Improving the Quality of Childhood in Europe 2011 (Volume 2)
Published by the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education / Alliance for Childhood European Network Group
This publication consists of talks given by a range of experts to The Quality of Childhood Working Group in the European Parliament.
Contributors include Christopher Clouder, Sue Gerhardt, Ivan Ivanov, Michiel Matthes, Peter Moss, Vanessa Pallucchi, Bernard Rorke, Fátima Sánchez Santiago, Andreas Schleicher, Lorne Walters, Richard Wilkinson & Lívia Járóka.
Editors: C. Clouder, B. Heys, M. Matthes, & P. Sullivan
Publisher: ECSWE (European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education), East Sussex, UK.
(In collaboration with the Alliance for Childhood European Network Group)
Please see below for downloadable pdf's of the full text:
Table of Content
Introductory Chapters: Towards a living education by Christopher Clouder
and 'Improving the quality of childhood: the progress made over the last few years' by Michiel Matthes
Chapter 1: The Quality of Childhood, Evidence from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by Andreas Schleicher
Chapter 2: Inequality and the Wellbeing of Adults and Childhood in Rich Countries by Professor Richard Wilkinson
Chapter 3: Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain by Sue Gerhardt
Chapter 4: The Case of the Roma Children by Ivan Ivanov Bernard Rorke and Lorne Walters
Chapter 5: Parental leave policies by Professor Peter Moss
Chapter 6: Lessons from Italy: Child friendly cities by Vanessa Pallucchi
Chapter 7: Social and Emotional Education in Cantabria, Spain by Fátima Sánchez Santiago
Members of the Alliance for Childhood European Network Group and International Network