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Academisation of early childhood education
Husa, Sari, 2005
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 49(2), 133-151

A content analysis of official documents produced in connection with the appointments of professors to the Chairs of Early Childhood Education departments at Finnish universities, to determine how the appointments of particular applicants might have influenced the development of the field

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Action or reaction!: Reflecting on Sally Lubeck’s wisdom to reinvent the field of early education
Ryan, Sharon, 2008
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 6(1), 69-74

An account of the late researcher Sally Lubeck’s critical perspectives on Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and the standardization and surveillance of early education

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Additional elements on the use of robots for childcare
Ruiz-del-Solar, Javier, 2010
Interaction Studies, 11(2), 253-256

A discussion of ethical issues surrounding the use of robots in child care, including the importance of regulation based on child's age, ethical use of stored information, and encouragement to study the superiority of robot care over minimal care by humans

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ADHD in American early schooling: From a cultural psychological perspective
Lee, Kyunghwa, May 2008
Early Child Development and Care, 178(4), 415-439

A study of teacher perceptions of problem behavior in general and the practice of diagnosis and pharmaceutical treatment for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), based on interviews with 10 pre-kindergarten through third grade teachers in the Southeastern United States

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Administrative data as children's well-being indicators: The South Carolina Data Bridge Project
Lavenda, Osnat, July, 2011
Child Indicators Research, 4(3), 439-451

An account of the South Carolina Data Bridge Project's compilation and analysis of census tract and county administrative data from multiple governmental sources to inform the creation, implementation, finance allocation, and monitoring of quality-related child care policies and regulations, and a demonstration of its use in an initiative to implement and monitor the uptake of a sanitation regulation throughout the state

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Advocacy and early childhood educators: Identity and cultural conflicts
Grieshaber, Susan, 2001
In S. Grieshaber & G. S. Cannella (Eds.), Embracing identities in early childhood education (pp. 60-72). New York: Teachers College Press.

A discussion of how early childhood educators manage their conflicting roles as caregivers and advocates

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Advocating early childhood education for all: Some thoughts on shaping the political context
Mintrom, Michael, 2002
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.

A discussion of possible strategies to be used to advocate for the improvement of access to quality early childhood education and care programs

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Aesthetic experience and early language and literacy development
Johnson, Helen L., April 2007
Early Child Development and Care, 177(3), 311-320

An exploration of the connections between theory and research in language development and children’s engagement with the arts, and their implications for early childhood classroom practice

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Ahakoa he iti: Early childhood pedagogies affirming of Maori children's rights to their culture
Rau, Cheryl, September, 2011
Early Education and Development, 22(5), 795-817

A discussion of the ways in which the features and history of Maori culture are realized in New Zealand's early education environments in light of the rights afforded to native education systems by the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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Aiming away: New Zealand child care supervisors' responses (2001-2002)
Duncan, Judith, 2006
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 13(2), 151-161

A study of child care supervisors’ perceptions of the purposes of their child care services, such as nurturing children, helping children learn, working with parents and community, and cultural advocacy, and their rankings of the importance of a list of stated purposes, based on the questionnaire responses of 78 New Zealand child care supervisors

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Alternative paradigms and professionalizing childhood care and education: The Oregon example
Morgaine, Carol, 1999
Child & Youth Care Forum, 28(1), 5-19

An analysis of the different knowledge paradigms involved in the professionalization of child care and early education, using the Oregon Career Development System as an example.

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American early childhood education: Preventing or perpetuating inequity?
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, November 12, 2008
New York, NY: Columbia University, Teacher's College.

A discussion of the possibility of the current system early childhood education and care in the United States to perpetuate inequalities and disparities amongst children, and arguments for the improvement of early childhood systems to prevent social inequality

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American values and social policy for children
Condry, Sandra McConnell, 1982
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 461, 21-31

An evaluation of the influences of social science research in social policy using follow-up studies in the Consortium of Longitudinal Study

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An analysis of U.S. newspaper coverage of early childhood education
McAdams, Katherine C.,
New York: Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media. (No longer available as of December 7, 2012).

A study of the characteristics and themes of newspaper coverage of early childhood education and the role of newsrooms in shaping coverage, based on content analysis of a sample of newspapers, case studies of coverage in Atlanta, Georgia; Buffalo, New York; Los Angeles; Newark, New Jersey; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and interviews with reporters

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Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278

An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change

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Applying choice-based multivenue education concepts to preschool education
Witte, Daniel E., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 130-134). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An argument for choice-based and diverse early education offerings in the United States as inspired by the conceptual work of Thomas Jefferson

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Applying technology to inquiry-based learning in early childhood education
Wang, Feng, March 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(5), 381-389

An examination of the role of technology to guide the design and integration of innovations in inquiry-based learning in early childhood to enrich and provide structure for problem contexts, to facilitate resource utilization, and to support cognitive and metacognitive processes from a synthesis of existing theoretical frameworks and examples of technology in current use

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1998
(CIERA Report No. 3-002). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A report presenting four approaches to defining readiness and the methods used by each perspective to assess children entering formal schooling

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 39-66). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of the literature on the Assessment of School Readiness

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The Australian Early Development Index, who does it measure: Piaget or Vygotsky's child?
Agbenyega, Joseph S., June, 2009
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 34(2), 31-38

A critque of the Australian Early Development Index and how its usage creates and prescribes vulnerability for at risk young children

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Australian home education and Vygotskian learning theory
Jackson, Glenda, 2008
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 15(1), 39-48

A discussion of research and theories influencing early childhood home education in Australia

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Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions
Elfer, Peter, March 2007
Children & Society, 21(2), 111-122

A discussion of interactions in child care centers among parents, staff, and infants and toddlers, and a proposal for broadening the conceptual framework in terms of thinking about these emotional interactions

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Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions
Elfer, Peter, March 2007
Children & Society, 21(2), 111-122

An application of theories from psychoanalysis in a conceptual framework for emotional interactions in the nursery based on data from a study of 6 nurseries

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Babies, television and videos: How did we get here?
Wartella, Ellen, June 2010
Developmental Review, 30(2), 116-127

An overview of selected research on babies' use of television since the 1950s, the increase in screen media for babies, evidence of educational benefits of educational television for preschoolers, and parental beliefs about educational media

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''Baby riots'' and ''eight-hour orphans'': A comparison of the images of child care in British and U.S. popular magazines during World War II
Kundanis, Rose, 1996
Women's Studies International Forum, 19(3), 239-251

A comparison of images of child care published in the United States and Britain during World War II and their influences on child care then and today

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