| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 163 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. The Social and Historical Context for the Development of Child Care; The Pre-State Era; 1948-1993: 45 Years of Child Care in Israel; 2. Research Goals and Methodology; The Sponsored Family Day-Care Program; Research Goals and Research Questions; The Research Project; 3. Parents of Children in Family Day Care; Characteristics of Parents' Backgrounds; Parental Belief System; The Relation of the Mother's Background to her Beliefs and Attitudes; 4. FDC Caregivers; Caregivers and their Work Environment |
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The Caregivers' Beliefs and BehaviorsThe Relation of Caregivers' Backgrounds and Work Environments to their Behaviors and Beliefs; Cultural Transmission and Construction from Experience; Dimensions Defining Quality of Care; 5. Growing up in two Socializing Worlds; A Comparison of the Belief Systems of Mothers and Caregivers; 6. The Behavior of Infants and Toddlers in FDC; Nature of Behaviors of FDC Children; The Background Characteristics of Children and their Families; Factors Related to Children's Behavior; 7. Family Day Care as a Childrearing Setting |
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The Characteristics of FDC as a Childrearing EnvironmentThe Effect of the FDC Environmental Setting on the Children's Behavior; 8. The Interface between Family, Child, and Child Care; The Association between Family and Child-Care Characteristics; Growing Up in the Context of Two Childrearing Belief Systems; The Unique Contribution of Child, Family, and Child-Care Characteristics to the Behavior of Infants and Toddlers in FDC; The Interactions between Child, Family, and Child-Care Effects on the Behavior of Infants and Toddlers in FDC; 9. Summary of Results and Implications for Future Research |
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The Behavior of Infants and Toddlers in FDCImplications for Future Research; 10. Child-Care Policy; Policy, Standards, and the Experiences of Children in Israeli FDC; Implication for Child-Care Policy; Cultural Values and Child-Care Policy; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
A new type of childhood is experienced these days by many children in industrial societies that provide child care services. The studies summarized in this book stem from a conceptual model based on an ecological approach to the study of development. The family day care system in Israel is presented as a ""case study"" for the discussion of issues derived from this conceptual model -- issues which are of central concern to the investigation of child care in any society. This book establishes how historical and socio-economic processes: *influence the values and goals set by |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Child care -- Israel
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Child care services -- Israel
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Day care centers -- Israel
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Child care
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Child care services
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Day care centers
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Israel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317782308 |
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1317782305 |
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