Early Years Education and Care in Canada

Early Years Education and Care in Canada
Author: Susan Jagger
Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-08-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1773381245

This ground-breaking collected volume features multiple voices from the field that, together, offer an extensive and balanced examination of the contemporary, historical, and philosophical influences that shape early childhood education and care in Canada today. Showcasing uniquely Canadian narratives, perspectives, and histories, the text provides a superb foundation in the key topics and approaches of the field, including Indigenous ways of knowing, holistic education, play, the nature of childhood, developmental approaches, and the impact of educational philosophers and theorists such as Rousseau and Dewey. The authors discuss current and reimagined themes such as children’s rights, diversity and inclusion, multimodality, ecology, and Indigenous education in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Featuring chapters by academics from across Canada that explore the field’s history and future, as well as guiding questions to support reader engagement, Early Years Education and Care in Canada is a fundamental resource for students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers in early childhood education and care.

Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care

Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Zuhra Abawi
Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2021-05-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1773382616

Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care aims to map, deconstruct, and engage with different models of equity as they pertain to the early childhood education landscape in Ontario. Drawing on marginalized narratives of gender, race, Indigeneity, dis/ability and inclusion, and migration, immigration, and displacement, the authors discuss how to advance the field and make it more equitable for children, families, early childhood educators, and all other practitioners. This edited collection outlines the current political climate of early childhood education and care in Ontario through a critical analysis of policies and dominant discourses of equity and inclusion. By prompting readers to reflect on and critique their understandings of children, families, communities, and practices in the field, the authors seek to provide counternarratives to Eurocentric developmentalist hegemonies and an alternative strength-based approach to critical and transformative praxis. This vital text encourages rethinking how narratives of equity and inclusion are constructed and what this means for young children and their families in Ontario, as well as throughout Canada. This is an essential resource for students in early childhood education and care, early childhood studies, and education programs. FEATURES: - Includes perspectives from multiple positionalities in the field to provide a critical and interdisciplinary approach - Draws on a reconceptualist lens to present a critique of developmentalist approaches - Encourages readers to engage with the content by practising critical self-examination and considering social factors and forces that inform their own concepts

Childcare

Childcare
Author: Martha Friendly
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This title answers questions about early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) in Canada.

Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada

Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada
Author: Larry Prochner
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780774807722

Larry Prochner and Nina Howe reflect the variation within the field by bringing together a multidisciplinary group of experts to address key issues in the field: What programs are currently available and what are their origins? How are adults prepared for work in these programs? How do children within the programs spend their day? What policies guide the programs? How has the field reflected on itself through research? There are no simple answers, but the essays in this collection contribute to a creative reframing of the questions. The authors include psychologists, sociologists, historians, teacher educators, and social policy analysts.

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
Author: Children's Issues Coalition
Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2003
Genre: Action research
ISBN: 9766371288

Caribbean Childhoods: From Research to Action is an annual publication produced by the Children s Issues Coalition at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The series seeks to provide an avenue for the dissemination of research and experiences on children s health, development, behaviour and education, and to provide a forum for the discussion of these issues.

Starting Strong Engaging Young Children Lessons from Research about Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care

Starting Strong Engaging Young Children Lessons from Research about Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9264085149

The first years of life lay the foundations for a child’s future development and learning. Reflecting on the important role of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in providing all children with the skills they need to be successful in school, many countries have increased their ...

Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care

Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Cathy Nutbrown
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-01-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1446210189

This new edition of Cathy Nutbrown′s much loved book explains the key ideas and issues in Early Childhood clearly and concisely, keeping students up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. There are brand new entries on: - Attachment - Babies′ learning and development - Children′s Centres - Citizenship - Digital Technologies - Early Years Foundation Stage - Early Years Professional Status - Neuroscience - Sexualities The rest of the book has also been thoroughly updated and revised, and includes coverage of heuristic play, Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement. The book offers starting points which provide a clear focus, further reading and discussion of research on thirty-five key topics. It is a must for students following courses in early childhood education and care. Professor Cathy Nutbrown directs and teaches on Masters and Doctoral programmes in Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield.

Foundations of Early Childhood Education

Foundations of Early Childhood Education
Author: Beverlie Dietze
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2006
Genre: Early childhood development
ISBN: 9780131274600

This text offers comprehensive coverage with a unique focus on learning environments--specifically, how the child's physical environment, the people the child interacts with, and the experiences the child has are all key to fostering the child's ability to adapt and learn.Through a variety of practical examples and exercises, students develop strategies for creating responsive learning communities for children and families.

Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada

Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Author: Margie Mayfield
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780130800398

For Introduction to Early Childhood Education or Foundations of Early Childhood courses taught at the university level. Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada: Context, Dimensions, and Issues, is an exciting new text that offers a comprehensive, Canadian overview of early childhood education (ECE) and care, past and present. The text has three main goals: to examine ECE in the context of today's cultures, communities, and families; to recognize the rich variety and scope of ECE and care in Canada; and to invite readers to reflect on issues in ECE for today and in the future. Topics covered in the book include multiculturalism and special needs children and detailed descriptions of Canadian programs are also included. The result is an informative, reader-friendly text that is indispensable for both students and teachers.

Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care

Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
Author: Gunilla Dahlberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2007-01-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113411351X

This book challenges received wisdom and the tendency to reduce philosophical issues of value to purely technical issues of measurement and management.