Early Childhood Education in Social and Political Transitions: The Legacy of the Open Society Foundations Step by Step Program

This book explores the successes and challenges of transforming early child education in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe (CEE) and Eurasia in response to political transitions to democracy in the 1990s. It features new interviews and unpublished reports by committed practitioners, researchers, and policymakers who are developing inspiring services for and with young children and their families, including those affected by war, refugee families, poverty, minorities, and disabilities. The book traces the extension of programs to Africa and Asia and explores how strategies used to transform early childhood education can inform responsive reforms and innovations in the future.

Format: Hardback
Length: 282 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This open access book delves into the successes and challenges faced by institutions and individuals in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe (CEE) and Eurasia as they responded to the political transitions to democracy in the 1990s. Through new interviews and unpublished reports, the book provides a platform for dedicated practitioners, researchers, and policymakers who are creating inspiring services for and with young children and their families, including those from vulnerable backgrounds. These individuals work with children affected by war, refugee families with young children, children living in poverty, children from minority groups, and children with disabilities and developmental delays. The voices of these pedagogues, experts, and NGO leaders, who were supported by the Open Society Foundations Early Childhood Program, offer valuable insights and inspiring messages to those in the field of early childhood education seeking to promote democratic values and social inclusion. The book also explores the extension of programs to Africa and Asia and examines how strategies used to transform early childhood education in Europe and Eurasia can inform responsive reforms and innovations in early childhood education today and in the future. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Open Society Foundation (OSF).

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350257825