Nordic Childhoods and Early Education : Philosophy, Research, Policy, and Practice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

by Einarsdottir, Johanna

• ISBN13: 9781593113513
• ISBN10: 159311351X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781607524779
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc
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Summary

In this book, noted Nordic researchers and teacher educators provide insights into early childhood discourses and practices in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. In addition to these insiders' perspectives, an American scholars explore Nordic themes, trends, and practices as they emerge in the book's chapters on such varied topics as Nordic childhoods, children's perspectives, preschool teacher education reforms and developments, transition from preschool to primary school, learning through play, caregiving and instruction.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Bernard Spodek
Nordic Ideals as Reflected in Nordic Childhoods and Early Education	1	(12)
Judith T. Wagner
Johanna Einarsdottir
The Making of Nordic Childhoods	13	(30)
Baldur Kristjansson
Will there be any Preschool Teachers in the Future? A Comment on Recent Teacher-Education Reforms in Sweden	43	(28)
Jan-Erik Johansson
The Social Game of Early Childhood Education: The Case of Norway	71	(30)
Torill Strand
Teaching and Learning in Preschool and the First Years of Elementary School in Sweden	101	(32)
Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson
Finnish Daycare: Caring, Education, and Instruction	133	(26)
Anneli Niikko
Between Two Continents, Between Two Traditions: Education and Care in Icelandic Preschools	159	(24)
Johanna Einarsdottir
Learning and Development in Play	183	(40)
Pentti Hakkarainen
Children's Perspectives on Their Childhood Experiences	223	(34)
Stig Brostrom
Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Challenging Taken-for-Granted Ideas	257	(32)
Hillevi Lenz Taguchi
An Outsider's Perspective: Childhoods and Early Education in the Nordic Countries	289	(18)
Judith T. Wagner
About the Contributors	307