Recent perspectives on early childhood education and care in Canada / edited by Nina Howe and Larry Prochner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howe, Nina, 1951-

Prochner, Laurence Wayne, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Canada.

Early childhood education.

Child care services--Canada.

Child care services.

Canada.

Physical Description:

x, 446 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]

Contents:

Part I Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

1 Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s: Retrenchment and Renewal / Larry Prochner Prochner, Larry, Lynne Robertson Robertson, Lynne 15

2 Provision, Policy, and Politics in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada / Martha Friendly Friendly, Martha, Susan Prentice Prentice, Susan 50

3 The Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada / Gordon Cleveland Cleveland, Gordon 80

4 Canadian Child Care Regulations Regarding Training and Curriculum / Ellen Jacobs Jacobs, Ellen, Emmanuelle Adrien Adrien, Emmanuelle 109

Commentary: Towards a Geology of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada / Hillel Goelman Goelman, Hillel 147

Part II Children, Curriculum, and Teachers

5 Revisioning Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Education / Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica, Judith K. Bernhard Bernhard, Judith K. 159

6 Intergenerational Learning Programming from a Curriculum Studies Perspective: New Directions, New Possibilities / Rachel M. Heydon Heydon, Rachel M. 182

7 Innovations in Provincial Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks / Rachel Langford Langford, Rachel 206

8 The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Education / Alan Pence Pence, Alan, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica 229

9 Elements of Mentoring: Two Case Studies of In-service Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators / Nina Howe Howe, Nina, Ellen Jacobs Jacobs, Ellen 245

Commentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum, and Teachers / Alan Pence Pence, Alan 272

Part III Government Involvement

10 The Quebec Child Care System: Lessons from Research / Christa Japel Japel, Christa 285

11 Community-Based Early Child Development Projects / Ray Dev Peters Peters, Ray Dev, Angela Howell-Moneta Howell-Moneta, Angela, Kelly Petrunka Petrunka, Kelly 308

12 Federal Investments in Strengthening Indigenous Capacity for Culturally Based Early Childhood Education and Care / Jessica Ball Ball, Jessica 337

13 Integrated Early Childhood Services in School-as-Hub Models: Lessons from Toronto First Duty and Peel Best Start / Janette Pelletier Pelletier, Janette 367

Commentary: Government Roles in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Patchwork, Perils, and Promise of New Directions / Carl Corter Corter, Carl 397.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781442645202

1442645202

9781442613317

1442613319

OCLC:

795756583