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Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care through Leadership and Organizational Learning
This book provides insights in to how high quality learning environments in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) develop, and how competent systems can support this. It builds on the knowledge that quality early environments shape the wellbeing and development of the child, and explores how communities of professional practice that support quality development are built. Acknowledging that the conditions for providing high quality pedagogical work depend not only on the individual teacher, but also on collaboration and organizational and professional development. The book draws on a range of theoretical frameworks and research that underline competent systems rather than individualized learning as a path to improve workforce quality and professionalization in the field of ECEC.
Nordic Social Pedagogical Approach to Early Years
This book studies the major characteristics of the social pedagogical approach to early childhood education and care. It does so by investigating the distinctive elements of the Nordic approach and tradition. The cultural, educational, and ideological structures and values within the Nordic tradition indicate a strong “social pedagogical” rather than “early education” emphasis. The Nordic tradition applies a social learning approach that emphasizes play, relationships and outdoor life, and presumes that learning takes place through children’s participation in social interaction and processes. Set against this background, the book examines the characteristics of the pedagogue and the important features that develop through the Nordic approach. It compares children educated in the Nordic tradition with those educated in the French-English and Anglo-American tradition. It explores quality in relation to how children can enjoy childhood, and at the same time become able to actively participate in society and develop the social and cognitive skills and competences that individuals require to do well in society.
Special Education in the Early Years
This book explores policies and practices in special education in the early years, highlighting shared enablers and barriers. It examines research, policies and practices from different Nordic countries and discusses the theory and empirical data underlying the research. It looks at specific issues including gifted children, social inequality and exclusion, teaching children with autism, inclusive practice, language and emotions. The book offers critical perspectives, highlights potential developmental objects and gives recommendations for further research as well as policy and practice. The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic model - the economic and social policies common to the Nordic Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The findings provide important insights into the Nordic model and advance the understanding of relevant issues facing the Nordic countries.
Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences
This volume follows the publication of Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences. This new book presents additional topics not discussed in the previous volume. It examines key topics such as partial credit analysis of data, common person linking, computing equating constants, investigating discrimination, evaluating dimensionality, how to better utilize Wright Maps, how to design tests and surveys using Rasch theory, and many more. The book includes activities which can be used to practice the theme of each chapter and to test the reader’s understanding of Rasch techniques. Beginning and ending with a conversation between two students, each chapter provides clear step-by-step instructions as t...
Early Childhood Policies and Systems in Eight Countries
This report provides an overview of policy strategies on early childhood education settings (from birth to primary schooling) in eight countries. Data were collected using a policy questionnaire addressed to and completed by the National Research Coordinator(s) (NRC) of Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Poland, the Russian Federation and the United States. The countries that participated provide interesting illustrations of early childhood education policy in action in a range of diverse contexts. Analysis of the systemic and structural results of ECE policy at national and, where necessary, subnational levels, enables transnational comparisons in policy and systems. Key po...
Processual Perspectives on the Co-Production Turn in Public Sector Organizations
Existing research understands co-production as leading to shifts in roles of the public sector institutions and their staffs. The shift is seen in the way that a discursive use of the term service provision with embedded logics encompassing fiscal accountability, performance measurement, efficiency, and process regulation has changed towards discourses that embrace collaboration between the public sector front staff and the citizens, with the aim of developing legitimate and effective welfare services that are co-produced by means of active participation and distributed decision making. However, this change requires new approaches to the way in which the implementation of new practices and t...
Den Nye Psykologihåndbog
Indføring i den emotionelle og kognitive udvikling samt præsentation af psykologiske emnefelter, der fortrinsvis knytter sig til udviklingspsykologien. 1. Psykologien som videnskab. 2. Barndommen som personlighedens fundament. 3. Omsorgssvigt. 4. Børns dobbeltsocialisering. 5. Hjernen. 6. Fra intelligenskvotient til intelligensprofil. 7. Tænkning og sprog. 8. Identitetsdannelse i ungdomstiden. 9. Børn, unge og medier. 10. Livet i familien. 11. Parforhold. 12. Den tredje alder. 13. Arbejdsliv. 14. Grupper og team. 15. Kommunikation. 16. Det symbolske sprog. 17. Psykoser. 18. Narcissisme og prænsepsykogiske tilstande. 19. Neurotiske tilstande. 20. Sorg og krise. 21. Terapier
Studier i pædagogisk sociologi
I Studier i pædagogisk sociologi kortlægger forskere fra DPU - Danmarks Institut for Pædagogik og Uddannelse - den pædagogiske sociologis udvikling og aktualitet. Bogen indeholder kapitler om både national og transnational uddannelsespolitik og om uddannelsesinstitutionernes didaktik og faglighed på forskellige uddannelsestrin. Desuden er der kapitler om intervention, ulighed og mønsterbrydning i uddannelsessystemet og eksempler på særlige metodiske tilgange til den pædagogiske sociologi. Studier i pædagogisk sociologi kan læses som et bidrag til en forståelse af de komplekse politiske, sociale og organisatoriske sammenhænge, der danner ramme om pædagogisk praksis på tværs af uddannelsesområder og -institutioner. Bogen er især henvendt til studerende på kandidatuddannelsen i pædagogisk sociologi og på professionsuddannelserne. De 20 kapitler giver os ny viden om, hvordan vi kan forstå og håndtere børns, unges og voksnes læring og socialisering i et samfundsmæssigt perspektiv.
Folkeskolens udfordringer
Tiden er moden til at erstatte uddannelsespolitisk kontrolmani med regulær viden om kvalitet i undervisning. Lærere og forældre får med denne bog lejlighed til selv at tage stilling til de fem største udfordringer i folkeskolen: Vi skal præcisere og forfølge målsætningen om at skabe et førskoletilbud af høj kvalitet. Vi skal generelt have drengene op på niveau, navnlig med hensyn til deres læsekompetence, og drengene skal undervises og opdages på nye måder. Vi skal finde det optimale forhold mellem undervisningstid og skoleklassernes størrelse. Vi skal fortsat støtte lærernes tiltagende professionalisme i undervisningen af vores børn. Og vi skal sørge for, at børnene får en god overgang til ungdomsuddannelserne. Men hvordan gør vi det? Hvilke dilemmaer stiller disse udfordringer os over for? Hvordan sikres vores børn kort sagt de bedste betingelser i folkeskolen? Professor Niels Egelund åbner døren til et aktuelt indblik i skolen og giver en række mulige svar. Han klæder alle på til debat med saglige argumenter - også med viden af den slags, som det ville være nemmere at lukke øjnene for.
