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Swedish Early Childhood, Education and Care (ECEC) and integration. State initiatives and local strategie

As this report shows, the presence or non-presence of the Swedish language in Swedish ECEC is one of the key questions in the integration-preschool debate, and a key argument for the measures taken to include children with a foreign background in preschool at the national level.
Lindgren, Anne-Li, Puskás, Tünde
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Teachers’ Perceptions of the Cultural Capital of Children and Families with Immigrant Backgrounds in Early Childhood Education

Education Sciences, 2023
Finnish society has become increasingly diverse relatively recently, notably during the past few decades. This paper explores the perceptions of early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers (n = 11) about the cultural capital of those children and ...
Lassi Lavanti, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Arniika Kuusisto   +2 more
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Are We Ready for integrated ECEC Systems? Greek In-Service Early Childhood Educators Level of Preparation for Implementing Educare Systems

Global Education Review, 2018
Greece is one of the many countries, which still utilize a split Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system. In fact, this dichotomy characterizes not only preschool programs, but also higher education institutions which train pre-service ECEC ...
Konstantina Rentzou, George Daglas
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Towards a gender neutral interpretation of professionalism in early childhood education and care (ECEC)

Revista Española de Educación Comparada, 2013
ESP
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Estimating the Consequences of Norway’s National Scale-Up of Early Childhood Education and Care (Beginning in Infancy) for Early Language Skills

AERA Open, 2018
While most early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs taken to scale in the United States have served socially disadvantaged 3- to 5-years-olds, Norway scaled up universal ECEC from age 1.
Eric Dearing, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Arnstein Mykletun, Claudio O. Toppelberg   +3 more
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”Er det bra, eller?” Pedagogiske spenningsfelt i møte med digitale verktøy i norske barnehager.

Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 2010
Title: “Is it good, or?” Pedagogical tensions when meeting digital tools in Norwegian Early childhood education. Abstract: In this article a qualitative study about preschool teacher’s perspectives on digital technology in Early Childhood Education and ...
Margrethe Jernes, Marit Alvestad, Marta Sinnerud   +2 more
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The Quality of Early Childhood Curricula and Distributed Leadership in Lithuanian ECEC Institutions

Education Sciences
The early childhood curriculum is an integral part of the educational process, and many countries are looking at how to ensure its quality. With the decentralization of educational content in Lithuania, each Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC ...
Agne Brandisauskiene, Jurate Cesnaviciene, Milda Bredikyte, Regina Sabaliauskiene   +3 more
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Five blindspots in reform studies of early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy

Acta Sociologica
Policy reform evaluations are an important source of knowledge regarding the (in)effectiveness of policies and have become increasingly influential in informing policymaking. A key advantage of these studies lies in their careful description of a single reform, observing outcomes before and after the reform was implemented, and making precise ...
Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A Yerkes, Lovisa Backman, Jakob Strigén   +3 more
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Implementation of health promotion practices among early childhood education and care staff in the Netherlands: A mixed methods study

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) setting plays a pivotal role in fostering lifelong healthy behaviours and habits, as these are largely formed through early childhood experiences.
Sid Penders, Mandy M.N. Stijnen, Stef P.J. Kremers, Jessica S. Gubbels   +3 more
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Early childhood education and care (ECEC) as social innovation tool? Insights from a multi-site case study carried out in Emilia-Romagna Region

Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 2017
There is an increasing consensus in international academic and policy debates that accessible and high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) can play a crucial role in tackling social and cultural inequalities.
Arianna Lazzari
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