Globalisation in and of Nordic early childhood education: Tensions between the local and the global

Abstract

The aim of this themed edition of Global Studies of Childhood is to create a platform for the discussion of how societal changes related to globalisation, influence early childhood education (ECE) provision in the Nordic countries in various ways. The issue brings together empirical cases from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Focus is on ECE in the Nordic contexts because these contexts are often described as sharing specific pedagogical traditions characterised by values and beliefs that pedagogy should be child-centred, play-oriented, experience-based and out-door-based, supporting children’s democratic socialisation