Vital Voices for Vital Years in Singapore: One Country's Advocacy for Change in the Early Years Sector

Autor/in	Ang, Lynn
Titel	Vital Voices for Vital Years in Singapore: One Country's Advocacy for Change in the Early Years Sector
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Years Education, 22 (2014) 3, S.329-341 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0966-9760
DOI	10.1080/09669760.2014.911695
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Educational Policy; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Interviews; Teacher Surveys; Online Surveys; Holistic Approach; Access to Education; Costs; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Salaries; Educational Quality; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Holistischer Ansatz; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Cost; Kosten; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Singapur
Abstract	Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become a national priority in many countries. Governments across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region have placed considerable emphasis on the development of policy documents and national initiatives to improve the quality of services for young children and families. This paper presents findings from a study undertaken in Singapore to explore the perceptions of leading professionals on issues facing the early childhood sector and to gain their thoughts on how the quality of services and provision can be improved. Informed by a participatory methodological approach, the paper raises more questions than answers and highlights areas of concern to practitioners and stake holders including quality, access and role of government and governance in promoting the early years sector. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10