| Description |
vi, 182 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introducing international perspectives on early childhood care & education / Edward Melhuish & Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Childcare in the United States : characteristics and consequences / Virginia D. Allhusen, K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, and Jennifer L. Miner -- Policy and research on early childcare and education in Greece / Konstantinos Petrogiannis -- Policy and research on preschool care and education in the UK / Edward Melhuish -- Children's and parents' needs and early education and care in Italy / Tullia Musatti -- Policy and research on childcare in Sweden / Philip Hwang -- Early childhood care and education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Anne B. Smith & Helen May -- Early childhood care and education in Israel / Miriam K. Rosenthal -- Early childhood care and education : an Indian perspective / Shraddha Kapoor -- Development of kindergarten care and education in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s / Li Shenglan -- An international overview of early childhood care and education / Edward Melhuish & Konstantinos Petrogiannis |
| Summary |
'Early Childhood Care and Education' examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children's experiences and development, for better and worse |
| Notes |
Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 15, 2007) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child care services -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Early childhood education -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Author |
Melhuish, Edward C., 1950-
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Petrogiannis, Konstantinos.
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MyiLibrary.
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| LC no. |
2006006416 |
| ISBN |
9780415383684 hardback |
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0415383684 hardback |
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9780415383691 paperback |
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0415383692 paperback |
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9780203967676 ebook |
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0203967674 ebook |
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