In Search of Social Justice: John Bennett's Lifetime Contribution to Early Childhood Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138204959 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 130 str.

Noirin Hayes; Mathias Urban

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Drawing on personal reflections, vignettes and testimonials from eminent authors who shared their professional lives with him, this text celebrates the life and work of John Bennett; his lifelong contribution to Early Childhood Education and Care, and his ongoing influence on policy, research and practice in this field.

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Preface  Chapter One: Early Childhood Education and Care:where so much begins - Nóirín Hayes and Mathias Urban  Chapter Two: Improving policies for young children through comparison and peer review - Michelle J. Neuman  Chapter Three: Education – a fundamental human right from birth - Eva Jespersen and Marta Santos Pais  Chapter Four: ‘To aspire toward ECEC systems that support broad learning, participation and democracy’: reflections on John Bennett’s final words on Starting Strong - Peter Moss  Chapter Five: Social equity and the case of Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care system reform - Collette Tayler  Chapter Six: The life of a polymath: shared threads of thinking and action - Professor Tony Bertram and Professor Chris Pascal  Chapter Seven: Straggling behind: participation of Roma children and employment of Roma staff in Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe - Sarah Klaus  Chapter Eight: Learning from John to inform the future development of Early Years services in Ireland - Denise Mc Cormilla  Chapter Nine: Start(ing) Strong’s vision – ECEC in Ireland - Ciairín de Buis and Toby Wolfe  Chapter Ten: Unexpected meeting, lasting impact - Colette Murray  Chapter Eleven: Gentle, passionate, and most of all persistent: John Bennett’s Influence on European Union ECEC Policy - Mathias Urban  Chapter Twelve: Much has been achieved – but now is not the time for complacency - Mathias Urban and Nóirín Hayes  Index