Babies on Campus: Service to Infants and Families among Competing Priorities in University Child Care Programs

Autor/inn/en	McMullen, Mary Benson; Lash, Martha
Titel	Babies on Campus: Service to Infants and Families among Competing Priorities in University Child Care Programs
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Research & Practice, 14 (2012) 2, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-5039
Schlagwörter	Child Care; Comparative Analysis; Infants; Campuses; Caregivers; Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Systems Approach; Research Universities; Institutional Mission; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; Family Programs; Laboratory Schools; Needs Assessment; Decision Making; Classroom Observation Techniques; Educational Practices; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Kindesentwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Systemischer Ansatz; Forschungseinrichtung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Family program; Familienprogramm; Laborschule; Bedarfsermittlung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungspraxis; Wertbegriff
Abstract	University early childhood programs attempt to balance a traditional tri-part mission: service to children and families; professional development of caregivers/teachers, clinicians, and researchers; and research on child development, learning, and/or education. Increasingly, infants receive care and education on university campuses, yet little is known about serving this population effectively within large institutions. Three infant programs at major research universities were chosen for this descriptive/comparative analysis of campus programs that have prioritized mission values differently. An adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Systems Theory was used to frame this qualitative study. Analysis uncovered three areas of distinction that provide a means to describe differences and similarities among these programs: (1) who holds the power in influencing the mission values and priorities, (2) the implementation of sensitively responsive care with infants, and (3) family-centered practices. (Contains 4 tables, 6 figures, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 877-275-3227; Tel: 217-333-1386; Fax: 217-244-7732; e-mail: ecrp@uiuc.edu; Web site: http://ecrp.uiuc.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10