{"title":"The quality of early childhood education and care services in Greece","authors":"Christina Megalonidou","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00074-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00074-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40723-020-00074-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46333360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Preskitt, H. Johnson, D. Becker, J. Ernest, M. Fifolt, J. Adams, T. Strichik, J. Ross, B. Sen
{"title":"The persistence of reading and math proficiency: the benefits of Alabama’s pre-kindergarten program endure in elementary and middle school","authors":"J. Preskitt, H. Johnson, D. Becker, J. Ernest, M. Fifolt, J. Adams, T. Strichik, J. Ross, B. Sen","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00073-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00073-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65746181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah J. Zuckerman, Amanda L. Garrett, Susan Sarver, Catherine A. Huddleston-Casas
{"title":"Playing well with others: a case study of collective impact in the early care and education policy arena","authors":"Sarah J. Zuckerman, Amanda L. Garrett, Susan Sarver, Catherine A. Huddleston-Casas","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00072-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00072-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65746159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural responsiveness in the Incredible Years parenting programme for refugees: a case study","authors":"Anne Marit Vesteraas Danbolt","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00071-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00071-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Incredible Years is a parenting programme that has been implemented in several countries, and in later years also used in groups consisting of newly arrived immigrant families. The aim of this paper is to explore how refugee parents perceive the cultural responsiveness in the Incredible Years programme offered to a group of newly arrived refugee parents in a municipality in Norway. A key feature of the implementation was the role of the interpreters, as they were considered co-workers with the group leaders and held key roles in the Incredible Years programme. Whilst the dialogic nature of the Incredible Years programme and the open-mindedness of the group leaders promoted a reasonable responsiveness in the implementation, the empowered role of the interpreters was the most crucial point in securing a responsive cross-cultural dialogue. In a situation characterised by uncertainty, the social capital of the family seemed to gain increased value, and the participants were hesitant to discuss any problems with their children. The findings are useful for the provision of the Incredible Years programme to immigrant or refugee families who will need interpreters to take part in the courses.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural responsiveness in the Incredible Years parenting programme for refugees: a case study","authors":"Anne Marit Vesteraas Danbolt","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00071-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00071-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Incredible Years is a parenting programme that has been implemented in several countries, and in later years also used in groups consisting of newly arrived immigrant families. The aim of this paper is to explore how refugee parents perceive the cultural responsiveness in the Incredible Years programme offered to a group of newly arrived refugee parents in a municipality in Norway. A key feature of the implementation was the role of the interpreters, as they were considered co-workers with the group leaders and held key roles in the Incredible Years programme. Whilst the dialogic nature of the Incredible Years programme and the open-mindedness of the group leaders promoted a reasonable responsiveness in the implementation, the empowered role of the interpreters was the most crucial point in securing a responsive cross-cultural dialogue. In a situation characterised by uncertainty, the social capital of the family seemed to gain increased value, and the participants were hesitant to discuss any problems with their children. The findings are useful for the provision of the Incredible Years programme to immigrant or refugee families who will need interpreters to take part in the courses.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlotte V. Farewell, Jamie N. Powers, Emily Maiurro, S. Scarbro, J. Quinlan, Jini E. Puma
{"title":"Implementation of policy, system and environment changes in early childhood education settings","authors":"Charlotte V. Farewell, Jamie N. Powers, Emily Maiurro, S. Scarbro, J. Quinlan, Jini E. Puma","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00070-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00070-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40723-020-00070-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65746108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: The relation between reflection and the quality of a preschool teacher’s education performance","authors":"Zora Syslová","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00069-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00069-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The original article contains a minor typo in Fig. 1; ‘dodactic’ should instead state ‘didactic’.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: The relation between reflection and the quality of a preschool teacher’s education performance","authors":"Zora Syslová","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00069-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00069-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The original article contains a minor typo in Fig. 1; ‘dodactic’ should instead state ‘didactic’.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public or private? Determinants of parents’ preschool choice in India","authors":"Saikat Ghosh, Subhasish Dey","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00068-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00068-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nowadays children aged between 3 and 6 years are mostly attending one of the two major forms of preschool viz. public and private preschools in India. Even though public preschools are free of any financial cost to the parents, their preference is more towards private preschools. Based on a primary sample of 1369 children from 1369 households, this study explores the determinants of parents’ preschool choices between public and private. Acknowledging the possible sample selection bias in dealing with households of only those kids who have attended a preschool, we deploy Heckman sample selection model as our main regression design. Our results show the choice of a type of preschool heavily depends on parent’s socioeconomic status. Economically better off and educationally more aspirant parents prefer private preschool over public preschool in spite of the fact that the former does not provide any other facilities other than education.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"160 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public or private? Determinants of parents’ preschool choice in India","authors":"Saikat Ghosh, Subhasish Dey","doi":"10.1186/s40723-020-00068-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-020-00068-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nowadays children aged between 3 and 6 years are mostly attending one of the two major forms of preschool viz. public and private preschools in India. Even though public preschools are free of any financial cost to the parents, their preference is more towards private preschools. Based on a primary sample of 1369 children from 1369 households, this study explores the determinants of parents’ preschool choices between public and private. Acknowledging the possible sample selection bias in dealing with households of only those kids who have attended a preschool, we deploy Heckman sample selection model as our main regression design. Our results show the choice of a type of preschool heavily depends on parent’s socioeconomic status. Economically better off and educationally more aspirant parents prefer private preschool over public preschool in spite of the fact that the former does not provide any other facilities other than education.</p>","PeriodicalId":44258,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy","volume":"160 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138539800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}