Early Childhood Intervention in Portugal: An Overview Based on the Developmental Systems Model

Autor/inn/en	Pinto, Ana Isabel; Grande, Catarina; Aguiar, Cecilia; de Almeida, Isabel Chaves; Felgueiras, Isabel; Pimentel, Julia Serpa; Serrano, Ana Maria; Carvalho, Leonor; Brandao, Maria Teresa; Boavida, Tania; Santos, Paula; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro
Titel	Early Childhood Intervention in Portugal: An Overview Based on the Developmental Systems Model
Quelle	In: Infants and Young Children, 25 (2012) 4, S.310-322 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-3746
DOI	10.1097/IYC.0b013e3182673e2b
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Early Intervention; Young Children; Developmental Programs; Systems Approach; Models; Delivery Systems; Legislation; Evidence; Social Influences; Politics; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Entwicklungsplan; Systemischer Ansatz; Analogiemodell; Auslieferung; Gesetzgebungslehre; Evidenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Politik
Abstract	Research studies on early childhood intervention (ECI) in Portugal are diffuse regarding both program components and the geographical area under scrutiny. Since the 1990s, a growing body of knowledge and evidence in ECI is being gathered, based on postgraduate teaching, in-service training, and research. This article draws on the systems theory perspective outlined in the Developmental Systems Approach to Early Intervention (M. J. Guralnick, 2001, 2005a, 2011) to (a) depict paradigmatic shifts and scientific evidence, as well as social and political factors, setting the framework for the development of ECI policies and services in Portugal; (b) describe recent Portuguese legislation that established a national ECI system, and deductively analyze its content regarding the "structural components" of Guralnick's Model; (c) examine the current status of ECI services according to the core principles and components of the Developmental Systems Model. Inspired by M. J. Guralnick's suggestion (2000), the discussion addresses problems at different levels of the system, proposing an agenda for change in ECI in Portugal, underlining the need for the co-construction of a new culture, based on scientific evidence and on in-depth dialogues between researchers, practitioners, and communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10