International Perspectives on the History of Early Childhood Education: Institution - Family - Profession - Hardcover

by Rita Braches-Chyrek (Editor), Dagmar Kasüschke (Editor), Diana Franke-Meyer (Editor)

How does the interplay between family, institution and profession characterise early childhood education worldwide? In this volume, the authors analyse the historical and theoretical developments in early childhood education from an international perspective. They show how different national educational approaches and state interventions influence the relationship between the family and the education system in times of globalisation. The volume offers an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities arising from local and global educational practices.

Author Biography

Dagmar Kasüschke is professor of elementary education and its didactics at the University of Education Schwäbisch GmündDiana Franke-Meyer is professor of Educational Science specialising in elementary education at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum Rita Braches-Chyrek is professor of Social Pedagogy at the University of Bamberg