Early childhood matters : evidence from the effective pre-school and primary education project / edited by Kathy Sylva. [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sylva, Kathy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Preschool--Research--Europe.

Education, Preschool.

Education, Primary--Research--Europe.

Education, Primary.

Early childhood education--Research--Europe.

Early childhood education.

Child development--Research--Europe.

Child development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Early Childhood Matters documents the rapid development of early years education and care from the late 1990s into the new millennium. It chronicles the unique contribution of the EPPE research to our understanding of the importance of pre-school.The Effective Pre-school and Primary Education (EPPE) project is the largest European study of the impact of early years education and care on children's developmental outcomes. Through this ground-breaking project a team of internationally-recognised experts provide insights into how home learning environments interact with pre-sch

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Why EPPE?; Chapter 2 The EPPE settings in the context of English pre-schools; Chapter 3 The EPPE research design: An educational effectiveness focus; Chapter 4 Why children, parents and home learning are important; Chapter 5 Quality in early childhood settings; Chapter 6 Does pre-school make a difference?: Identifying the impact of pre-school on children's cognitive and social behavioural development at different ages

Chapter 7 Do the benefits of pre-school last?: Investigating pupil outcomes to the end of Key Stage 2 (aged 11)Chapter 8 A focus on pedagogy: Case studies of effective practice; Chapter 9 Vulnerable children: Identifying children 'at risk'; Chapter 10 A linked study: Effective pre-school provision in Northern Ireland; Chapter 11 Making a difference: How research can inform policy; Chapter 12 Re-thinking the evidence-base for early years policy and practice; Appendix 1 How children were assessed at different time points throughout the study

Appendix 2 The Home Learning Environment at different time pointsAppendix 3 The EPPE Technical Papers/Reports/Research Briefs; Appendix 4 Social/behavioural dimensions at different time points (items associated with dimensions); Appendix 5 The Multiple Disadvantage Index; Appendix 6 Results from analyses of pre-school effects compared with those of family income and parents' employment status; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780203862063

1-135-18985-4

1-135-18986-2

1-282-97459-9

9786612974595

0-203-86206-6

OCLC:

562241005