An Ecological Approach To the Study of Child Care

Family Day Care in Israel

Miriam K. Rosenthal (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

178 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-96661-1 (ISBN)

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A new type of childhood is experienced these days by many children in industrial societies that provide child care services. The studies summarized in this book stem from a conceptual model based on an ecological approach to the study of development. The family day care system in Israel is presented as a "case study" for the discussion of issues derived from this conceptual model -- issues which are of central concern to the investigation of child care in any society.

This book establishes how historical and socio-economic processes:

*influence the values and goals set by the society for its children, and its social policy concerning child care service;

*are interpreted by parents and early childhood educators;

*relate to different definitions of "quality care."

Unique in its integrative analysis of the daily experiences of infants and toddlers in family day care, this volume examines cultural and social policy issues, family background and parental beliefs, caregiver's background and beliefs, the nature of the child care environment, and the child's personal characteristics.

Its "theoretical" and "applied" orientation is important to researchers interested in the study of out-of-home-care for young children, as well as educators, developmental psychologists, sociologists, and social workers interested in the study of environmental influences on the child development. The ecological model and the applied implications of the study are of special relevance to practitioners in the field of early childhood.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Contents: Introduction. The Social and Historical Context for the Development of Child Care. Research Goals and Methodology. Parents of Children in Family Day Care. FDC Caregivers. Growing Up in Two Socializing Worlds. The Behavior of Infants and Toddlers in FDC. Family Day Care as a Childrearing Setting. The Interface Between Family, Child, and Child Care. Summary of Results and Implications for Future Research. Child-Care Policy.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.02.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-96661-4 / 1138966614
ISBN-13	978-1-138-96661-1 / 9781138966611
Zustand	Neuware