Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World /
edited by Susanne Garvis, Sivanes Phillipson, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen and Alicja Renata Sadownik.
- First edition.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- 1 online resource (344 pages).
- Evolving Families .
1. An introduction to parental involvement in early childhood education and care: A global perspectiveSusanne Garvis, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Alicja Renata Sadownik and Sivanes Phillipson2. The Cultural Interface of Parental Involvement in the Australian ContextWendy Goff and Sivanes Phillipson3. Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education in AzerbaijanAli Kemal Tekin, Ulviyya Mikayilova and Nigar Muradova4. Parental involvement in Early Childhood Education in BelarusNatallia Bahdanovich Hanssen and Volha Mamonka5. Parental Involvement in Croatian Early Childhood Education: Challenges and OpportunitiesAdrijana Višnjić Jevtić6. Parental involvement in Czech Republic: Towards a partnership approach?Martina Kampichler7. Parental involvement in Early Childhood Education in DenmarkKatharina Jacobsson8. Parental Perspective in Finnish Early Childhood Education ContextKaroliina Purola, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen and Jonna Kangas9. Educational Partnership: Parental Collaboration in German ECEC SettingsEmely Knör10. Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education in GhanaFrancis R. Ackah-Jnr11. Parental involvement in early childhood education in Hong Kong: Critical analysis of related policiesAihua Hu12. From Institutional Dominance to Parental Involvement: Models of Working with Families in Hungarian KindergartensAnikó Varga Nagy, Sándor Pálfi and Eleonora Teszenyi13. Children's Participation in Parent Meetings in the Light of History of Preschool Policy Documents in IcelandKristín Dýrfjörð and Guðrún Alda Harðardóttir14. Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education in Jordan: Policy and PracticeFathi Ihmeideh and Ali Kemal Tekin15. Parental involvement in ECE in NorwayAlicja Renata Sadownik and Ruth Ingrid Skoglund16. The State Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Case of OmanAli Kemal Tekin, Laila Al-Salmi and Maryam Al-Mamari17. Parental involvement in ECEC in PolandAlicja Renata Sadownik and Ewa Lewandowska18. Collaborating with Parents for South Sámi Language Learning: A Study in an Indigenous Preschool in NorwayHeidi Harju-Luukkainen, Karianne Berg and Asbjørn Kolberg19. Parent Participation in Preschool Education in Serbia: Challenges and PerspectivesDragana Pavlović Breneselović, Lidija Miškeljin and Tijana Bogovac20. Taming the Tiger: Exploring Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education in SingaporeEugenia Koh-Chua, Sarah Somarajan, Lucas Ku-Wang and Sivanes Phillipson21. Parental involvement in Early Childhood Education in Catalunya, SpainSílvia Blanch Gelabert, Ana María Forestello and Gabriel Lemkow-Tovias22. Parental involvement in Swedish preschools: A reflection of current steering documentsTina Yngvesson and Susanne Garvis23. Parental involvement in early childhood education discourse in UgandaGodfrey Ejuu24. United Kingdom-Four Nations in One Country: Diversity in Policy, Research, and PracticeCatherine Carroll-Meehan25. Family Engagement in Early Childhood: Policy and Practice in the United StatesCarola Oliva-Olson, Mari Estrada, Soodie Ansari, Annie White and Jaime Matera26. International Trends in Parental Involvement of Sayings, Doings, and RelatingsAlicja Renata Sadownik, Sivanes Phillipson, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen and Susanne Garvis
Exploring the importance of parental engagement in early childhood education, this book delves into research and practices in 25 countries to bring students, researchers, teachers and policy makers insights into working families around the world. The incorporation and consideration of parental engagement and involvement in early childhood education is a new phenomenon to many countries. Yet, increasing research recognises the importance of parental engagement and involvement in early childhood education services, and the role both parents and teachers play to support children's learning and development. Using a range of materials from curriculum to policy documents, Garvis et al. demonstrate differences in practices and terminologies pertaining to the topic and provide an international perspective on the importance of parental involvement and engagement in early childhood education services. The content covers a range of countries as well as countries beyond an 'Anglo-Saxon' perspective. The different policy settings across these countries highlight how countries work with, and involve, parents differently, which is useful for jurisdictions where early childhood education is a developing aspect of a country's education system. Looking at cultural influences, partnership approaches, parental collaboration, institutional dominance and child involvement in parent meetings, the content offers readers real understanding of parental engagement and involvement in different settings. The readership includes students in early childhood education, and researchers, teachers, policy makers, and general members of the public interested in parental engagement or involvement in early childhood education across the globe.