The Public Good. Historical and Political Roots of Municipal Preschools in Emilia Romagna

Autor/in	Lazzari, Arianna
Titel	The Public Good. Historical and Political Roots of Municipal Preschools in Emilia Romagna
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 47 (2012) 4, S.556-568 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
DOI	10.1111/ejed.12005
Schlagwörter	Stakeholders; Preschool Education; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Child Care; Preschool Teachers; Public Policy; Educational Quality; Socioeconomic Status; Civil Rights; Educational History; Geographic Regions; Sociocultural Patterns; Policy Formation; Educational Trends; Political Influences; Social Influences; Municipalities; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Öffentliche Ordnung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Politische Betätigung; Bildungsentwicklung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Magistrat; Italien
Abstract	According to the findings of a recent European study on competence requirement for the early childhood education and care workforce, competent systems that succeed in achieving high levels of professionalism are embedded in coherent public policies that build on consultation with key stakeholders, particularly at local level. In order to flourish, the professional competence of early childhood practitioners needs to be cultivated not only within the institutions they are working for, but also within a constant democratic dialogue that involves children, parents and local communities. A vision of ECEC as a public good therefore becomes an essential precondition for sustaining the development of high quality services for young children and their families. Given the wide range of interconnected socio-economic, educational and rights-based rationales that currently underpin the investment in the expansion of early childhood provision in many European countries, a further elaboration of these findings may offer interesting insights on the purposes of early childhood education and the nature of political commitment serving such purposes. In this article, these issues are discussed by drawing on the analysis of the origin and development of municipal preschool education in the Emilia Romagna region (Italy). Starting from the investigation of the historical and socio-cultural conditions that gave birth to early childhood municipal institutions, the trends characterising ECEC policy-making developments over time are analysed with reference to the experiences of grassroot politics elaborated at regional and local level. Through a careful contextualisation of social and political processes and an in-depth analysis of relevant documentary sources, the conceptual categories underpinning the construction of early childhood education as a public good are outlined and described. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10