Recently added articles from International Journal of Early Childhood:
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS/LETTRE DES EDITEURS/CARTA DE LOS EDITORES
Jan 01, 2007; ... We are proud to present this Special issue on Children's literature and children's culture, which we hope will serve as inspiration for reflection and action regarding children's media and children's culture. We have tried to make a broad interpretation of the concept 'children's culture', ...
TRANSGRESSION IN THE GENDER REPRESENTATION IN MACDONALD'S PRINCESS BOOKS
Jan 01, 2007; ... SUMMARY Recent studies have shown that under the influence of feminist theory, today one of the most popular areas of academic children's literature criticism is "the rereading of texts for previously unrevealed interpretations" (Paul, 2004: 142)1. By 'rereading', academic feminist ...
THE DIVORCE CULTURE AND PICTURE BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Jan 01, 2007; ... SUMMARY In the past thirty years or so, divorce has been widespread in many countries. Globally the percentage of marriages that end up in divorce has increased dramatically even in countries where religious and legal impediments are strong. Divorce occurs most often within the first ten ...
THE PLAY'S THE THING. LITERARY ADAPTATIONS FOR CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Jan 01, 2007; ... Summary The use of drama with the children in your classroom can catch the attention of even the most reluctant of students and bring literature to life in a way that other methods cannot. Furthermore, "playing" with plays can teach more than language arts; depending on the texts chosen, ...
WHAT'S UP ON THE TEACHERS' AGENDA? A STUDY OF DIDACTIC PROJECTS AND CULTURAL VALUES IN MEALTIME CONVERSATIONS WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
Jan 01, 2007; ... SUMMARY The aim of the study was to examine teachers' didactic projects in connection with constructing co-narratives with very young children during mealtimes. As a genre, co-narrative practice has a special quality for didactic work with children from one to three years old. Yet it is ...
PUTTING DISABLED CHILDREN IN THE PICTURE: PROMOTING INCLUSIVE CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND MEDIA
Jan 01, 2007; ... SUMMARY Where are all the disabled people in children's picture books? This article will introduce an innovative three-year project, based in the United Kingdom, which asks this question of the book world. In The Picture, managed by disability charity Scope, aims to point out the ...
ANNOUNCEMENT
Jan 01, 2007; ... OMEP International is currently working to develop an electronic research forum for interested people across the world. The forum is intended to promote and provoke research dialogue internationally. You are welcome to visit the OMEP e-research forum and engage in international ...
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & CARE; POLICY AND PRACTICE
Jan 01, 2007; ... BOOK REVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & CARE; POLICY AND PRACTICE. Edited by Margaret M. Clark & Tim Waller, SAGE,May 2007, ISBN 978-41293571-5, (pbk) ISBN 978-4129-3572-2. This is a well-researched book on current policies and practices in the five countries that make up The ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS/LETTRE DES EDITEURS/CARTA DE LOS EDITORES
May 01, 2006; ... This issue reflects to a large extent the transient nature of early childhood and early childhood education in a global perspective. We are delighted to present articles from different parts of the world with a shared idea; the necessity for practitioners to be involved in the development of ...
SARS, PRESCHOOL ROUTINES AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR: OBSERVATIONS FROM PRESCHOOLS IN HONG KONG
May 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY All schools in Hong Kong were closed in April 2003 to prevent the spread of SARS. This paper considers the influence of the SARS epidemic on children's routines and behaviour when preschools re-opened, after a six-week closure. Observations were made in 20 kindergartens and ...
CROSSING BORDERS AND BLURRING BOUNDARIES: EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICE IN A NON-WESTERN SETTING
May 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY This paper examines the educational and epistemological implications for early childhood practitioners who work in non-Western environments. Predominantly, early childhood knowledge is strongly driven by the metanarrative of child development, which can prove problematic for ...
SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN'S CONCEPTS OF THEIR FUTURE ENVIRONMENT
May 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY This article, which is a revised version of a paper presented at the XXIV World Congress of OMEP conference in Melbourne in July 2004, reports on a study that explored young children's (5-9 years) vision of their future environment in South Africa - as temporal dimension, ...
CREENCIAS Y PRÁCTICAS DE LOS MAESTROS DE EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL EN TORNO A LA ORGANIZACIÓN DEL ESPACIO ESCOLAR
May 01, 2006; ... RESUMEN En este artícule presentamos una investigación realizada con el objeto de conocer las creencias y práctices de los maestros en relación con la organización espacial de sus escuelas, y analizar la consistencia entre ambas. Para ello se llevó a cabo un estudio de casos con 12 ...
READING CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO THE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN GREEK FAMILIES
May 01, 2006; ... SUMMARY This paper is a report on a study of the practice of reading to young children in 1115 families in Greece. The outcome of the study shows that families from high socio-economic (HSES) backgrounds buy and read children's books to their preschoolers significantly more than families ...
SELDOM HEARD VOICES: CHILD PROSTITUTES IN ETHIOPIA
May 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION OMEP has a long history of advocating for the maximal development of the world's children. A plethora of recent natural disasters such as the Tsunami in Asia, hurricanes in the United States, and an earthquake in Pakistan have been major threats to the wellbeing of millions ...
THE CHANGING ROLES OF MOTHER AS TEACHER OF HER PRE-SCHOOL CHILD: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
May 01, 2006; ... INTRODUCTION In discussing the educational process for the development of early childhood education, its relevance and quality, we need to look at the role of women as parents who rear the children, especially mothers as the first teacher of their preschoolers. Even when the latter is ...
PLAY CULTURE IN A CHANGING WORLD
May 01, 2006; ... PLAY CULTURE IN A CHANGING WORLD by Marjatta Kalliala, Open University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-335-21341-3 The author brings us right into children's play world where they are the experts and she is the guest. She also tells us about her way of carrying through the research behind this book, ...
NORDIC CHILDHOODS AND EARLY EDUCATION. PHILOSOPHY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN
May 01, 2006; ... NORDIC CHILDHOODS AND EARLY EDUCATION. PHILOSOPHY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN. By Johanna Einarsdottir and Judith T. Wagner (Eds.), Connecticut: Information Age, 2006 For anybody who is interested in the historical and political ...