Early childhood education : an international perspective /
Gilbert R. Austin.
- New York : Academic Press, 1976.
- xiii, 369 p. ; 24 cm.
- Educational psychology .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Early Childhood Education: The American Experience
2 The Potential of International Research and Cooperation
3 Early Childhood Education in Eight OECD Countries
Historical Perspective of Early Childhood Education
Evidence for Current ECE Demand
Organization and Administration
Review of Recent Research Efforts
Bibliography
4 Early Childhood Education in England and Wales
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The White Paper, December 1972
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a London Nursery School
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
5 Early Childhood Education in Canada
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Toronto Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
6 Early Childhood Education in Sweden
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Kungsbacka Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
7 Early Childhood Education in France
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of the Ecole Maternelle
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Parisian Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
8 Early Childhood Education in Italy
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Scuola Materna in Rome
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
9 Early Childhood Education in Belgium
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to an Angleur Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
10 Early Childhood Education in Germany
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Hessen Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
11 Early Childhood Education in The Netherlands
Introduction
Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
Issues of Debate
The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
Organization and Control
Physical Setting: A Visit to a Utrecht Kindergarten
Teachers and Their Training
Financing Early Childhood Education
Instructional Methods
Research on Early Childhood Education
Bibliography
12 Implications for American Early Childhood Education