The effects of pediatric primary prevention programs on screen-time and reading habits of children in JordanInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 15 - Trang 1-12 - 2021
Mustafa S. Yousuf, Heather Lea Harvey, Sanjai K. Parahoo, Basil Shawkat Ziadeh, Muna Kilani, Eman Al-Kamil
The proliferation of electronic content and limited exposure of children to books in Jordan has made both parents and health-care providers more concerned about healthy child development. This research aimed to determine if pediatric primary prevention programs were helpful in reducing screen-time and improving reading habits of children in Jordan, and if there was a correlation between these two ...... hiện toàn bộ
Policy levers to promote cultural competence in early childhood programs in the USA: recommendations from system specialistsInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 13 - Trang 1-23 - 2019
Mary L. Porterfield, Catherine Scott-Little
The purpose of the study was to investigate ways in which early childhood systems that rate and license child care programs, known as Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRISs), might incorporate requirements related to cultural competence into the system, including incentives, supports, and rewards for programs that foster cultural competence of the early care and education (ECE) workforce. T...... hiện toàn bộ
Has a National Policy Focus on Early Childhood Made a Difference for Indigenous Children? An Analysis of LSAC DataInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 7 - Trang 33-52 - 2015
Margaret Sims, Huy P. Phan
The Australian policy environment has undergone significant changes with a move towards evidence-based policy development. It is in this climate that the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) began collecting data. The study began in 2003 with 2 cohorts of children (birth-1 year and 4–5 years) and the 5th wave of data collection occurred in 2011/12. In this analysis we use the data from...... hiện toàn bộ
Infant feeding nutrition policies in Australian early childhood education and care services: a content and qualitative analysisInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 12 - Trang 1-27 - 2018
Julianne McGuire, Danielle Gallegos, Susan Irvine
Early infant feeding practices are a critical part of education and care programs within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. With an increasing number of children attending ECEC services from a young age, adherence to best practice infant feeding will improve long-term health outcomes. This paper uses inductive and deductive thematic analysis informed by Social Cognitive Theory and...... hiện toàn bộ
Social Investment Policies in Canada, Australia, Japan, and South KoreaInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 5 - Trang 41-53 - 2015
Ito Peng
This paper compares the social investment policy reforms that have been introduced by the two Anglo-Saxon liberal welfare regimes of Canada and Australia and the two East Asian welfare regimes of Japan and South Korea since the 1990s. The paper examines the causes of these social policy changes, and asks why these seemingly different contexts produce such similar policy idea. While all four countr...... hiện toàn bộ
Child Care Friendly Policies and Integration of ECEC in TaiwanInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 5 - Trang 1-19 - 2015
Chih-Peng Chiu, Suechun Wei
The aims of this article are fourfold. Firstly, the article outlines the development of the ECEC policy in Taiwan, with a principle focus on female labor force participation rates and birth rates. Secondly, it describes the different types of ECEC services in Taiwan, discussing the process of their evolution and related statistics from a historical perspective. Thirdly, it introduces two important...... hiện toàn bộ
Conflictual and cooperative childcare politics in CanadaInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 10 - Trang 1-20 - 2016
Rachel Langford, Susan Prentice, Brooke Richardson, Patrizia Albanese
In 2005, after many years of inaction, the Canadian government seemed poised to make real changes to national childcare policy—a marker of social movement success for the grassroots Childcare Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC). In this paper, we analyse childcare policy developments in Canada between 2003 and 2005, drawing on qualitative interviews conducted with CCAAC staff and members, allie...... hiện toàn bộ
Non-indigenous preschool teachers’ culturally relevant pedagogy in the indigenous areas of TaiwanInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy -
B Chen
AbstractThis study used the Ladson-Billings culturally relevant pedagogical approach to understanding non-indigenous preschool teachers’ multicultural literacy and practices in indigenous areas. Through purposive sampling, we selected six teachers with three years of teaching experience each in Eastern Taiwan as study participants. Interviews with them, classroom o...... hiện toàn bộ
Uses and perceived benefits of children’s recreational activities: the perspectives of parents and school professionalsInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 9 - Trang 1-17 - 2015
Gaëlle Amerijckx, Perrine Humblet
This paper examines recreational activities in children’s free time, as a component of their wellbeing in a socio-ecological framework. Data comprise semi-structured interviews, conducted with 50 parents and 33 school professionals, within four contrasted areas of the Brussels-Capital Region—with regard to their economic affluence and availability of green areas. Families’ perspectives and practic...... hiện toàn bộ
The effect of mothers’ nutritional education and knowledge on children’s nutritional status: a systematic reviewInternational Journal of Child Care and Education Policy - Tập 17 - Trang 1-16 - 2023
Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo, Pipit Permatasari, Henny Dwi Susanti
Malnutrition in children is a significant risk factor for child mortality and is a global health problem. One of the influencing factors is low economic factors and the mother's education. This study aimed to analyze the effect of mothers’ nutritional education and knowledge on children’s nutritional status: a systematic review. The literature examined in this literature review uses four databases...... hiện toàn bộ