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Common Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs Global Perspectives in Early Childhood Education /

We live in a world that is transitioning from focus on early childhood education within individual countries into a global perspective that considers how early childhood education is conducted in many diverse cultures and environments. The challenge on a global basis is how to develop programs in co...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clark Wortham, Sue. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice ; 5
Subjects:
Education.
Educational tests and measurements.
Early childhood education.
Childhood Education.
Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4972-6
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Looking at Early Childhood Programs from a Global Perspective
  • Part 1: Background
  • 2. Cross-Cultural Collaboration Research to Improve Early Childhood Education
  • Part 2: School Environments
  • 3. From Montessori to Culturally Relevant Schools Under the Trees in Kenya
  • 4. Preschool Environments in Rural West Africa
  • 5. Kindergarten Environments in Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Modena, and Parma, Italy
  • Part 3: Curriculum Content and Pedagogy
  • 6. Kindergartens in Russias Far East: The Effect of Climate
  • 7. Preserving Cultural Heritage in Korea
  • Part 4: Children with Special Needs
  • 8. International Perspectives on Services for Young Children with Special Needs
  • 9. New Visions for Preschool Inclusive Education in Mexico
  • 10. Early Childhood Special Education in China: Advocacy and Practice
  • Part 5: The Early Childhood Educator
  • 11. Administrators, Teachers, and Nineras: Professional Partnerships for Quality in Guatemala
  • 12. Early Childhood Teachers in Slovakia
  • 13. Teachers of Dual Language Children in China
  • Part 6: Family, School and Community Partnerships
  • 14. Family and Village Partnerships in Rural Schools in Senegal
  • 15. Weaving Relationships between Preschools, Families, and Communities: the Nurturing Connections to the Reggio Emilia Region of Italy
  • 16. Conclusion
  • Index.

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