Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Postmodern Perspectives - Softcover

Dahlberg, Gunilla; Moss, Peter; Pence, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750707690 ISBN 13: 9780750707695

Publisher: Routledge / Falmer Press, 1999

Synopsis

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

Review:

This book is much needed and will indeed be at the cutting edge of theory and understanding in this field.

Synopsis:

Quality in early childhood services (day care or nursery education) can be a contentious issue, with as many perspectives as there are interested parties. Children, parents, staff, politicians and community representatives all contribute their views to the topic. In a previous volume, "Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services", the authors concluded that there was a need to develop creative and inclusionary processes for the definition and attainment of quality. The book seeks to respond to this need. Conveying the debate, confrontation, exchange of experience and empowerment that are central to quality developments, the authors argue that the future lies in a range of disciplines and discourses, and within a broad policy context that pays attention to children, families, employment and community development.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge / Falmer Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0750707690
• ISBN 13: 9780750707695
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216