Democratic Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education An Aotearoa New Zealand Case Study /

• Main Author: Mitchell, Linda (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 24
• Subjects: Child development.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; International education .; Comparative education.; Early Childhood Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.

This book uses case studies of Aotearoa New Zealand policy formulation and practice to explore early childhood education and care (ECEC) as a site for democratic citizenship and social justice. Addressing fundamental questions about the purpose of education, it argues for explicit values focusing on...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Aotearoa New Zealand within global trends in ECEC policy
• 3 Traditions of democracy in education
• 4 Weaving a curriculum
• 5 Assessment and pedagogical documentation
• 6 Influencing policy change through collective action
• 7 Policy frameworks and democratic participation
• 8 Conclusion.