Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services

New Approaches to Defining Quality

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

`Not only does this book offer a great deal of insight into evaluating early childhood services, it also provides a focal point for those interested in establishing goals, objectives and evaluation criteria for their own early childhood programmes' - Early Years

`Quality' has become a priority issue for all concerned with early childhood care and education services. Starting from the premise that `quality' is a relative and dynamic concept based on values and beliefs, Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services examines how the definitions of quality are established and who is involved in their establishment.

The book advocates that the process should involve a range of stakeholder groups, including children, parents, staff, care providers, researchers, employers and the community. A key issue that emerges is the need for new and creative approaches to the development of an inclusionary process in the definitions and attainment of quality care.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-10-28
Mått:157 x 232 x 11 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781853962547

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Alan Pence is the UNESCO Chair for Early Childhood Education, Care and Development at the University of Victoria and a Full Professor in the School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is the former Director of the School and has established three specialized units: the Unit for Early Years Research and Development (www.web.uvic.ca/~eyrd/); the First Nations Partnership Programs (FNPP: www.fnpp.org) for Community-Based Aboriginal Child and Youth Care Education; and the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU: www.ecdvu.org), focusing on ECD leadership promotion and capacity building in the Majority (Developing) World. Dr. Pence is the recipient of the Canadian Bureau for International Education’s Award for Educational Leadership, the University of Victoria’s inaugural Craigdarroch Research Award for Societal Contributions, and his ECDVU program was a finalist for the internationally prestigious WISE Awards for innovation in education.

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Defining Quality - Peter MossValues, Stakeholders and ProcessesWorking in Conflict - Helen Penn Developing a Dynamic Model of QualityLooking at Quality from the Child′s Perspective - Ole Langsted Defining and Valuing Quality as a Parent - Mary Larner and Deborah PhillipsMeasure for Measure - Julia Brophy and June Statham Values, Quality and EvaluationQuality in School-Age Child Care Services - Pat Petrie An Inquiry about ValuesNo Equality, No Quality - Carol Joseph, Jane Lane and Sudesh Sharma Developing Cross-Cultural Partnerships - Alan Pence and Marie McCallumImplications for Child Care Quality Research and PracticeThe New Zealand Experience of Charter Development in Early Childhood Services - Anne Smith and Sarah-Eve Farquhar Fragments for a Discussion about Quality - Claus JensenEvaluation and Regulation - Gunilla Dahlberg and Gunnar Åsén A Question of EmpowermentTowards an Inclusionary Approach in Defining Quality - Alan Pence and Peter Moss