Alberta's Daycare Controversy

Alberta's Daycare Controversy

Author: Tom Langford

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1926836022

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Since the late 1950s, disputes over day care programs, policies, and funding have been a recurring feature of political life in the province of Alberta.


Canadian National Child Care Study

Canadian National Child Care Study

Author: Donna S. Lero

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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This document focuses on the relationship between parents' work lives and child care. It has two major objectives. The first is to describe parental work patterns including parents' employment status, the prevalence of full-time and part-time work, occupational characteristics, and work schedules. The second major objective is to use the data on parental work patterns and work schedules to accurately estimate child care needs.


International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs

International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs

Author: Moncrieff Cochran

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1993-04-22

Total Pages: 701

ISBN-13: 0313369445

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This reference offers a comprehensive overview of public policies and programs related to child care in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and North America. Individual chapters profile policies and programs in 29 countries. Each chapter contains a description of existing policies and programs, presented against a particular historical, cultural, and ideological backdrop. The chapters are arranged in alphabetical order to facilitate use as a reference, and each includes a list of works for further reading. The volume begins with an introductory essay that overviews recent trends and developments around the world. The chapters that follow discuss the background and history of child care, demographic characteristics of the country profiled, the socioeconomic context of child care, and the extent and nature of government intervention. A final chapter synthesizes the information presented and makes crossnational comparisons of policies and programs. Appendices provide demographic data and describe maternity and parental leave policies. A general bibliography concludes the work, making it a useful and current reference tool.


International Handbook of Early Childhood Education

International Handbook of Early Childhood Education

Author: Marilyn Fleer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 1613

ISBN-13: 9402409270

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This international handbook gives a comprehensive overview of findings from longstanding and contemporary research, theory, and practices in early childhood education in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The first volume of the handbook addresses theory, methodology, and the research activities and research needs of particular regions. The second volume examines in detail innovations and longstanding programs, curriculum and assessment, and conceptions and research into child, family and communities. The two volumes of this handbook address the current theory, methodologies and research needs of specific countries and provide insight into existing global similarities in early childhood practices. By paying special attention to what is happening in the larger world contexts, the volumes provide a representative overview of early childhood education practices and research, and redress the current North-South imbalance of published work on the subject.


Canadian National Child Care Study

Canadian National Child Care Study

Author: Hillel Goelman

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13:

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"This document is one of a series of research reports based on the 1988 National Child Care Survey which focuses on the relationship between parents' work lives and child care."--Intro, p. 11


Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span - E-Book

Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span - E-Book

Author: Shannon Dames

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-07-23

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 1771722266

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Learn the ins and outs of health promotion and disease prevention in Canada with Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span. This all-new, comprehensive text grounds you in the Canadian health objectives for promotion and prevention which aims to improve the health of the entire population and to reduce health inequities among population groups. Among the text's chapters you'll find extensive coverage of growth and development throughout the life span — including coverage of the normal aspects, the unique problems, and the health promotion needs that are found in each age and stage of development. Separate chapters discuss each population group — the individual, the family, and the community — and highlight the unique aspects of caring for each of these groups. In all, this comprehensive and culturally relevant text provides all the tools needed to stay up on the latest research and topics in Canadian health promotion.


Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada

Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada

Author: Larry Prochner

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1442613319

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Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world. This volume brings together ground-breaking research in this area to help practitioners, students, policy makers, curriculum designers, and intervention program developers understand the latest ideas and advances in the field. Recent Perspectives of Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada centres on three key themes. The first provides a survey of historical, social policy, economic, and provincial regulations and policies related to early childhood education and care. The second focuses on issues related to children's learning, curriculum, and teachers. The final theme addresses recent developments in government involvement in early childhood education and care that are unique to Canada. The contributors to this volume demonstrate the pressing need that exists to further public discussion on early childhood education to help policymakers shape better decisions for Canadian families.