Debates on early childhood policies and practices : global snapshots of pedagogical thinking and encounters / edited by Theodora Papatheodorou.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Early childhood policies: implications for provision and practice: -- Balancing tradition and transition: early childhood policy initiatives and issues in Germany / Pamela Oberhuemer -- Piracy in policy: children influencing early childhood curriculum in Norway / Elin Eriksen Odegaard -- Developments in pre-school education in Bulgaria: achievements and challenges / Rozalina Engels-Kritidis -- Early childhood care and education in Uzbekistan / Carol Aubrey -- Emerging models for early childhood development from birth to four in South Africa / Hasina Banu Ebrahim -- Early childhood education in the Philippines: administration and teaching practices / Percyveranda a. Lubrica, Chul Woo Lee and Evelyn Angiwan -- Early childhood policies and practices in Nigeria / Monica Odinko -- A pedagogy for educating 'new professionals': an English perspective / Sue Callan, Michael Reed and Sharon Smith -- The Early childhood pedagogical dilemma in Ireland / Florence Dinneen --

Part. II. Early childhood practice: enabling pedagogical cultures and encounters: -- The Japanese and Western views of nature: beyond cultural incommensurability / Manabu Sumida -- Integrating dance and visual arts in Taiwanese early childhood education / Shu-Ying Liu -- Working theories and learning dispositions in early childhood education: perspectives from New Zealand / Keryn Davis -- Early childhood inclusion initiatives in Greece / Athina Kammenou -- Promoting emotional well-being or mental health in England? What's the difference? / Anita Soni -- Engaging h̀ard-to-reach' families: a view from the literature / Gill Boag-Munroe -- A relational pedagogy in community-based early childhood development in South Africa / Peter Rule -- Àrchitexture': reading the early years environment / Gill Boag-Munroe.