Early Childhood Policies and Systems in Eight Countries : Findings from IEA's Early Childhood Education Study / by Tony Bertram, Chris Pascal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertram, Tony, Author.

Pascal, Christine, Author.

Series:

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Educational tests and measurements.

Education and state.

International education.

Comparative education.

Early Childhood Education.

Assessment and Testing.

Educational Policy and Politics.

International and Comparative Education.

Local Subjects:

Early Childhood Education.

Assessment and Testing.

Educational Policy and Politics.

International and Comparative Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

2016.

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report provides an overview of policy strategies on early childhood education settings (from birth to primary schooling) in eight countries. Data were collected using a policy questionnaire addressed to and completed by the National Research Coordinator(s) (NRC) of Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Poland, the Russian Federation and the United States. The countries that participated provide interesting illustrations of early childhood education policy in action in a range of diverse contexts. Analysis of the systemic and structural results of ECE policy at national and, where necessary, subnational levels, enables transnational comparisons in policy and systems. Key policy changes, both underway and planned, are documented. These data reveal key findings in each of the five policy areas as covered in the questionnaire and this report: public policy; delivery models and providers; participation and enrollment; quality assurance systems; and expectations for childoutcomes. In particular, the study aims to provide meaningful information for countries, states and jurisdictions across the world in relation to early childhood education, mapping the systems, structures and user pathways in place, along with the perceptions of stakeholders about the system, its functioning and impact. This comprehensive assessment of the wider policy contexts and settings for early childhood education includes teacher/practitioner qualifications, pedagogy approaches, and opportunities for professional development. Such information will enable countries to review their early childhood education systems in an international context.

Contents:

1. Summary of Key Findings

2. Introduction

3. Overview of the Structures of the Early Childhood Education and Care Systems in the Participating Countries.-4. Public Policy

5. Delivery Models and Providers

6. Participation and Enrollment

7. Supporting Quality in ECE

8. Expectations for Child Outcomes, Assessment and Reporting

9. Individual Country Profiles

10. Final Reflections: Emerging Policy Issues

References

Appendices.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783319398471

3319398474

OCLC:

1066179645