Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care
- ISSN :
- 2226-9673 (en ligne)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/22269673
Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: New Zealand 2012
- Date de publication :
- 02 août 2012
- Pages :
- 60
- ISBN :
- 9789264176690 (PDF)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/9789264176690-en
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits – for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society.
This series of country reports focuses on quality issues. Each report tackles a specific theme that was selected by the country reviewed. These reports suggest strengths and point to areas for further reflection on current policy initiatives.
Table des matières
Foreword
Introduction
-Aim of the policy profile
-Structure of the report
Chapter 1. What does research say?
-What is curriculum?
-What is at stake?
-Why does it matter?
-What aspect matters most?
-What are the policy implications?
-What is still unknown?
-References
Chapter 2. Where does New Zealand stand compared to other countries?
-Strengths
-Potential areas for reflection
Chapter 3. What are the challenges and strategies?
-Common challenges
-New Zealand’s efforts
-Possible alternative strategies: Lessons from British Columbia (Canada), Manitoba (Canada), Scotland (United Kingdom) and Sweden
Annex. Definitions and methodology