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• Early Childhood Education: An International Perspective
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Early Childhood Education: The American Experience
• Bibliography
• Chapter 2. The Potential of International Research and Cooperation
• Bibliography
• Chapter 3. Early Childhood Education in Eight OECD Countries
• Historical Perspective of Early Childhood Education
• Evidence for Current ECE Demand
• Organization and Administration
• Review of Recent Research Efforts
• Bibliography
• Chapter 4. Early Childhood Education in England and Wales
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education ( 1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The White Paper, December 1972
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a London Nursery School
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 5. Early Childhood Education in Canada
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Toronto Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 6. Early Childhood Education in Sweden
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Kungsbacka Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 7. Early Childhood Education in France
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of the Ecole Maternelle
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Parisian Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 8. Early Childhood Education in Italy
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Scuola Materna in Rome
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 9. Early Childhood Education in Belgium
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to an Angleur Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 10. Early Childhood Education in Germany
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Hessen Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 11. Early Childhood Education in The Netherlands
• Introduction
• Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970)
• Issues of Debate
• The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education
• Organization and Control
• Physical Setting: A Visit to a Utrecht Kindergarten
• Teachers and Their Training
• Financing Early Childhood Education
• Instructional Methods
• Research on Early Childhood Education
• Bibliography
• Chapter 12. Implications for American Early Childhood Education
• Background
• Sociological Changes
• The Changing Role of Preschool
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index