Early Childhood Education as a European Knowledge Ecosystem: Arts, Digital Transformation, and Social Futures - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 13 : 9798337395098

Editeur : Igi Global Scientific Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Early childhood education across Europe is increasingly shaped by rapid digital transformation, growing cultural and linguistic diversity, and heightened attention to inclusion, well-being, and mental health. These developments call for conceptual frameworks capable of addressing the complexity and interconnectedness of contemporary learning environments for long children. To respond to this need, it is essential to explore the reconceptualization of early childhood education as a European knowledge ecosystem, a dynamic space in which pedagogy, the arts, digital innovation, cultural identity, inclusion, and educational and cultural policy interact to shape early learning experiences. Early Childhood Education as a European Knowledge Ecosystem: Arts, Digital Transformation, and Social Futures adopts an interdisciplinary and ecosystem-based perspective that positions the arts as core knowledge practices, rather than supplementary educational tools, that support children's cognitive, emotional, social, and psychosocial development while fostering creativity, communication, and cultural participation. It also explores how emerging technologies can be approached as cultural and pedagogical mediators that can enhance accessibility, participation, and creative expression in early childhood education. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence, music education, and teacher education, this book is an excellent resource for researchers, academicians, early childhood educators, teacher educators, curriculum designers, educational innovators, and more.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maria Argyriou is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Laboratory Teaching Academic Faculty in Applied Music Pedagogy at the University of the Aegean (Greece). Her research integrates world music pedagogy, experiential learning, and intercultural education, with a particular focus on early childhood and teacher education. She has published widely on music education, cultural identity, and multimodal learning. Her current work explores how music can foster empathy, inclusion, and global citizenship through culturally responsive and project-based pedagogies, aligning closely with the aims of this edited volume on experiential and competency-based education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798337395098
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Argyriou Maria, Tapsis Nikolaos
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible