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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.12/44094
• Soggetto topico: Child care - Government policy - Europe; Early childhood education - Government policy - Europe; Family policy - Europe; Child welfare - Europe
• Altri autori: HagemannKaren JarauschKonrad Hugo Allemann-GhiondaCristina <1949->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Children, families, and states
• ISBN: 0-85745-097-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781346603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in contemporary European history ; ; 8.