Rationalising public support for private early childhood education and care: the case of Finland

ABSTRACT

In Finland, early childhood education and care (ECEC) is traditionally publicly provided. However, private ECEC provision has increased during the past decade, largely as a result of financial support from the public sector. Drawing on qualitative interviews with municipal decision-makers, this article identifies three frames within which publicly subsidised private ECEC provision and marketisation are rationalised: the pragmatic frame, the government frame and the choice frame. The results show that even though market logics and tendencies seem to have gained a strong foothold in local policies, there is a keen interest in universalism and maintaining public control over local ECEC provision.     

Day care room transitions for toddlers: Recommendations for a supportive physical environment

The physical setting can be used to facilitate room transitions for toddlers in day care centers. A case study approach is taken to provide specific examples of supportive physical features for toddler transitions. Recommendations that support the transition process are provided.     

Improving outcomes for babies and toddlers in child welfare: A model for infant mental health intervention and collaboration

Children under three comprise a sizable and growing proportion of foster care placements. Very young children who enter the child welfare system experience disruptions of critical attachments that are essential to this formative stage of brain development, as well as other traumatic events, leaving them at great risk for lifelong impairments. To reverse these concerning outcomes, babies who have been removed from their homes require intensive, relationship-based interventions that promote secure attachment to a primary caregiver and holistic attention the child's developmental needs. Child welfare decision-makers must be informed of infant brain development and knowledgeable about the particular needs and circumstances of each child. This article describes a model with these features that has been developed and tested in the Bronx, New York, one of the nation's poorest urban counties with high rates of foster care. The Project utilizes evidence-based Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) as its core intervention, and emphasizes collaboration and information sharing– driven by the CPP clinician– with judges, child welfare workers, attorneys and other social service and mental health providers, thereby encouraging developmentally and relationally informed case planning and permanency decisions. The model is evaluated using pre and post treatment psychosocial measures and program outcome data. Results indicate improvement in parenting interactions, positive child welfare outcomes (including increased rates of reunification, fewer returns to foster care), and improved safety and wellbeing. Results highlight the need for child welfare practices to be more closely aligned with the current science of infant brain development, and to incorporate a specialized approach to address the unique needs of infants.     

高校图书馆的制度管理与人文关怀

高校图书馆管理工作是一项具有较强科学性的系统工程。为读者提供高效优质的服务是图书馆的基本工作目标。在健全规章制度的同时,人本理念、人文关怀是高校图书馆在提高服务质量过程中所面临的一个新课题。本文从制度的制定、落实和人文服务环境的营造两个方面略作探究,以求教于同仁。     

论人文关怀在高校辅导员思想政治教育中的实现

在文化多元化、信息化时代,高校传统的思想政治教育模式难以应对当前复杂多变的大学生思想教育环境,影响和限制了大学生主体化、个性化发展。高校思想政治教育的创新发展将人文关怀理念融入学生政治思想教育具有积极意义。辅导员作为高校思想政治教育的骨干力量,必须明确自身定位,把真情、真心投入到丰富和创新学生工作形式中,不断提高和完善自身文化知识结构和人文素养,才能在新时期、新形势下完成思想政治教育的新要求,带来高校思想政治教育的新局面。     

论中医药在农村初级医疗卫生保健体系中的地位和作用

面对我国农村经济的发展状况，如何解决医疗费用的不断上涨给农村居民带来的沉重负担，是摆在我们面前的重要任务。本文仅对中医药在解决这些问题中的地位和作用做了初步分析，并提出一些具体建议。     

关于建立我国新农村社区健身俱乐部问题的理性思考

建立新农村社区体育健身俱乐部是贯彻落实《全民健身计划纲要》和《中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十一五规划纲要》的重要工作,而且也是农村精神文明建设、提倡健康文明生活方式和建设社会主义新农村的重要内容。在探讨建立我国新农村社区体育健身俱乐部的目的和意义的基础上,提出建立新农村社区体育健身俱乐部的界定、任务、基本条件、要求与资金来源,以及在建设社会主义新农村中所表现出的功能和价值,为推进社会主义新农村体育建设和实施农民健身工程提供理论参考。     

教师专业伦理之辩证

通过对近年来国际教师专业伦理研究的若干重要研究议题进行梳理,分析专业伦理与一般伦理的关系、专业伦理是他律抑或自律、关怀伦理与正义伦理的冲突和配合、以及德性伦理与规范伦理间的互补关系,以期对教师专业伦理的复杂图景以较为清晰的描绘。     

女大学生体育与健康课程改革的实践研究

通过教学实验和问卷调查,研究评估高校体育与健康课程改革的效果,结果显示在实施教育后不仅实现了提高女大学生健康关心程度,促进了女大学生保健行为,培养了女大学生参加体育锻炼的习惯,提高了大学生的形态机能水平.     

Fostering Spirituality in a Pastoral Care Context

This article addresses the issue of promoting spirituality as a dimension of pastoral care in schools. The everyday practice of caring and giving may leave carers tired, depleted of spiritual sustenance, and without practices that nurture their spirituality. This article proposes that spirituality is an essential element of pastoral care, and that it can be promoted through examination of one's sense of vocation, bodywork, journal writing and nurturing soul friends.