ISBN:
9780199343904
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (561 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.231
Keywords:
Child development -- Research
;
Child welfare -- International cooperation
;
Children -- Services for
;
Children -- Government policy
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy calls for placing early childhood development at the top of the global policy agenda, enabling children to achieve their full developmental potential and to contribute to equitable economic and social progress worldwide.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- SECTION I: Introduction and Framework for Early Childhood Development Policies -- 1. Early Childhood Development: Translating Research to Global Policy -- 2. The Powerful Reach of Early Childhood Development: A Science-Based Foundation for Sound Investment -- 3. Situational Analysis of Young Children in a Changing World -- 4. Global Policy Landscape and Early Childhood Development -- SECTION II: Analytic and Disciplinary Perspectives -- 5. The Nature and Impact of Risk and Protective Influences on Children's Development in Low-Income Countries -- 6. Economic Perspectives on Some Important Dimensions of Early Childhood Development in Developing Countries -- 7. Culture and Early Childhood Development: Implications for Policy and Programs -- 8. Voices Less Heard: The Importance of Critical and "Indigenous" Perspectives -- SECTION III: Programmatic Approaches to Early Childhood Development -- 9. The Role of the Health Sector in Early Childhood Development -- 10. Nutrition-Based Approaches to Early Childhood Development -- 11. Education-Based Approaches to Early Childhood Development -- 12. Preventing Violence Against Young Children -- 13. Social Protection and Welfare Systems: Implications for Early Childhood Development -- 14. Community-Based Approaches to Early Childhood Development: A Matter of Degree -- 15. Parents and Communities: The Key to Understanding "Faith-Based" Early Childhood Services and Programs -- 16. Early Education for All: Is There a Role for the Private Sector? -- 17. Media and Early Childhood Development -- SECTION IV: Measurement and Monitoring of Programs and Policies -- 18. Assessing Early Childhood Development.
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