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Care dialogues: shifting family engagement from risk to rights in the USA

political potential of family engagement. This paper responds to the problem by developing “care dialogues” as a framework for ethical engagement. There are two dimensions. The ethical dimension builds upon ... . (2009). Narrative structures, narratives of abuse, and human rights. In L. Tessman (Ed.), Feminist ethics and social and political philosophy: Theorizing the non-ideal (pp. 253–269). Netherlands

Determining who is at-risk in the full-day kindergarten program

-risk has been described as a social construct that can vary with context and is influenced by many factors, such as culture, institutional, and political forces (Brown et  al., 2021; Scott-Little et  al ... imbedded in the policies used to guide kindergarten programs. However, such programs are subject to changing societal and political pressures. Originally intended to promote school readiness and overall

Regional and socioeconomic inequalities in access to pre-primary education in India: evidence from a recent household survey

with different occupations. Over the time, the discourse of caste has been shifted from ritual hierarchy and social discrimination to an instrument to mobilize people for economic and political gain ... % attendance) compared to 20% in case of Hindus and 35.9% among other religions. The marginalisation and exclusion of Dalits and Muslims in the sociocultural, political, and economic spheres of India is often

The role of digital technologies in supporting quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care settings

a statement about the service’s philosophy. A QIP should also document and celebrate the service’s strengths (ACECQA, n.d.b.). Subsequently, a trained assessor from the relevant State/Territory ... ’. Improvement and the role of the educational leader: The LDC documents referred to how technology can assist the centre with improving their practices and philosophy. For example, two centres in the ACT and TAS

The practice architectures of middle leading in early childhood education

Dialogues among participants. Responses revealed a number of enabling and constraining conditions relating to particular cultural–discursive, material–economic and social–political conditions that influenced ... social-political conditions that influenced what was possible in their leading practices. Results further show how the practices of middle leaders were crucial in not only developing but sustaining quality

Children

developed in Portuguese but requiring validation to the social, political, and language context of Portuguese of Portugal. Thus, this study aimed to translate and validate a scale designed to evaluate

Quality and educator dispositions for indigenous families in the urban early learning and child care context: a scoping review

, accessible, and affordable (Statistics Canada, 2016) . Existing early childhood health inequalities in the social, political, and cultural realms result in some families holding the means by which to ... that “location is about relationships to land, language, spiritual, political, economic, environmental, and social elements in one’s life” (p. 99). Rather than presenting presumptive narratives under

Longitudinal research and early years policy development in the UK

disadvantaged areas, but availability was haphazard around the country. Research evidence and social and political factors have resulted in radical change to the whole early years services system in the UK. The ... Conservative government. The need for state involvement in early years services has become accepted by all political parties. There is substantially greater government investment in the early years, so that

Inclusive education for Internally Displaced Children in Kenya: children perceptions of their learning and development needs in post-conflict schooling

The Kenyan society has been characterised by tribal-political-instigated violence since the declaration of multiparty democracy in 1991. The 2007/8 post-election violence (PEV) particularly saw the ... children (Basic Education Coalition 2015:1) . In Kenya, recurring political-instigated violence has resulted in displacement of many families and disrupting access and participation in education for many

Parental anxiety and form of parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic

pornography, drug abuse, biased beauty standards, the influence of political extremism (Genner & Suss, 2017) . the potential of media that can damage moral values and the ability of the media to trigger fear ... policy and reactions in many areas, such as: global warming, immigration, asylum seeking, hunting for political criminals, drug abuse, rampant crime, juvenile delinquency, child sexual abuse., trafficking

“Who’s got the power?”: A critical examination of the anti-bias curriculum

accents a philosophy that foregrounds children’s rights—specifically in the areas of supporting positive identity— affording equal opportunity to actualize their full potential, and providing opportunities ... individual attitudes, the dialectical relationship between unequal power relations and the myriad social, economic, political, and cultural advantages  afforded to the dominant group, foregrounds more in–depth

Questioning the Nation: Ambivalent Narratives in Le Retour au désert by Bernard-Marie Koltès

must develop the traditional philosophy of French national understanding as defined by Jules Michelet, Maurice Barrès, and Ernst Renan, three thinkers credited with developing the specifically French ... Michelet is a key figure for this philosophy, and he argues that French history begins with the formalization of the French language. As he notes in his History of France, “The history of France begins with

Global tracking of access and quality in early childhood care and education

education research . Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 48 , 146 - 154 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq. 2019 . 03 .004 Shawar , Y. R. , & Shiffman , J. ( 2017 ). Generation of global political priority

Do increased availability and reduced cost of early childhood care and education narrow social inequality gaps in utilization? Evidence from Norway

Prior theoretical models and empirical research suggest that specific parent, child, and family factors are related to the utilization of early childhood education and care (ECEC). The political ... disadvantaged children, is a political goal in many developed countries, including the United States (Obama 2013) and those in the European Union (European Commission 2011) . Comparing advantaged versus

Social Investment Policies in Canada, Australia, Japan, and South Korea

differences in social investment approaches stem from the differences in their social, political and economic contexts, and the political economic legacies. ... previous political regimes. Until 1998, welfare regime in South Korea was unquestionably productive and lean. The state’s social investment was therefore limited to very narrow sectors and the public

A critical review of the research evidence on early childhood education and care in refugee contexts in low- and middle-income countries

, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion’. In a specific country and a specific context, the term often refers to a person who has been granted refugee status, and

Teachers’ beliefs about developmentally appropriate practices in Saudi Arabia

compared to other frameworks or programs, DAP is better grounded in philosophy, theory, research, and practice. Elkind also believes DAP is the best integrated framework for socialization, individualization ... Constitution is consistent with the philosophy of DAP and a child-centered teaching style (Erdiller Akin and McMullen 2003; McMullen et al. 2005). Exploring teachers’ beliefs in a Middle Eastern country like

Universal and Targeted Approaches to Preschool Education in the United States

addition, parents from higher-income families may be better advocates for quality, and political support for quality may be higher. Children from middle- and higher-income families also will benefit from ... using four criteria: how well they educate children, coverage of children from low-income families, political feasibility and sustainability, and net economic return. Educational Effectiveness Both

Teachers’ agency in the implementation of an early childhood education policy program in schools in Bogotá, Colombia

is the role the teachers play as institutional agents. The literature about “policy enactment” highlights that the social conflict and micro-political processes that characterize schools become

Data on Early Child Education and Care Learning Environments in Germany

contributions, especially when longitudinal data are being made available by the NEPS for quantitative educational research and evidence-based political decision making. ... considerable methodological shortcomings. When German political interest dropped in the second half of the Seventies, public funding of associated research projects also declined. Unfortunately, the research