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Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands

This literature review, written under the EDUCAS project, investigates the meanings, relevance, and importance of physical indoor and outdoor space in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children from birth to school age. Authors map, synthesize and critically analyze the…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
Language:
English
Contact:
equity, family, Embracing Diversity, quality pedagogy, quality education, social inclusion, inclusive practice, inclusive classroom, primary school, diversity

This toolkit represents the compilation of different programs and specific activities developed by ISSA and its members over the past 15 years. The backbone of the toolkit is ISSA’s core document Competent Educators of the 21st century: Princi­ples of Quality Pedagogy which focuses on…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
ISSA - International Step by Step Association
Language:
English
Contact:
Zorica Trikic, ztrikic@issa.nl
equity, family, Embracing Diversity, quality pedagogy, quality education, social inclusion, inclusive practice, inclusive classroom, primary school, diversity

Embracing Diversity Training program for adults promotes the values of anti-discrimination, anti-bias, equity and respect for diversity in different settings: in communities, at the workplace, and in society. Embracing Diversity guides participants through a process of personal transformation,…

Published in:
2017
Organization(s):
ISSA - International Step by Step Association
Language:
English
Contact:
Zorica Trikic, ztrikic@issa.nl
equity, diversity, inclusive practice, inclusive classroom, children with disabilities, vulnerable groups, early childhood policy

The manual “Inclusive Education” describes the conceptual principles of inclusive education, international and national legislation in a field of inclusive education, experience of inclusive education implementing in other countries, public-state governance of inclusive education. The special…

Published in:
Organization(s):
Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation
Language:
Ukrainian
Contact:
Natalia Sofiy, nsofiy@gmail.com
equity, diversity, family, inclusive practice, inclusive classroom, children with disabilities, vulnerable groups, early childhood policy

The purpose of this manual is to equip members of Inclusive Resource Centers (IRC), parents of children with special needs, schools and other institutions dealing with the issues of inclusive education, providing special support to children with special needs with necessary practical information…

Published in:
Organization(s):
Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation
Language:
Ukrainian
Contact:
Natalia Sofiy, nsofiy@gmail.com
ECEC, Roma, vulnerable groups, Serbia

Full Title: Integralno dićhipe sićimašće inkluzijako: ažutipe rane barjarimasko ande funkcija e prevencijako katar o inklistipe andar o sićimasko sistemo ke rromane čhavorra, Integrisani pristup obrazovnoj inkluziji: podrška ranom razvoju u funkciji prevencije napuštanja sistema obrazovanja kod…

Published in:
2018
Organization(s):
Know How Center
Language:
Roma
Contact:
Tatjana Lazor Obradovic, tatjana.lazor@gmail.com
ECEC, gender, primary school

While a lot of progress has been made in both early childhood education and gender-responsive education, less has been done on the crossroads of both. V.VVOB- education for development, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and public education partners in Rwanda, South Africa and…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
VVOB Education for Development
Language:
English
Contact:
Katelin Raw, katelin.raw@vvob.be
Serbia, Roma, vulnerable groups

One in a hundred Roma makes it to University, why is that? The study One in One Hundred: Drivers of Success and Resilience among College-Educated Romani Adolescents in Serbia, is a collaboration between the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University (Harvard…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
Harvard University, CIP-Center for Interactive Pedagogy
Language:
English
Contact:
Boris Spasic, boris@cipcentar.org
Belgium, peer learning activities, ECEC, quality education, quality pedagogy

This resource summarizes the contents of the Peer Learning Activity (PLA) among ISSA members during 5 years, which focused on the WANDA methodology. WANDA is a co-reflective method aimed at improving early childhood education and care (ECEC) quality through staff group reflection on their…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
Artevelde University College, VBJK a.o.
Language:
English
Contact:
Nima Sharmahd, nima.sharmahd@vbjk.be

Learning through play has gained momentum in early childhood education and beyond. Yet translating well-meaning policies into concrete teaching practices is a complex process.

This technical brief by VVOB (1) zooms in on the proven positive effects of learning through play on a child's…

Published in:
2019
Organization(s):
VVOB Education for Development
Language:
English
Contact:
Katelin Raw, katelin.raw@vvob.be
Romania, diversity, vulnerable groups, social inclusion, inclusive practice, Roma, children with disabilities, ECEC

This resources provides in depth information needed to adapt early childhood education and care programs to be inclusive. Special focus is on inclusion of ethnic minorities, in particular the Roma, inclusion of children with special needs, and avoiding gender stereotyping.


Published in:
2016
Organization(s):
Neohumanist Educations Association
Language:
Romanian
Contact:
Didi A. Devapriya, didi@amurtel.ro
Romania, diversity, vulnerable groups, preschool, social inclusion

This resource is a collection of personal stories and experiences shared by people marginalised due to their ethnicity or level of ability. The views and the voices of these people are presented in a way to evoke solidarity and emphaty.

The resource promotes friendship as a way to combat…

Published in:
2016
Organization(s):
Neohumanist Educations Association
Language:
Romanian
Contact:
Didi A. Devapriya, didi@amurtel.ro
Romania, children’s book, diversity

Ponies from the Land of the Rainbow: A collection of pro-diversity stories | Căluții din ținutul curcubeului: O colecție de Povești pro-Diversitate. This resource is a collection of children's stories designed to awaken empathy and appreciation for diversity through the use of colorful metaphors…

Published in:
2016
Organization(s):
Neohumanist Educations Association
Language:
Romanian
Contact:
Didi A. Devapriya, didi@amurtel.ro
Romania, ECEC, primary school, sustainable development goals, holistic approach

The Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education is a ground-breaking manual which uses a permacultural lens to inspire child-friendly approaches to embed education for a sustainable future into preschool, kindergarten and primary school programs.

The resource is designed to…

Published in:
2018
Organization(s):
Neohumanist Educations Association
Language:
Slovenian, Romanian, English, Czech, Italian
Contact:
Didi A. Devapriya, didi@amurtel.ro
Romania, primary school, sustainable development goals

What is permaculture and why is it vital in the quest for ecological viability on planet earth? Why it should have a prominent role in education of the youngest? This short video offers a succinct glimpse of the vision that guided the “Children in Permaculture” project and effects it had on…

Published in:
2018
Organization(s):
Neohumanist Educations Association
Language:
English
Contact:
Didi A. Devapriya, didi@amurtel.ro
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