Improving the Quality of Childhood in European Union - Current Perspectives (Volume 1)
published by European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education and the Alliance for Childhood European Network Group 2009/10
Editors: C. Clouder, B. Heys, & M. Matthes.
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:
Introductory Chapters: By Christopher Clouder and Michiel Matthes
COC Introductory chapters
Chapter 1: Changing Condiditons of Childhood by Christopher Clouder
QoC Chapter 1
Chapter 2: The Quality of Childhood: Exploring a Pedagogical View of the Role of Parents by Professor Hans Van Crombrugge
QoC Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Education in the European Union - Systemic Changes required by Luc Stevens
QoC Chapter 3
Chapter 4: The Experiential Education Project by Professor Dr Ferre Laevers
QoC Chapter 4
Chapter 5: The Quality of Child-Adult Relationships in Families and Schools by Jesper Juul
QoC Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Towards a Canon of Child and Adolescent development and upbringing by Rene FW Diekstra
QoC Chapter 6
Chapter 7: How can we improve early childhood education and care systems in Europe? by John Bennett
QoC Chapter 7
Chapter 8: How
to enable children and adolescents to acquire key competences for the
world of the 21st century by Martina Leibovici-Muhlbergers
QoC Chapter 8
Chapter 9: The child indicates when it is ready to begin formal learning - How to recognise this moment? by Geske Lundgren
QoC Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Attachment,
what it is, why it is important and what we can do about it to help
young children acquire secure attachment by Sir Richard Bowlby
QoC Chapter 10
Chapter 11: The changing face of adolescence by Professor Rene FW Diekstra
QoC Chapter 11
Chapter 12: Multiple Intelligences in the knowldege-based society by Professor Steen Hildebrandt
QoC Chapter 12
Chapter 13: What approach to take to improve the Quality of Childhood in the European Union by Professor Dr Boris Cyrulnik
QoC Chapter 13
Chapter 14: Diversity and Equity in Early Childhood Care and Education by Professor Dr Michel Vandenbroeck
QoC Chapter 14
Chapter 15: Young children and their services: Developing a European approach by Professor Peter Moss
QoC Chapter 15
Chapter 16: A vision for children and childhood in the European Union by Michiel Matthes
QOC Chapter 16