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Early Childhood Theories, Ideals and Social-Political Movements, an Oral History Study of Pioneers in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
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Singer, Elly; Wong, Sandie – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Early childhood education changed in the twentieth century, from mother-at-home-care in the 1950s, to professional early education today. Theoretical and social-political choices of pioneers in ECE had a profound impact on the way children's education is conceptualized. We argue from a social constructivist perspective. The oral history method is…
Descriptors: Oral History, Child Development, Learning Theories, Neoliberalism
Emotional Security and Daycare for Babies and Toddlers in Social-Political Contexts: Reflections of Early Years Pioneers since the 1970s
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Singer, Elly; Wong, Sandie – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
We discuss oral history interviews with academics who laid the foundation of research and pedagogies in daycare for under three-year-olds in Europe and North and South America since the 1970s. Their work is clearly embedded in the social-political context of their country: the left-wing programmes for disadvantaged families in the U.S.A.;…
Descriptors: Oral History, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Neoliberalism