Table of Contents “...Trevor Mallard -- The "playground" of early childhood policy : social and political change versus social and political order / Helen May -- Focus on practice in early childhood programmes : visual art education / Alex Gunn -- Numeracy in early childhood / Sally Peters -- Parental involvement in children's learning : auai o matua i a'oa'oga a tamaiti / Le'autuli'ilagi Sauvao -- Transition to early childhood education : how teachers make a difference / Carmen Dalli -- In our pockets and in our workplaces / Janette Kelly -- / A line in the sand : implementation of government policies on qualifications and training / Clare Wells -- Professional standards in early childhood / Jill Tyler -- Time for a new direction : fundng and regulations in early childhood education / Linda Mitchell -- NZEI Te Riu Roa policy on Pacific education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Caroline Mareko and Marion Norton -- Special education : a way forward for early childhood / Karen Whibley -- Teacher registration and the professional development continuum / Margaret Whitford -- Future directions / Clare Wells -- Pay parity for early childhood teachers / Janette Kelly -- Closing the gaps workshop, July 2000 / Laures Park and Olive Hawira -- Childcare, families and work : compatibility and tension for mothers in employment with children's early childhood education / Heather MacDonald -- Council of Trade Unions (CTU) economic policy / Peter Conway -- A new debate about children and childhood. ...”

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Table of Contents “...The place of well-being in ECEC curriculum, pedagogy and policy -- Chapter 4 Care, upbringing and teaching in 'horizontal' transitions in toddler day-care groups -- Chapter 5 Toddlers' participation in joint activities with peers in nido -- Chapter 6 The richness of everyday moments: Bringing visibility to the qualities of care within pedagogical spaces -- Chapter 7 Supporting concordant intersubjectivity and sense of 'belonging' for under three-year-olds in early years settings -- Part Two: Foregrounding policy -- Chapter 8 Tensions and challenges in Professional Practice with Under-threes: A New Zealand reflection on Early Childhood Professionalism as a systemic phenomenon -- Chapter 9 Educators' perspectives on attachment and professional love in early years settings in England -- Chpater 10 Babyroom workers: Care in practice -- Chapter 11 Influences on US higher education programs educating the Infant-Toddler Workforce -- Chapter 12 Family day care: The trilemma of professionalization, sustainability and fairness in Flanders, France and Germany -- Chapter 13 A quality framework for early childhood practices in services for children under three years of age: Starting regionally -- moving globally -- Chapter 14 Provision for 'under 3's' in Australian early childhood education and care policy commitments: A metaphorical canary in the coal mine?...”
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Table of Contents “...Hitting the wall : early childhood education in the primary and tertiary sectors : an Australian case study -- Choosing childcare for infants : social, cultural, and demographic influences and outcomes -- Empowering children to learn and grow : Te whariki : The New Zealand early childhood national curriculum -- Landscapes of intimacy, sensuality, and care in early childhood settings -- The social policy context of day care in four Canadian provinces -- Empowerment and entrapment : women workers in home-based and center-based settings -- Exploring parental involvement in Canada : an ideological maze -- Immigrant families in early childhood centers : diverse expectations -- The professional landscape. ...”

Table of Contents “...LGBTI inclusion in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand schools : Policies and practices / Tiffany Jones -- 7. ...”
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Table of Contents “...: making the case for belonging education to disrupt the normalised agenda of assimilation / Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Gary Fry, and Karen Sinclair -- Visibly rewarding learners for academic achievement : the guise of excellence / Shakira Akabor -- Diagnosis, integration, and inclusion : the experiences of schools and families in Cambodian policy and practice / Anne E. ...”
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Table of Contents “...Renshaw -- pt. 2 Cultural---historical plane -- 2.Framing achievement when learning is unified: The concept of unity in Vygotsky's theory and methodology / Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur -- 3.Family capital, child's personal agency, and the academic achievement of Chinese migrant children / Qlaobing Wu -- 4.A psychometric view of sociocultural factors in test validity: The development of standardized test materials for Maori-medium schools in New Zealand/Aotearoa / John A. ...”

Table of Contents “...Au -- Family literacy / Victoria Purcell Gadsden -- Intergenerational literacy within families / Vivian L. ...”