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Huttunen, Eeva – 1986
The effects of cooperation between day care personnel and parents were assessed in two stages. First, action research in three experimental day care centers and two control groups created and evaluated a cooperative program. Second, the results of the research were implemented as an intervention program supporting home education in family day care…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHannikainen, Maritta – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
This study used observations of quality of 5-year olds' lives in Danish, Finnish, and Swedish day-care centers to examine impact of adults on development of togetherness. Findings suggest that togetherness has to do with positive emotional relations. Article hypothesizes that togetherness may contribute to building of a real community of learners…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care
Peer reviewedHujala-Huttunen, Eeva – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1996
Examined how family and day care are integrated in children's lives in the United States, Russia, and Finland. Found that congruence between parents' and teachers' views concerning upbringing and education was very high within societies, while opinions between societies differed greatly. Results suggest that implementation of early education in…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Presents interview with Weikart, founder and president of High/Scope Foundation, on a multi-national study of the nature, quality, and effects of children's experiences prior to formal schooling. Discusses findings related to international similarities in children and parents, engagement levels, the impact of training on teachers, parent roles,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Download full textEuropean Commission Network on Childcare, London (England). – 1996
This third review of services for young children in the European Union, undertaken by the European Commission Child Care Network, covers services providing care, education, and recreation for children from birth to 10 years of age. The report is particularly focused on group settings and family day care. The report consists of a summary of main…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Brostrom, Stig – 1998
In modern societies, children are becoming more and more users of a child culture constructed by adults, rather than producers of their own culture. This paper describes a project, implemented in Nordic child care centers and early childhood classes, that provides children the opportunity to narrate and illustrate their own stories, written down…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Exchange Programs
