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Not Weaving but Drowning? The Child.com in New Zealand Early Childhood Pedagogies
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Cederman, Kaye – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
The article critiques the innovative policy documents constructing New Zealand early childhood pedagogies since the advent of the first curriculum "Te Whariki" (1996) and argues that the two most compelling of these reflect the consumerist experiences of childhood today. The acclaim which followed the publication of "Te…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Young Children, Biculturalism, Foreign Countries
Curriculum in Preschool
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Brostrom, Stig – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Children, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories
Early Childhood Education of the Basques in Spain and the Druze in Israel: A Comparative Perspective.
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Tarrow, Norma Bernstein; Iram, Yaacov – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1987
Compares two indigenous minority groups--the Basques in Spain and the Druze in Israel--and the ways in which they differ in their emphasis on early childhood programs that attempt to retain cultural and linguistic or religious heritages. (BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education
Pre-School Policies and Programmes in Low-Income Countries.
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Sestini, Elizabeth – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1985
Characteristics of preschool provision for early childhood education in Malawi are compared with that in Kenya and Zambia. Highlighted are government involvement in preschool education as a reflection of changing economic and social structures, national preschool objectives, national and local teacher training programs, curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Developpement et apprentissage dans la nouvelle politique educative en France (Development and Training in the New Policy for Education in France).
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Herman-Bredel, Josiana – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1993
Discusses France's 1989 New Policy for Education (NPE), which identifies three ways of preventing academic failure: school policies stressing family involvement and instructional continuity; reorganization of primary education into three training cycles; and assessment of student competencies. Considers NPE's position on knowledge development.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy