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This book explores the history of kindergartens and infant schools in three settler colonies, revealing how discourses and developments in the past have shaped early childhood education in the present.

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"Professor Larry Prochner has produced a systematic, scholarly and insightful analysis of the emergence of infant schools and kindergartens in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This book will be a key reference work for all scholars in the field. - Deborah Brennan, University of New South Wales"

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Childhood and Education

2 Infant Schools in Britain

3 Infant Schools in the Case-Study Countries

4 Childcare and Daycare

5 Kindergarten from Germany to England and America

6 Kindergarten in the Case-Study Countries

7 Winnipeg Free Kindergarten Association

8 Kindergarten Union of New South Wales

9 Wellington Free Kindergarten Association

10 Conclusion: Change and Continuity

Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

A History of Early Childhood Education in Canada

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2010
      ISBN13: 9780774816601, 978-0774816601
      ISBN10: 0774816600
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book explores the history of kindergartens and infant schools in three settler colonies, revealing how discourses and developments in the past have shaped early childhood education in the present.

      Trade Review
      "Professor Larry Prochner has produced a systematic, scholarly and insightful analysis of the emergence of infant schools and kindergartens in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This book will be a key reference work for all scholars in the field. - Deborah Brennan, University of New South Wales"

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      1 Childhood and Education

      2 Infant Schools in Britain

      3 Infant Schools in the Case-Study Countries

      4 Childcare and Daycare

      5 Kindergarten from Germany to England and America

      6 Kindergarten in the Case-Study Countries

      7 Winnipeg Free Kindergarten Association

      8 Kindergarten Union of New South Wales

      9 Wellington Free Kindergarten Association

      10 Conclusion: Change and Continuity

      Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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