International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs
Published on 22. April 1993
Book
Hardback
712 pages
978-0-313-26866-3 (ISBN)
Description
This reference offers a comprehensive overview of public policies and programs related to child care in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and North America. Individual chapters profile policies and programs in 29 countries. Each chapter contains a description of existing policies and programs, presented against a particular historical, cultural, and ideological backdrop. The chapters are arranged in alphabetical order to facilitate use as a reference, and each includes a list of works for further reading.
The volume begins with an introductory essay that overviews recent trends and developments around the world. The chapters that follow discuss the background and history of child care, demographic characteristics of the country profiled, the socioeconomic context of child care, and the extent and nature of government intervention. A final chapter synthesizes the information presented and makes crossnational comparisons of policies and programs. Appendices provide demographic data and describe maternity and parental leave policies. A general bibliography concludes the work, making it a useful and current reference tool.
The volume begins with an introductory essay that overviews recent trends and developments around the world. The chapters that follow discuss the background and history of child care, demographic characteristics of the country profiled, the socioeconomic context of child care, and the extent and nature of government intervention. A final chapter synthesizes the information presented and makes crossnational comparisons of policies and programs. Appendices provide demographic data and describe maternity and parental leave policies. A general bibliography concludes the work, making it a useful and current reference tool.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1273 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-26866-3 (9780313268663)
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Person
MONCRIEFF COCHRAN is Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Cornell University. He has extensive international experience as a child day-care consultant and researcher, and his numerous publications have appeared in a variety of scholarly journals. He is the author of Extending Families: The Social Network of Parents and Their Children.
Content
Introduction by Moncrieff Cochran Australia by Deborah Brennan Brazil by Fulvia Rosemberg Canada by Alan R. Pence China by Wei Zhengao Colombia by Marta Arango Commonwealth of Independent States by Yekaterina V. Foteyeva Denmark by Ole Langsted and Dion Sommer Finland by Merja-Maaria Turunen and Eeva Huttunen France by Josette Combes Germany by Rudolf Pettinger Hungary by MAria Nemenyi India by Sukhdeep Gill Israel by Abraham Sagi and Nina Koren-Karie Italy by Rebecca S. New Japan by Edith Lassegard, with Teiichi Sekiguchi Kenya by Lea I. Kipkorir Mexico by Kathryn Tobert, Elizabeth Shrader, Doroteo Mendoza, Guadalupe Chapela, Aurora Rabago, and Robert Klein Nicaragua by Annabel Torres Norway by Ingerid Bo Peru by Jeanine Anderson Philippines by Luz G. Palattao-Corpus Poland by Ewa Korczak South Africa by Mildred Mkhulisi and Moncrieff Cochran Sweden by Lars Gunnarsson United Kingdom by Bronwen Cohen United States of America by Polly Spedding Venezuela by Josefina Fierro de Ascanio, Maria Rosa Frias de Orantes, and Ileana Recagno-Puente Vietnam by Tran Thi Trong, Pham Mai Chi, and Dao Van Phu Zimbabwe by Rosely N.E. Chada Crosscutting Themes by Moncrieff Cochran Appendix 1: Vital Statistics and Other Demographic Data Appendix 2: Maternity and Parental Leave Policies Bibliography Index