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The effects of teaching a methods course on early childhood preservice teachers’ beliefs
Isikoglu, Nesrin, July 2008
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 29(3), 190-203

Assessments of the beliefs of 78 preservice teachers on constructivist and instructive teaching methods before and after a course on the topic

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From vision to action: Early childhood education and care in 2020
Friendly, Martha, 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A speculative account of early childhood care and education policies and services in Canada in 2020

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Infants and toddlers in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program: 2007 update
Matthews, Hannah, November 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

An overview of child care services for infants and toddlers funded through the Child Care and Development Block Grant

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Markets and democratic experimentalism: Two models for early childhood education and care
Moss, Peter, April 2008
Gutersloh, Germany: Bertelsmann Stiftung.

A definition and comparison of two theoretical approaches, the market model and the model of democratic experimentalism, to understanding and providing early childhood education and care services

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(Mis)Understanding ECD in Africa: The force of local and global motives
Nsamenang, A. Bame, 2008
In M. Garcia, A. Pence, & J. L. Evans (Eds.), Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development: Human Development 42700, pp. 135-149). Washington, DC: World Bank.

An exploration of the relevance of global perspectives on early childhood development (ECD) to the design and implementation of early learning programs in Africa

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New developments in Iceland
Einarsdottir, Johanna, September 2008
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 16(3), 385-394

An overview of the changing role of the playschool in the culture of Iceland, and a discussion of the workforce-related challenges faced by the country's child care and early education sector

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Options for improving the military child care system
Zellman, Gail L., 2008
(OP-217-OSD). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system

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Options for improving the military child care system [Executive summary]
Zellman, Gail L., 2008
(OP-217-OSD). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of an assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system

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Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches
Kazimirski, Anne, January 2008
(Research Brief DCSF-RB021). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A summary of a study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites

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Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches
Kazimirski, Anne, 2008
(Research Report No. DCSF-RR021). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites

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Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches [Executive summary]
Kazimirski, Anne, 2008
(Research Report No. DCSF-RR021). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A summary of a study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites

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A place to grow and learn: A citywide approach to building and sustaining out-of-school time learning opportunities
Wallace Foundation, February, 2008
New York: Wallace Foundation.

A discussion of using a coordinated, citywide approach to build and sustain high-quality out-of-school time programming

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A policy agenda to achieve afterschool for all in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network, January 2008
New York: New York State Afterschool Network.

An overview of principles to guide after school funding and the creation of a statewide after school system in New York State

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Policy change in early childhood in the Asia Pacific region: The guest editors’ introduction to the special issue
Rao, Nirmala, 2008
International Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 7-16

An introduction to a special issue of International Journal of Early Childhood focusing on early childhood policy and practice in several nations in the Asia Pacific region

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Policy change in early childhood in the Asia Pacific region [Special Issue]
Rao, Nirmala, 2008
International Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2)

A special issue of the journal International Journal of Early Childhood, reviewing early childhood policy and practice in several countries within the Asia Pacific region

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The politics of difference and diversity: From young children's violence to creative power expressions
Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica, September 2008
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3), 256-264

A commentary on two dialogs in which children in child care settings negotiate racialized identities and power relations

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Prepared statement of Elisabeth Chun, Executive Director, Hawaii Good Beginnings Alliance
Chun, Elisabeth, 2008
In Investing in early education: Paths to improving children's success: Hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives. 110th Cong., 2nd Sess.

Congressional testimony on early education services and their quality in Hawaii

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Provision of ECE services and parental perceptions: Results of the NZCER national survey of ECE services
Mitchell, Linda, 2008
Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

An examination of available early childhood education and care services, and an exploration of parental perceptions of available programs, based on a survey of 624 licensed early childhood directors and teachers and 650 parents in New Zealand

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Provision of ECE services and parental perceptions: Results of the NZCER national survey of ECE services [Executive summary]
Mitchell, Linda, 2008
Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

A summary of an examination of available early childhood education and care services, and an exploration of parental perceptions of available programs, based on a survey of 624 licensed early childhood directors and teachers and 650 parents in New Zealand

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A regional audit of Williamson County’s early childhood education and development infrastructure
Gasko, John W., Spring 2008
Austin, TX: Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition.

An examination of available early childhood education and care services in Williamson County, Texas, including program descriptions, accessibility, and cost of services

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Skinner meets Piaget on the Reggio playground: Practical synthesis of applied behavior analysis and developmentally appropriate practice orientations
Warash, Bobbie, Summer 2008
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 22(4), 441-453

An overview of a combined-theory approach used by a child care center on a university campus, and a description of the application of this approach while helping a child develop social skills

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Solving the puzzle: The gap in Minnesota's early care & education finance and governance structures
Brudvik, Erin, 2008
St. Paul: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

A comparison of the early care and education system governance and finance structures in Minnesota to structures in other states, based on stakeholder interviews

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Solving the puzzle: The gap in Minnesota's early care & education finance and governance structures [Executive summary]
Brudvik, Erin, 2008
St. Paul: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

A summary of a comparison of the early care and education system governance and finance structures in Minnesota to structures in other states, based on stakeholder interviews

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Strategic communication in early childhood development programs: The case of Uganda
Cabanero-Verzosa, Cecilia, 2008
In M. Garcia, A. Pence, & J. L. Evans (Eds.), Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development: Human Development 42700, pp. 331-351). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A discussion of the role of strategic communication in the development and implementation of early childhood programs in Uganda

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Who's caring for our babies now?: Revisiting the 2005 profile of early care and education for children birth to three in North Carolina
Child Care Services Association, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC: Child Care Services Association.

A 2008 update of an examination of the child care system for infants and toddlers in North Carolina in 2005, including child care enrollment, quality, and subsidy use, and comparisons to the child care system for three- and four-year-old children

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