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ERIC Number: EJ637048
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Early Care and Education Policies in Sweden: Implications for the United States.
Kagan, Sharon L.; Hallmark, Lynda G.
Phi Delta Kappan, v83 n3 p237-245,254 Nov 2001
Examines early childhood education policies and programs in Sweden. Describes national social and political values that form foundation for Swedish early childhood education system. Discusses shortcomings of U.S. early childhood education programs. Draws implications of Swedish early childhood education experience for the United States. (Contains 24 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Infant Care, Instruction, Parents, Preschool Education, Public Policy, Social Services, Social Values, State Aid
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sweden