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Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems (2022)
Garvis, S., Harju-Luukkainen, H., & Kangas, J. (Eds.). (2022). Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems. Springer. Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Garvis, Susanne; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Kangas, Jonna
ISBN: 978-3-030-99909-4
eISBN: 978-3-030-99910-0
Journal or series: Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus
ISSN: 2946-6091
eISSN: 2946-6105
Publication year: 2022
Number in series: 2
Number of pages in the book: 192
Publisher: Springer
Place of Publication: Cham
Publication country: Switzerland
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0
Publication open access: Not open
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Abstract
This book provides global perspectives on assessment and evaluation practices with young children in contemporary times within early childhood education systems. It critiques and evaluates current evaluation and assessment goals and tools in early childhood settings. The book also compares the different approaches to educational evaluations from different countries in early childhood education and care. It provides insights into different approaches, techniques as well as perspectives of micro and macro-levels of analysis. This book aims to create an international understanding about the thematic conceptions of assessment for early childhood education and care.
Keywords: early childhood education and care; evaluation; evaluation methods; educational systems; education policy; preschool children (age group)
Free keywords: assessment; assessment practices; evaluation; evaluation practices; children ; young children; early childhood systems; intervention programs in early childhood settings
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
JUFO rating: 2
This publication includes articles with JYU authors:
- Garvis, S., Kangas, J., & Harju-Luukkainen, H. (2022). An Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation in ECEC Context. In S. Garvis, H. Harju-Luukkainen, & J. Kangas (Eds.), Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems (pp. 1-13). Springer International Publishing. Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0_1
- Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H., & Garvis, S. (2022). An Outlook to the Future of ECE Assessment. In S. Garvis, H. Harju-Luukkainen, & J. Kangas (Eds.), Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems (pp. 189-192). Springer International Publishing. Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0_13
- Harju-Luukkainen, H., Nissinen, K., Vettenranta, J., & Garvis, S. (2022). Early Skills as Predictors for Later Educational Outcome in Mathematics and Science in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark : A Further Analysis on TIMSS 2015 Data. In S. Garvis, H. Harju-Luukkainen, & J. Kangas (Eds.), Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems (pp. 81-93). Springer. Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0_6
- Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Kangas, J., Manning, M., & Garvis, S. (2022). The Importance of Evaluating Early Childhood Education Quality to Support the Learning of Young Children. In S. Garvis, H. Harju-Luukkainen, & J. Kangas (Eds.), Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems (pp. 15-33). Springer International Publishing. Early Childhood Research and Education : An Inter-theoretical Focus, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99910-0_2
