Towards competent systems in early childhood education and care: implications for policy and practice

The close connection between the quality of provision for young children and professionalisation of the field has long been supported by international research. That the two are inseparable aspects of one picture is beginning to become accepted at European policy level, as evident in recent high level [European Union] EU policy documents. This article explores the reciprocal relationship between quality and professionalisation, drawing on the findings of the study on ‘competence requirements in early childhood education and care’ (CoRe), jointly conducted by the University of East London and t ... Show more

Authors: Urban, Mathias; Vandenbroeck, M.; Laere, Katrien van; Lazzari, Arianna ... [+] Show more

Published: Oxford, England, Blackwell Publishing, 2012

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