A Meeting Place for Policy-Makers and Researchers: The Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Years

Autor/inn/en	Peeters, Jan; Vandekerckhove, Ankie
Titel	A Meeting Place for Policy-Makers and Researchers: The Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Years
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Years Education, 23 (2015) 3, S.329-337 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0966-9760
DOI	10.1080/09669760.2015.1074554
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Equal Education; Educational Quality; Advocacy; Philanthropic Foundations; International Cooperation; Policy Formation; Child Care; Access to Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Socioeconomic Influences; Teacher Competencies; Immigrants; Culturally Relevant Education; Government Role; Family Involvement; Foreign Countries; Belgium; District of Columbia; Ireland; Netherlands; New York; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Sozialanwaltschaft; Philanthropismus; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Politische Betätigung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Lehrkunst; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Ausland; Belgien; Irland; Niederlande
Abstract	While policy-makers and researchers in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) often seem to speak different languages, overwhelming research evidence on how quality ECEC can play a key role in alleviating the effects of disadvantage can be extremely relevant for policy-makers. In this article, we focus on how philanthropic foundations can facilitate the dialogue and bring together researchers, policy-makers and stakeholders on (particularly quality) issues in ECEC. In this article, we present a comprehensive advocacy project, designed by 13 philanthropic foundations on both sides of the Atlantic, under the leadership of the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) (Belgium). This group of foundations wants to clarify, discuss and document some of the most relevant issues in ECEC at this point, with a focus on children from low-income and migrant families. Meetings have already taken place on accessibility, professionalisation and curriculum, parent involvement and evaluation. With the fifth forum--on integrated systems in ECEC--on its way, it is time for a short recap. Can meeting opportunities of this kind, for a limited group of policy-makers, successfully influence policy? (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01