Early Childhood Education Policies in Asia : Advances in Theory and Practice.: Advances in Theory and Practice. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Contents: Series Editors' Introduction; Preface: From 'Sound Bites' to Sound Solutions: Advancing the Policies for Better Early Childhood Education in Asia Pacific; Introduction; The '3A2S' Framework; About This Book; References; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Early Childhood Education Policies in€Australia; Overall Context; Early Childhood Education; National Partnership Agreement; National Quality Framework (NQF); Australian Children's Education and€Care Quality Authority (ACECQA); Accessibility; Affordability; Child Care Benefit (CCB); Child Care Rebate (CCR); Additional Payments. Preschool Funding and€Delivery Models Accountability; Quality into the€Future; Staff-to-Child Ratios; Staff Qualifications; Sustainability; Future Options for€a€Sustainable ECE System; Social Justice; Inequality, Disadvantage, and€Indicators; Conclusion; Appendix; Australian State and€Territory Regulatory Authorities; References; Chapter 2: A Critical Analysis of€the Changing Landscape of€Early Childhood Education in€Mainland China: History, Policies, Progress, and€Future Development; Introduction; History of€ECE Policies in€Mainland China (1978-2014). A Critical€Analysis of€ECE Policies in€Mainland China Accessibility; Affordability of€ECE in€China; Accountability of€ECE in€China; Sustainability in€ECE Policies; Social Justice in€ECE Policies; Conclusion; Accessibility: Increasing Supply of€Kindergartens but€Still Not Adequate Enough; Affordability: Increasing Financial Support but€Still Not Sufficient Enough; Accountability: Increasing Governmental Involvement but€Lacking in€Objective Assurance Mechanisms; Sustainability: Policies in€Action; Social Justice: Supporting Young Children from€Disadvantaged Backgrounds. Implications for€Future ECE Development Appendix: Full Names of€Terms and€Their Acronyms; References; Chapter 3: Achieving a€Balance Between Affordability, Accessibility, Accountability, Sustainability and€Social Justice: The€Early Childhood Education Policies in€Hong Kong; Introduction; About the€Education System; About the€Sector of€Early Childhood Education; Accessibility to€Quality Kindergarten Programmes; The Balance Between Supply and€Demand; Every Eligible Child Has Access to€Kindergarten; Increasing the€Quantity of€Teachers. Affordability: No Child Deprived of€ECE Due€to€Poverty Kindergarten and€Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme; Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme; Accountability: Promoting Self-Evaluation and€School Improvement; Establishing Self-Evaluation and€School Improvement Mechanism; Promoting Both Quality and€Quantity of€Teachers; Sustainability: Towards Free/Quality Kindergarten Education; Social Justice: Caring All Kids Without Any Discrimination; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 372.21; Education; Early childhood education -- Asia; Early childhood education; EDUCATION -- Elementary; Early childhood education; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Education -- Comparative; Educational strategies & policy; Education; Education -- Preschool & Kindergarten; Pre-school & kindergarten; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811015281; 9811015287
• Related ISBNs: 9789811015267; 9811015260
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