Early Childhood Care and Education and Equality of Opportunity Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Social Challenges /

Early childhood care and education has become a key issue in social science as well as in politics. In many countries, different actors increasingly use early childhood programs to tackle a variety of societal challenges. The studies collected in this book contribute theoretical and empirical dimens...

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Main Author: Burger, Kaspar. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01212-0
Table of Contents:
  • Equality of opportunity in view of social inequalities.- New contributions to early childhood care and education research
  • Effects of early childhood care and education programs on intellectual development.- History of childcare in France and in the United States.- Desire, language, and education in early childhood.- Multiple methodical approaches
  • Implications for practice and research.