International perspectives on research in early childhood education
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Bibliographic Information
International perspectives on research in early childhood education
(Contemporary perspectives in early childhood education)
Information Age Pub., c2005
- : pbk
- : hardcover
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presents the history and current status of early childhood education in selected countries, along with a review of the research conducted in these countries. In essence, this book will provide a glimpse of the intellectual base of early childhood education in many parts of the world.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Early Childhood Education Research and Practice in International Perspective. Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho
- Early Childhood Education in Australia: Approaches, Issues, Policies and Research. Wendy Schiller
- Contemporary Early Childhood Education and Research in China. Jiaxong Zhu and X. Christine Wang
- How Finland is Researching Early Childhood Education. Mikko Ojala
- Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education: The Case of Greece. Demetra Evangelou and Hara Cortessis-Dafermou
- Research and Policy Issues in Early Childhood Care and Education in Japan. Yoko Shirakawa and Sachiko Kitano
- Early Childhood Care and Education in Korea: Current State and Research. Unhai Rhee, Won Young Rhee, and Young-Ja Lee
- A Global Perspective on Early Childhood Education: Characteristic Traits and Research in Norway. Ole Fredrik Lillemyr
- Elementary Education in Poland: A Brief History and Current Research. Barbara Muraska
- Research in Early Childhood Education in Portugal. Teresa Vasconcelos
- Early Childhood Education Research in Spain. Miguel A. Zabalza
- Early Childhood Education in Turkey: An Overview. Sevda Bekman
- Early Childhood Education: An International and Contemporary Perspective. Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho
- About the Authors.
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