Towards a New Global and Responsive Approach to Early Childhood Education and Care Services: Lessons from Barcelona, Milan and Tampere - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 303436587X ISBN 13 : 9783034365871

Editeur : Peter Lang, 2026

Synopsis

European and global early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems face a paradox. Although ECEC is widely recognised as crucial for children’s development and for advancing equity―especially for disadvantaged families―major challenges remain. Access to ECEC remains unequal, with many children from low-income or migrant backgrounds facing exclusion. At the same time, ECEC professionals often work in poorer conditions than other education and care staff, and Europe faces a growing shortage of qualified workers. Debates about the role of gender in care sectors also remain unresolved. 

This book is the result of the Erasmus+ KA2 project EDUFIRST, which responds to this situation by learning from innovative practices in Barcelona, Milan and Tampere. Coordinated by the University of Vic (Barcelona), the project promotes a responsive, global ECEC approach that intertwines policy, institutional and pedagogical dimensions. Its aim is to strengthen inclusion, equity, community participation and climate justice while supporting municipalities in improving local systems and advancing the EU Child Guarantee.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jordi Collet-Sabé is a Full Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Vic (Barcelona. Spain). He has held visiting academic positions at the UCL Institute of Education, University of Cambridge and UNESCO. His main research interests include education policy, inequalities and strategies to combat them, family, school and community approaches and socio-educational zones as a new unit of education policy. 

Glòria Olmos is a Lecturer in early childhood education at the University of Vic and the director of the three municipal nursery schools of Vic. Her professional career combines educational management, university teaching and research in the field of early childhood education, with a specific focus on the 0–3 age group.  

Alejandro Paniagua is a Lecturer in Education and Social Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). He holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and a degree in Teaching, specialising in primary school education. His professional background includes teaching in both compulsory and post-compulsory education, as well as working as a specialist in socio-educational projects for non-profit organisations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 303436587X
• ISBN 13: 9783034365871
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Éditeur: Collet-Sabé Jordi
• Coordonnées du fabricant: r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; ; Gontardstraße 11; Berlin; 10178; Allemagne