The early advantage. 1, Early childhood systems that lead by example : a comparative focus on international early childhood education/ Sharon Lynn Kagan, editor ; foreword by Marc Tucker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kagan, Sharon Lynn, editor.

Tucker, Marc S., writer of foreword.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Early advantage ; 1.

The early advantage ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education.

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

xi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Early childhood systems that lead by example : a comparative focus on international early childhood education

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press ; Washington, DC : NCEE, National Center on Education and the Economy, [2018]

Summary:

Learn how exemplary countries are dealing with the challenges and joys of advancing the development of their youngest citizens. In this book, Sharon Lynn Kagan and her contributors systematically examine how six diverse countries go about envisioning, designing, and implementing their services to young children and their families. The Early Advantage 1 sheds light on new and exciting approaches to early childhood education and care (ECEC) that are contributing to the quality, equity, efficiency, and sustainability of services for young children. Brimming with fresh insights, the text provides concrete examples of successfully implemented strategies and methods that warrant attention from other countries wishing to improve their early childhood services. The 2-year comparative analysis upon which this volume is based was made possible with funding and support from the National Center on Education and the Economy's (NCEE) Center on International Education Benchmarking -- Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Marc Tucker

Acknowledgments

About the sponsoring organizations

Changing the narratives / Sharon Lynn Kagan

Maintaining the reform momentum in Australia / Collette Tayler, Tom Peachey, and Bridget Healey

Laying the foundation for lifelong skills: universal and integrated early childhood services in England / Kathy Sylva, Grace Murkett, and Lily Fritz

A principled, personalized, trusting, and Child-Centric ECEC System in Finland / Kristiina Kumpulainen

Responsive policymaking and implementation: enhancing ECEC System quality and equity in Hong Kong / Nirmala Rao and Carrie Lau

Progress via innovation and investment: setting the stage for greater harmonization in the Republic of Korea / Mugyeong Moon and Eva Landsberg

A careful balancing act: evolving and harmonizing a hybrid system of ECEC in Singapore / Rebecca Bull and Alfredo Bautista

Acting on new narratives / Sharon Lynn Kagan and Eva Landsberg

Appendix A: Country Fact Sheet

Australia

Appendix B: Country Fact Sheet - England

Appendix C: Country Fact Sheet - Finland

Appendix D: Country Fact Sheet - Hong Kong

Appendix E: Country Fact Sheet - Republic of Korea

Appendix F: Country Fact Sheet - Singapore

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807759417

0807759414

OCLC:

1046073696

Publisher Number:

99979147236