LEADER 04915nam 22006975 450 001 9910438065203321 005 20240321225700.0 010 $a9781283865593 010 $a1283865599 010 $a9789400749726 010 $a9400749724 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-4972-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000309549 035 $a(EBL)994350 035 $a(OCoLC)827617884 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000810671 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11485242 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810671 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10833731 035 $a(PQKB)10563839 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-4972-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC994350 035 $a(PPN)168339587 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000309549 100 $a20121205d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCommon Characteristics and Unique Qualities in Preschool Programs $eGlobal Perspectives in Early Childhood Education /$fedited by Sue C Wortham 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 225 1 $aEducating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice,$x2543-0629 ;$v5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9789400796737 311 08$a9400796730 311 08$a9789400749719 311 08$a9400749716 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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 Russia?s 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. 330 $aWe live in a world that is transitioning from focus on early childhood education within individual countries into a global perspective that considers how early childhood education is conducted in many diverse cultures and environments. The challenge on a global basis is how to develop programs in countries and environments that are different from a specifically western perspective.  Economic, geographic, and cultural influences infuse early childhood programs around the world. In 1999, a group of educators representing 36 countries developed guidelines for establishing minimum standards for preschool programs. A purpose for developing the guidelines was to provide guidance for countries that wished to evaluate and improve their own programs. A second purpose was to help developing countries initiating preschools to have relevant information about quality programs. The later development of an assessment tool based on the Global Guidelines served as a vehicle to use the guidelines to assess a single program or multiple programs. The continuing work with these guidelines in many countries throughout the world since 2000 has resulted in the collection of information that reveals the uniqueness of programs in different countries. 410 0$aEducating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice,$x2543-0629 ;$v5 606 $aEarly childhood education 606 $aEducational tests and measurements 606 $aEarly Childhood Education 606 $aAssessment and Testing 615 0$aEarly childhood education. 615 0$aEducational tests and measurements. 615 14$aEarly Childhood Education. 615 24$aAssessment and Testing. 676 $a372.21 701 $aWortham$b Sue Clark$f1935-$01374204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438065203321 996 $aCommon characteristics and unique qualities in preschool programs$94199987 997 $aUNINA