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:

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Introductory Chapters: By Christopher Clouder and Michiel Matthes
COC Introductory chapters

 

Chapter 1: Changing Condiditons of Childhood by Christopher Clouder
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Chapter 2: The Quality of Childhood: Exploring a Pedagogical View of the Role of Parents by Professor Hans Van Crombrugge
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Chapter 3: Education in the European Union - Systemic Changes required by Luc Stevens
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Chapter 4: The Experiential Education Project by Professor Dr Ferre Laevers
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Chapter 5: The Quality of Child-Adult Relationships in Families and Schools by Jesper Juul
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Chapter 6: Towards a Canon of Child and Adolescent development and upbringing by Rene FW Diekstra
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Chapter 7: How can we improve early childhood education and care systems in Europe? by John Bennett
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Chapter 8: How to enable children and adolescents to acquire key competences for the world of the 21st century by Martina Leibovici-Muhlbergers
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Chapter 9: The child indicates when it is ready to begin formal learning - How to recognise this moment? by Geske Lundgren
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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
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Chapter 11: The changing face of adolescence by Professor Rene FW Diekstra
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Chapter 12: Multiple Intelligences in the knowldege-based society by Professor Steen Hildebrandt
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Chapter 13: What approach to take to improve the Quality of Childhood in the European Union by Professor Dr Boris Cyrulnik
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Chapter 14: Diversity and Equity in Early Childhood Care and Education by Professor Dr Michel Vandenbroeck
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Chapter 15: Young children and their services: Developing a European approach by Professor Peter Moss
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Chapter 16: A vision for children and childhood in the European Union by Michiel Matthes
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