The Expansion of Early Childhood Development Services and the Need to Reconceptualize Evidence

Autor/in	Nilsen, Ann Christin E.
Titel	The Expansion of Early Childhood Development Services and the Need to Reconceptualize Evidence
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 18 (2017) 3, S.269-280 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9491
DOI	10.1177/1463949117731021
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Evidence; Developing Nations; Intervention; Educational Development; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy; Investment; Alignment (Education); Concept Formation; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Evidenz; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	The provision of early childhood development services is expanding in developing countries. The rationale behind this expansion is rooted in developmental psychology, socio-economic and human rights narratives. However, there are some limitations to this rationale, which are in particular related to the implicit universalism it assumes. This article outlines how early childhood development interventions imply a policing of families and childhood, which calls for a stronger consideration of context. As a consequence, the scope of what counts as evidence in early childhood development research needs to be questioned. The article is a theoretical contribution to the discourse of what early childhood development "does". A critical approach, addressing the ideals and values that are communicated in early childhood development programmes and how they relate to dominant parenting ideals and practices in the society in question, should be an integral part of the expansion of early childhood development in the global South in the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01