The purpose of this book is to show the dynamics of policy development in Turkish early education, which is a highly complex process because it is affected not only by the European Union (EU), but also by political pressures coming from the government, Turkeys cultural, economic, and historical background, its media, its political structure, and other governmental or nongovernmental organizations. The book focuses on how the General Directorate Office negotiates and articulates policies in early childhood education in response to a range of pressures emerging from modernity, globalization,...