{"product_id":"9780335245918","title":"International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care","description":"There is a growing interest in understanding how early years care and education is organised and experienced internationally. This book examines key influential approaches to early years care as well as some less well-known systems from around the world. In particular the book aims to:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Inform those studying early years about perspectives in other countries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Encourage critical thinking about issues, influences and the complexities of early years provision around the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Promote critical reflection on students’ own provision and the current context of that provision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter provides an overview of early years provision and explores historical and current influences in context, as well as offering insights into daily life through short vignettes, longer case studies and commentary from practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst many approaches - such as Reggio Emilia, Te Whariki and Head Start - are widely admired, it is important for reflective practitioners to understand the motivation which gave rise to these influential approaches in their original context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, broadening understanding through information on less widely known systems, the book provides students with a good grounding in the international context of early years, the provenance of different early years approaches and principles, and the influences on their own countries’ provision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a straightforward and accessible style, the book is designed to meet the needs of students studying modules related to international perspectives on a range of foundation, bachelor and master’s degrees in early years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Verity Campbell-Barr, Federica Caruso, Carmen Dalli, Rebecca Carter Dillon, Annie Davy, Chandrika Devarakonda, Alena Drzalová, Hasina Banu Ebrahim, Susan Edwards, Dora Ho, Valerie Huggins, Anne Hunt, Kerstin Kööp, Éva Kovácsné Bakoski, Caroline Leeson, Beth Marshall, Nancy McDermott, Julia Morgan, Joce Nutall, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard, Philip Selbie, Paolo Sorzio, Manabu Sumida, Keang-ieng (Peggy) Vong, Karen Wickett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The book rightly challenges common assumptions about the value of Western perspectives of ECEC and skilfully enables the reader to recognize the various social, political and economic drivers and processes that have shaped early years pedagogy on a global level.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Janet Rose, Early Years Education Award Leader, Bath Spa University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Given the ever increasing interest and importance of global early childhood education and care, this critically informed book offers valuable and challenging internationalised comparative arguments for students and academics at all levels.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Guy Roberts-Holmes, Senior Lecturer, Early Years and Primary Education Department, University of London, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47777862058224,"sku":"9780335245918","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780335245918_p0.jpg?v=1763686149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780335245918","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}