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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349336303321

Titolo

Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care : Reconceptualization and Comparison / / edited by Stefan Faas, Dagmar Kasüschke, Elena Nitecki, Mathias Urban, Helge Wasmuth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-27119-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVII, 256 p. 7 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Collana

Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood

Disciplina

372.21

306.43

Soggetti

Child development

Education and state

International education

Comparative education

Early Childhood Education

Educational Policy and Politics

International and Comparative Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Globalization, transformation, and cultures - Theoretical notes and perspectives on reconceptualization and international comparison in Early Childhood Education and Care -- 2. The contribution of cultural studies to early childhood education discourses and research -- 3. Dimensions of International Comparison in Early Childhood Education and Care - Theoretical notes -- 4. (E)Utopia: the local, the global and the imaginary in early childhood Education -- 5. GERM and its Effects on ECEC: Analyzing Unintended Consequences and Hidden Agendas -- 6. A cultural-historical analysis of "Childhood" and "Early Childhood Education" in contemporary Iran -- 7. Understanding culturally specific pedagogy and practices within Swedish Early Childhood Education and Care -- 8. Doing Ethnicity? The representation and negotiation of cultures in ECEC as an unexplained research task -- 9. Peer Culture and



Mealtimes with Toddlers in a Child Care Context: "Put your bowls on the table. It's not a toy" -- 10. "We do not make angels here" Secularism in Norwegian kindergartens -- 11. A social justice perspective in early childhood teacher education -- 12. "After lunch we offer quiet time and meditation" Early Learning Environments in Australia and Finland Through the Lenses of Educators -- 13. Teachers' Involvement in Their Designed Play Activities in a Chinese Context -- 14. Professionalization and change - recognition of qualifications, educational processes and competencies in Germany -- .

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume provides a critical discussion of globalization and transformation, considering the cultural contexts of early childhood education systems as discourses as well as concrete phenomena and ‘lived experience.’ The book focuses on theoretical explorations and critical discourses at the level of education policy (macro), the level of institutions (meso), and the level of social interactions (micro). The chapters offer a wide range of interpretative, contextualized perspectives on early childhood education as a cultural construct.