The light beneath the bushel - a discussion paper on early years education and care in the Republic of Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Francis G.
dc.contributor.authorHorgan, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-30T17:27:37Z
dc.date.available2009-03-30T17:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractThis discussion paper builds on `Where Angels Fear to Tread' in vol. 1, no. 1 of this journal (Horgan and Douglas 1998). It seeks to provide recommendations concerning the way forward which were submitted by the authors to the National Forum for Early Childhood Education in February 1988. These were based on research carried out for more than a decade on Early Years Education and Care in the Education Department of University College Cork. The paper commences with an overview of the `Early Years' in the Republic of Ireland and then considers quality child-centred provision under three headings; structures, training and curriculum. It concludes that the period from zero to six heralds the development of an individual's spiritual, emotional, moral, social, cognitive, linguistic, creative and physical growth. Hence, if we really care about educational standards, educational continuity and the spiritual and psychological well-being of future generations, Early Childhood services must be a priority target. In other words, the main concern should be the care and education of our youngest, and indeed most vulnerable, citizens - the children of this State.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHorgan, M., Douglas, F., 2000. The light beneath the bushel - a discussion paper on early years education and care in the Republic of Ireland. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2(2), pp.186-210.en
dc.identifier.endpage210en
dc.identifier.issn1393-7022
dc.identifier.issued2en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Journal of Applied Social Studiesen
dc.identifier.startpage186en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11
dc.identifier.volume2en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWaterford Institute of Technologyen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0966-9760&volume=3&issue=3&spage=51en
dc.subjectCurriculumen
dc.subjectEarly childhood educationen
dc.subjectNurseryen
dc.subjectTeacher trainingen
dc.subjectPreschoolen
dc.subject~Education - Journal Articles~en
dc.subject.lcshEarly childhood education -- Irelanden
dc.titleThe light beneath the bushel - a discussion paper on early years education and care in the Republic of Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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