International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs

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Moncrieff Cochran

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ISBN: 0-313-26866-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26866-3

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712 pages, figures, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/30/1993

List Price: $201.95 (UK Sterling Price: £115.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Written by scholars in the field from around the world, this handbook presents a wealth of information on child care policies and programs in major areas of the world. Recommended.
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Reference Book Review

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.

Table of Contents:

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 Mária Neményi
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

LC Card Number: 92-25746

LCC Class: HQ778

Dewey Class: 362.7


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