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Puroila, Anna-Maija; Juutinen, Jaana; Viljamaa, Elina; Sirkko, Riikka; Kyrönlampi, Taina; Takala, Marjatta – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
The study draws on a relational and intersectional approach to young children's belonging in Finnish educational settings. Belonging is conceptualized as a multilevel, dynamic, and relationally constructed phenomenon. The aim of the study is to explore how children's belonging is shaped in the intersections between macro-, meso-, and micro-levels…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Sense of Community, Student School Relationship
Furu, Ann-Christin; Heilala, Cecilia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
The purpose of this article is to report on a study exploring the sustainability work (i.e., practices and pedagogies related to sustainability education) of Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) teaching practice settings. Recently, the early years and ECEC have gained increasing attention in sustainability education matters.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries
Rutanen, Niina; de Souza Amorim, Katia; Colus, Katia Miguel; Piattoeva, Nelli – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) policies and practices are local, historically and socially context-specific constructions. In addition to local ideals and policies, discursive practices concerning ECEC are influenced by universal ideals that are described and assigned by the member states of the United Nations Convention on the Rights…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Quality
1 to 3-Year-Old Children in Day Care Centres in Finland: An Overview of Eight Doctoral Dissertations
Hannikainen, Maritta – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2010
This article gives a general picture of the policy and main structural features of early childhood education services for the younger children in Finland. It also provides an overview of the research on 1 to 3-year-old children in day care centres carried out in Finland during the last 15 years, the focus being on a review of all the eight…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries, Child Care
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Honkavaara, Pirjo – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Describes preschool education as it is integrated into the day care system in Finland. Discusses founding of first Finnish kindergartens, growing need for more extensive day care, the current municipal day care system, the Day Care Act guaranteeing the subjective right to day care for all children under age 7, and the educational role of day care.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Day Care, Educational History, Educational Policy