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Book SynopsisIn Constructing Policy Change, Linda A. White examines the expansion of early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and programs in liberal welfare states, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA.
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements Part I: Assessing the Scope of Policy Change in Liberal Welfare States 1. Constructing Policy Change in Early Childhood Education and Care: Scientific Avenues and Cultural Impediments in Liberal Welfare States 2. The Idea of Childhood and the Idea of Motherhood in Liberal Welfare State 3. Explaining the Shift in Norms Surrounding Early Childhood, Motherhood, and the State in the 21st Century Part II: The Sources of Policy Change 4. The Role of Science and the Development of an ECEC Knowledge Regime 5. Transnationalization and Internationalization of ECEC Ideas Part III: From Ideas to Policy Change 6. Constructing Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Shifts in the USA 7. Constructing Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Shifts in in Canada Part IV 8. Conclusion List of References
