1st Edition

Early Childhood and Compulsory Education Reconceptualising the relationship

Edited By Peter Moss Copyright 2013
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together? The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before compulsory education. This raises an important question about the relationship between the two.... Read more

Notes on contributors  Part One: Introductory essay  1. The relationship between early childhood and compulsory education: a properly political question Peter Moss  Part Two: Authors’ responses  2. A response from the co-author of ‘a strong and equal partnership’ John Bennett  3. A dialogue with the co-author of ‘the vision of a meeting place’ Gunilla Dahlberg  Part Three: Five other responses  4. Making a borderland of contested spaces into a meeting place: The relationship from a New Zealand perspective Margaret Carr  5. From indifference to invasion: The relationship from a Norwegian perspective Peder Haug  6. David, Goliath and the ephemeral parachute: The relationship from a United States perspective Sharon L. Kagan  7. Bruno Ciari and ‘educational continuity’: The relationship from an Italian perspective Arianna Lazzari and Lucia Balduzzi  8. What if the Rich Child has Poor Parents? The relationship from a Flemish perspective Michel Vandenbroeck, Nadine De Stercke and Hildegard Gobeyn  Part Four: Concluding Reflections  9. Citizens should expect more! Peter Moss  References

Biography

Peter Moss is Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.