerson University) Ch. 8: The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Education Alan Pence (University of Victoria) & Veronica Pacini-Katchabaw (University of Victoria) Ch. 9: Elements of Mentoring: A Case Study of Inservice Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators Nina Howe (Concordia University) & Ellen Jacobs Commentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and Teachers Alan Pence Section 3: Government Involvement Ch. 10: The Québec Child Care System: Lessons from Research Christa Japel (Université de Québec à Montréal) Ch. 11: Community-Based Early Child Development Projects in Canada Ray DeV. Peters (Queen's University), Angela Howell-Moneta (Queen’s University), & Kelly Petrunka (Queen’s University) Ch. 12: Federal Investments in Strengthening Indigenous Capacity for Culturally-Based Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada Jessica Ball (Univers...

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Nina Howe is Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and a professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University.

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• Authors: Nina Howe, Nina Prochner Howe, Larry Prochner
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2012
• EAN: 9781442613317
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1331-7
• No. of pages: 456
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology