Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education in Germany

Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education in Germany Part I: Professionalisation of Pedagogues Working in the Field of Early Childhood Education 1. Occupational activities of non-academic and academic pedagogues working in the field of childhood education - an investigation of differences and predictor variables 2. Potentials and challenges of video-based self-reflection for the professionalization of early childhood education and care professionals 3. Does early childhood teacher education foster professional competencies? Professional competencies of beginners and graduates in different education tracks in Germany 4. Germany's ECEC workforce: a difficult path to professionalism Part II: Education Quality in Families and Preschools 5. Educational process quality in preschools at the individual child level: findings from a German study 6. Enjoyment of learning and learning effort in primary school: the significance of child individual characteristics and stimulation at home and at preschool 7. Influences of an academically oriented preschool curriculum on the development of children - are there negative consequences for the children's socio-emotional competencies? Part III: Promotion of Children from Socio-Economic Disadvantaged Families 8. Compensatory early childhood education for educationally disadvantaged children in Germany and beyond 9. Promotion of literacy and numeracy in pyramid classrooms in Germany 10. Formal and informal early education of Turkish-origin children in Germany 11. Triggering parental involvement for parents of different language backgrounds: the role of types of partnership activities and preschool characteristics