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Unmasking Sustainability in Early Childhood Education: Teachers' Voices from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia
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Višnjic-Jevtic, Adrijana; Lepicnik Vodopivec, Jurka; Pribišev Beleslin, Tamara; Šindic, Aleksandra – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2022
Education for sustainable development is one of the key components of the 2030 Agenda. Previous research emphasizes the importance of access to education as early as possible in accordance with the goals and contents of sustainable development. It is assumed that educational policies have incorporated education for sustainable development (ESD)…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education
Are We There Yet? Early Years Reform in Queensland: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Introduction of Funded Preschool Programs in Long Day Care Services
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Irvine, Susan; Farrell, Ann – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2013
Australian educators are currently engaging with wide-ranging, national early childhood reform that is reshaping Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The Australian reform agenda reflects many of the early childhood policy directions championed by bodies, such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Stakeholders
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
Guidelines for a National Policy Model for Early Childhood Education and Care in Korea: Meeting the Needs of Knowledge-Based Societies.
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Yang, Ok Seung – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2002
Analysis of early childhood human resource development and management policies in South Korea and six other countries precipitated guidelines for establishing national policy for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in South Korea. The guidelines address basic principles, educational purpose, early childhood education and care operation,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Principles
Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions of the U.K. Desirable Outcomes for Children's Learning: A Research Study on the Policy Implications.
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Moriarty, Viv; Blatchford, Iram Siraj – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Examined attitudes of 186 early childhood educators regarding the "Desirable Outcomes for Children's Learning on Entering Compulsory Education" survey in the United Kingdom. Found that, although there is some consensus among preschool workers in different settings concerning early-years curriculum priorities, those within an education…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Educational Policy
Enhancing Preschool Education in Hong Kong.
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Rao, Nirmala; Koong, Maggie – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2000
Presents overview of Hong Kong preschool education. Considers the history of preschool education, early childhood curriculum, training of early childhood professionals, and monitoring of standard services. Discusses trends in Hong Kong preschool education and problems in early childhood education, including exclusion from the main education…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Trends