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Download full textLueck, Marjorie; And Others – 1982
Using data collected in the current population surveys of 1958, 1965, and 1977, this report analyzes the changes that have occurred in the United States in the way women at work provide for the care of their children. Also addressed are issues that both the public and private sectors may encounter in future years; these specifically concern child…
Descriptors: Charts, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Developed Nations
Jordan, Ruth – 1977
This report briefly describes child care facilities and policies in Sweden, Israel, and France. The report represents the impressions of 24 labor union women who visited these countries in an attempt to formulate a policy for government supported comprehensive child care in the United States. The labor union representatives were participants in a…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Care, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Boocock, Sarane Spence – 1973
This paper reports on a 1-year cross-cultural project designed to compare alternative modes of child care and child care programs in Sweden, Israel, and China with those in the United States. Based upon data available in documents pertaining to children, interviews with scholars involved in research on child care programs, and on-site observations…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Lindblom, Paul – Current Sweden, 1986
To clarify issues in the controversy in Sweden concerning the means and ends of family policy, this article analyzes the economic plight of Swedish families with children, elucidates the views of parents and politicians, discusses the changing role and status of women, and considers prospects for the future. Also discussed are work equality and…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women
Boocock, Sarane Spence – 1974
This paper reports on research designed to explore the status of children and the relationship of patterns of child care to social structure and social change. The study is based on interviews with scholars and government officials, an analysis of statistical data and research reports, and visits to day care centers, playgrounds, and other…
Descriptors: Child Care, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care, Employed Women
Mueller, Jeanne – 1971
A comprehensive study of the types of care provided for Swedish children is presented. The point is made that the three major frameworks which support the Swedish philosophy of early childhood education are those of Arnold Gesell, Jean Piaget, and Erik H. Erikson. From all three sources, preschool teachers learn the concept of epigenesis, the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
