{"product_id":"constructing-policy-change-early-childhood-education-and-care-in-liberal-welfare-states-hardback-9781487502034","title":"Constructing Policy Change; Early Childhood Education and Care in Liberal Welfare States (Hardback) 9781487502034","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConstructing Policy Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEarly Childhood Education and Care in Liberal Welfare States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda A. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487502034\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConstructing Policy Change\u003c\/i\u003e, Linda A. White examines the expansion of early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and programs in liberal welfare states, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the first part of the book, the author investigates the sources of policy ideas that triggered ECEC changes in various national contexts. This is followed by a close analysis of cross-national variation in the implementation of ECEC policy in Canada and the USA. White argues that the primary mechanisms for policy change are grounded in policy investment logics as well as cultural logics: that is, shifts in public sentiments and government beliefs about the value of ECEC policies and programs are rooted in both evidence-based arguments and in principled beliefs about the policy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA rich, nuanced examination of the reasons motivating ECEC policy expansion and adoption in different countries, \u003ci\u003eConstructing Policy Change\u003c\/i\u003e is a corrective to the comparative welfare state literature that focuses on political interest alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Assessing the Scope of Policy Change in Liberal Welfare States\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Constructing Policy Change in Early Childhood Education and Care: Scientific Avenues and Cultural Impediments in Liberal Welfare States\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Idea of Childhood and the Idea of Motherhood in Liberal Welfare State\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Explaining the Shift in Norms Surrounding Early Childhood, Motherhood, and  the State in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: The Sources of Policy Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Role of Science and the Development of an ECEC Knowledge Regime\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Transnationalization and Internationalization of ECEC Ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: From Ideas to Policy Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Constructing Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Shifts in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Constructing Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Shifts in in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595456737560,"sku":"9781487502034","price":40.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/constructing-policy-change-early-childhood-education-and-care-in-liberal-welfare-states-hardback-9781487502034","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}