This book studies the major characteristics of the social pedagogical approach to early childhood education and care. It does so by investigating the distinctiv

This book sheds light on new research related to welfare state, child care policies, and small children's everyday lives in institutions in Europe. In uniting r

Finland held the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2016. The Ministry of Education and Culture organised the seminar, Pedagogy in Early Childhood

Qualitative analyses of young children’s learning in natural settings are rare, so this new book will make educators sit up and pay attention. It lays out a N

This Open Access book examines children’s participation in dialectical reciprocity with place-based institutional practices by presenting empirical research f