Global Perspectives on Human Capital in Early Childhood Education: Reconceptualizing Theory, Policy, and Practice - Hardcover

by Theodora Lightfoot-Rueda (Editor), Ruth Lynn Peach (Editor)

Human capital theory, developing children as future workers, shapes thinking about early childhood education policy around the globe. International contributors problematize this thinking and offer alternatives.

Author Biography

Vina Adriany, Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia Alejandro Azocar, University of West Alabama-Livingston, USA Sabiha Bilgi, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey Marianne Bloch, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Emma Buchanan, University of Melbourne, Australia Cary Buzzelli, Indiana University, USA Hong-Ju Jun, Paichai University, Korea Janice Kroeger, Kent State University, USA I-Fang Lee, University of Newcastle, Australia. Theodora Lightfoot Rueda, Interdisciplinary Institute for Research in the Social Sciences and Education, USA Zsuzsa Millei, University of Tampere, Finland Ruth Peach, National Louis University, USA Kurniawan Saefullah, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia Chao-Ling Tseng, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Joseph Zanoni, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA