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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781346603321

Titolo

Children, families, and states [[electronic resource] ] : time policies of childcare, preschool, and primary education in Europe / / edited by Karen Hagemann, Konrad H. Jarausch, and Cristina Allemann-Ghionda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2011

ISBN

0-85745-097-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (458 p.)

Collana

Studies in contemporary European history ; ; v. 8

Altri autori (Persone)

HagemannKaren

JarauschKonrad Hugo

Allemann-GhiondaCristina <1949->

Disciplina

372.12/44094

Soggetti

Child care - Government policy - Europe

Early childhood education - Government policy - Europe

Family policy - Europe

Child welfare - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction : time policy-- a new approach for the comparative analysis of childcare and education -- pt. 2. Background and context : family policies in comparison -- pt. 3. Case studies : time policies of childcare, preschool, and primary education in Europe.

Sommario/riassunto

Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly become a political issue. Comparing the development of different "time policies" of half-day and all-day provisions in a variety of Eastern and Western European countries since the end of World War II, this innovative volume brings together internationally known experts from the fields of comparative education, history, and the social and political sciences, and makes a significant contribution to this new interdisciplinary field of co