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1 online resource |
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Palgrave pivot |
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Palgrave pivot.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction ; Abstract ; References; Chapter 2 Early Childhood Education and Care Today: Impact, Policies, Quality ; Abstract ; 2.1 Why Early Childhood Education? Framework, Significance, and Quality Effects; 2.1.1 Early Childhood Education and Care Framework; 2.1.2 Recent Findings About the Importance of ECEC; 2.1.3 ECEC and Large-Scale Studies; 2.2 ECEC in the Twenty-First Century: International Policies, Professional Development, and the Pursuit of Quality |
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2.2.1 International Perspectives and Policies on ECEC2.2.2 ECEC Quality and Professional Development; 2.2.3 In Pursuit of ECEC Quality; References; Chapter 3 Quality of Early Childhood Education Environments: Discussion on the Concept of Quality and Future Perspectives ; Abstract ; 3.1 Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care; 3.2 Criticism on the Concept of Quality; 3.3 Future Perspectives About Quality; References; Chapter 4 Early Change: Description of a Project for Continuing Professional Development ; Abstract ; 4.1 Description of the Project |
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4.1.1 Main Purpose and Additional Goals4.1.2 Structure of the Project; 4.1.3 Consortium-Participants; 4.1.4 Instruments; 4.2 Implementation of the Project; 4.2.1 Methodology-Training Procedures; 4.2.2 Results of the Project and Dissemination; 4.2.3 Deliverables and Outputs of the Project; 4.3 Conclusions: Possible Contribution and Innovation of the Early Change Project; References; Chapter 5 Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Cypriot Example ; Abstract ; 5.1 Professional Development in Cypriot Early Childhood Education |
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5.2 Implementation of the Early Change Project in CyprusChapter 6 Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Danish Example ; Abstract ; 6.1 Implementation of the Early Change Project in Denmark; 6.2 Impact of the Project at an Institutional and a Personal Level in Denmark; Chapter 7 Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Finnish Example ; Abstract ; 7.1 The Finnish Early Childhood Education Context; 7.2 Background of the Use of the ECERS-R Rating Scale in Finland |
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7.3 Learning Experiences During the Project7.4 Evaluation of the Project; 7.5 Outcomes Based on the Project in Participating Cities and Nationally; References; Chapter 8 Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project: Reflections from the Greek Example ; Abstract ; 8.1 The Greek Early Childhood Education Context; 8.2 Professional Development in Greek Early Childhood Education; 8.3 Implementation of the Early Change Project in Greece; 8.4 Impact of the Project on an Institutional and a Personal Level in Greece; References |
| Summary |
"This book provides a global overview of developments and discussion around the evaluation of quality of early childhood education environments, and the professional development of early childhood teachers, during the last decade. It reports on the Early Change project, a European-funded research project with the participation of six European countries: Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Romania; and offers an in-depth view on the perspectives of early childhood teachers regarding their professional development and the quality of early childhood education environment. Additionally, it discusses the policies and educational framework supporting the professional development of early childhood teachers across Europe. Finally, it proposes an alternative way to integrate the use of observational rating scales of early childhood education environments' quality in teachers' professional development. Presenting up-to-date scholarly research on global trends, this is an easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly source of information for researchers, policy makers and practitioners."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2017) |
| Subject |
Early childhood education -- Europe -- Evaluation
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Early childhood educators -- Training of -- Europe
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Early childhood education -- Evaluation
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Early childhood educators -- Training of
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gregoriadis, Athanasios, editor
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Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis, editor
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Zachopoulou, Evridiki, editor
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| ISBN |
9783319642123 |
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331964212X |
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