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Bach, Dil; Christensen, Søren – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
This article explores how conceptions of responsible parenting are re-negotiated in present-day Singapore. It discusses how policy changes in the pre-school area have affected parental practices and notions of morally worthy parenting. Pre-school reform promoting children's holistic development and less intensive parenting is part of a wider…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Preschool Education, Moral Values, Educational Policy
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Kjaer, Bjørg; Bach, Dil; Dannesboe, Karen Ida – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2020
Denmark has a tradition of kindergarten pedagogy focused on children's play, sociality and individual interests. Political emphasis on global competition, however, has led to reforms in early childhood education and care (ECEC) since 2004. Based on ethnographic fieldwork at three kindergartens, we analyse how the ECEC-reforms have affected the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Play, Ethnography