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Privatization of early childhood education and care in Nordic countries / Håkon Solbu Trætteberg, Karl Henrik Sivesind, Maiju Paananen, Steinunn Hrafnsdóttir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trætteberg, Håkon Solbu, author.
- Sivesind, Karl Henrik, 1962- author.
- Paananen, Maiju, author.
- Steinunn Hrafnsdóttir, author.
- Series:
- Palgrave studies in third sector research.
- Palgrave studies in third sector research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Early childhood education--Scandinavia.
- Early childhood education.
- Privatization in education--Scandinavia.
- Privatization in education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 181 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- Introduction
- The Nordic Welfare Model
- The Share of Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Welfare Providers
- ECEC in the Nordic Countries
- Three Sets of Goals for ECEC
- Challenges Facing ECEC in the Nordic Countries: Demographic Changes, Accessibility, and Educational Approach
- Explaining Institutional Change
- Approaches to the Provision of Welfare Services
- The Three Actors in the Welfare Mix
- Public Provision or Privatization?
- The Welfare Sector as a Quasi-Market
- The Role of Nonprofit Providers as Part of the Welfare Mix
- The Remainder of This Book: ECEC From a Comparative Nordic Perspective
- References
- 2 Shared RootsPrivate Initiatives Along Two Trajectories
- The Dual Trajectory of the ECEC System
- Trajectory 1: Charities Establish Childrens Asylums as Protectors from the Dangers of Streets
- Trajectory 2: Philanthropic Kindergartens and For-Profit Child Residential Homes for Wealthy Families
- The Merging of the Two Trajectories
- Fostering a Nordic ECEC Model Through Kindergarten Teacher Education
- Chapter Summary
- 3 From the Fringes to the Heart of the Welfare StateGrowth in ECEC Coverage
- Legislative Foundation
- Consolidation and Growth
- Full Coverage
- 4 Changes in the Role of Commercial and Nonprofit ECEC ProvidersDeviations from the Nordic Welfare Model?
- Private Growth
- Explaining the Growth of Private Actors: Framework Conditions, Financing, and Public Debates
- 5 Reigning in Provider Diversity? Regulation, Steering, and Supervision
- Educational PromotionThe Rationale for State Steering
- National Policies Pursued in Terms of Regulation and Curriculum
- Securing ComplianceSupervision
- Soft SteeringManuals and Evaluations
- 6 Does It Matter? Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Providers
- Theoretical Underpinnings of Different Ownership and Quality
- Quality of ECEC
- International Experiences: Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit ECEC?
- Research in the Nordic Countries on Quality Differences Among Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Providers
- 7 Conclusions
- Why Private Growth in Nordic ECEC?
- How to Respond to Adverse Effects From Marketization? Nordic Attempts to Reign in Quasi-markets
- Governance Challenges in the Welfare Mix
- Why Diversity in Provision?
- A Nordic Dimension in ECEC Governance?
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Brigode Family Endowment.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Trætteberg, Håkon Solbu. Privatization of early childhood education and care in Nordic countries.
- ISBN:
- 9783031373534
- 3031373537
- Publisher Number:
- 99995717234
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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