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Paananen, Maiju – Global Studies of Childhood, 2022
This ethnographic study, carried out in public kindergartens in Finland, traces the enactments of the societal roles of early childhood education. It highlights how the intertwining of governing tools and discourses related to early childhood education's societal role participates in the formation of daily life in kindergarten. The concept of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Role of Education, Social Justice
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Paananen, Maiju; Repo, Katja; Eerola, Petteri; Alasuutari, Maarit – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2019
Early childhood education's role in increasing equality in society has been highlighted by international organizations. However, it is unclear what is meant by the concept of equality in different situations, as the meaning fluctuates and reflects the cultural political contexts in which it is embedded. In this paper, we analyse the equality…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Social Justice