An Ecological Approach To the Study of Child Care

Family Day Care in Israel

Miriam K. Rosenthal (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

178 Seiten

1994
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8058-1163-6 (ISBN)

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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, establishing historical and socio-economic processes.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.1994
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	490 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8058-1163-X / 080581163X
ISBN-13	978-0-8058-1163-6 / 9780805811636
Zustand	Neuware