Consequences I have encountered in learning about international early childhood are that information available. The availability of international contacts is opportunity and there are many resources available in other countries than U.S. about how children learn. We would have to visit to gain knowledge of their teaching. The classrooms are crowded and children spend more time in the preschool classrooms as opposed to kindergarten.
The increasing participation rate of young children in early childhood services, has highlighted the need for a cost benefit analysis of ECEC provision
The concept (of quality) itself has achieved such dominance that it is hardly questioned. For the most part it is taken for granted that there is something objective, real, knowable — called quality (Dahlberg, Moss and Pence 1999, p.4).
This study presents evidence for particular forms of educational experience within early childhood education. As such, the findings of this study support the need for a close examination of the differing types of educational provision in early childhood. The study also highlights the need for evidence-based teaching when issues of quality are being debated. However, more needs to be understood about the cognitive gains that result from particular types of programs.
AN EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH AGENDA: VOICES FROM THE FIELD
Marilyn Fleer
Research Fellow 2000
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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To My Colleague
My God bless you in your endeavors.
May all your dreams come true.
