Early Childhood Education in Societal Context: Teachers in Three Countries Speak About Early Childhood Education

Response to Sally Lubeck's “Is Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Everyone?”

“…Researchers have been examining early child care and education from a cross-national perspective, some using the DIP/DAP perspective and some using other perspectives. Examples of some of this international research include the work of Hoot, Parmar, Hujala-Huttunen, Cao & Chacon (1996), Tietze, Cryer, Bairrao, Palacios & Wetzel(1996), and Carlson (1997). A special issue of Early Education and Development, edited by Swadener and Bloch (1997), is also noteworthy.…”

A Comparison of the Child-Rearing Goals of Russian and U.S. University Students

“…Other studies, however, show lasting support for traditional ideas. For example, interviewing Russian teachers several years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Carlson, Zvagina, and Sjolom (1997) found continued emphasis on authority and "solidarity with others. "…”

Early childhood education in Sudan today

“…National polices for education are built on humanistic traditions and grounded on the democratic system (Alvestad & Samuelsson, 1999). Emphasis in early childhood education is on programs for children while their parents are occupied with work and education (Carlson, Zvagina, & Sjolom, 1997). Swedish law guarantees a placement for each working or studying parent's child within a few months from the day parents request it (Alvestad & Samuelsson, 1999).…”