A Comparison of the National Preschool Curricula in Norway and Sweden.

Autor/inn/en	Alvestad, Marit; Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling
Titel	A Comparison of the National Preschool Curricula in Norway and Sweden.
Quelle	In: Early Chiodhood Research & Practice, 1 (1999) 2, (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-5039
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Day Care; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Learning Theories; National Curriculum; Preschool Children; Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Norway; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Tagespflege; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Norwegen; Schweden
Abstract	Norway and Sweden have similar histories within the field of early childhood education and similar traditions of state financial support for children. Recently, both countries adopted national preschool plans for children ages 1 to 5 years old. When comparing the two plans, the first noticeable difference is that the Norwegian approach gives teachers a detailed framework for their work with suggestions on content, methods to be used, and expected outcomes. In contrast, the Swedish plan is goal directed with a short introduction on the perspectives and values of children's learning and development. It contains almost nothing about the methods to be used. This article compares the two national plans in terms of their evolution, purpose, and content. The article also discusses how the plans reflect theories of learning and knowledge formation. (Contains 60 references.) (Author/LLP)
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