Early Childhood and Development Work Theories, Policies, and Practices /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kjørholt, Anne-Trine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Penn, Helen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development
• Θέματα: Comparative politics.; Public policy.; International organization.; Child development.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Social policy.; Comparative Politics.; Public Policy.; International Organization.; Early Childhood Education.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.; Children, Youth and Family Policy.

This edited volume provides a critical account of the theories and policies that have informed work in the field of early childhood and explores how they have operated in practice. Underpinning the theoretical debates are the familiar tensions between global norms and local contexts; increasing ineq...

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