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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828746603321

Titolo

Valuing quality in early childhood services [[electronic resource] ] : new approaches to defining quality / / editors, Peter Moss and Alan Pence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, c1994

ISBN

9781446266250

9781446252048

9781853962546

1-4462-6625-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 183 p.)

Collana

Early childhood education series

Altri autori (Persone)

MossPeter <1945->

PenceAlan R. <1948->

Disciplina

362.7120684

Soggetti

Early childhood education

Child care services

Early childhood education - Evaluation

Child care services - Evaluation

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

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Defining Quality: Values, Stakeholders and Processes; Chapter 2 - Working in Conflict: Developing a Dynamic Model of Quality; Chapter 3 - Looking at Quality from the Child's Perspective; Chapter 4 - Defining and Valuing Quality as a Parent; Chapter 5 - Measure for Measure: Values, Quality and Evaluation; Chapter 6 - Quality in School-Age Child Care Services: an Inquiry about Values; Chapter 7 - No Equality, no Quality; Chapter 8 - Developing Cross-Cultural Partnerships: Implications for Child Care Quality Research and Practice

Chapter 9 - The New Zealand Experience of Charter Development in Early Childhood ServicesChapter 10 - Fragments for a Discussion about Quality; Chapter 11 - Evaluation and Regulation: A Question of Empowerment; Chapter 12 - Towards an Inclusionary Approach in Defining Quality; Index

Sommario/riassunto

`Quality' has become a priority issue for all concerned with early childhood care & education services. Starting from the premise that



`quality' is a relative & dynamic concept based on values & beliefs, this text examines how the definitions of quality are established & who is involved in their establishment.