Critical Perspectives

 

Books & Special Issues of Journals

Pence, A. & Harvell, J. (Eds.). (2019). Pedagogies for Diverse Contexts, Vol. 3, in M. Fleet & M. Reed, Series Editors, Thinking About Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education. London: Routledge.

Dahlberg, G., Moss, P. & Pence, A. (1999, 1st edition; 2007, 2nd edition; 2013 Routledge Classics, 3rd edition). Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Postmodern perspectives. (1999) London & Philadelphia.  (2007 & 2013) London: Routledge/Falmer. (translated into 12 languages, by 2013).

Pence, A. (Ed.) (2008) Investigating Quality: Issues in Diversity and Social Equity in Early Childhood [Special Issue]. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3).

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence, A. (Eds.). (2005). Canadian Early Childhood Education: Broadening and Deepening Discussions of Quality.  Research Connections Series, Ottawa: Canadian Child Care Federation.

Moss, P. & Pence, A. (Eds.). (1994). Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services: New Approaches to Defining Quality.  New York & London:  Teachers College Press and Paul Chapman Publishers.

Chapters & Articles

Dahlberg, G., Moss, P. & Pence, A. (2024). CIEC Colloquium: Reflections on Beyond Quality at 25 years. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. Online First.

Pence, A. (2021). Going beyond: Implementing Beyond Quality through the investigating quality (IQ) project. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 35(3), pp. 520-533.

Pence, A. (2018). Fortuitous Invitations and Possible Ways Forward: ECD in the Majority World. In M.J. Moran, S.D. Akpovo, & R. Brookshire (Eds.). Cross-Cultural Research Methodology in Early Childhood Contexts. London: Routledge.

Moss, P., Dahlberg, G., Grieshaber, S., Mantovani, S., May, H., Pence, A., Rayna, S., Swadener, B., Vandenbroeck, M. (2016). The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Early Learning Study: Opening for debate and contestation. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, Vol 17(3), pp. 343-351.

Pence, A. (2013).Voices Less Heard: The Importance of Critical and “Indigenous” Perspectives. In P. Britto, P. Engle, & C. Super, (Eds.). Handbook of Early Child Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. Oxford U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Pence, A. (2012). Commentary: Reflections on Children, Curriculum and Teachers. In N. Howe & L. Prochner (Eds.). Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada, pp. 272-281. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Pence, A. & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2012). The Investigating Quality Project: Innovative Approaches in Early Childhood Education.  In N. Howe & L. Prochner (Eds.), Recent Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada, pp. 229-244. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence, A. (2011). The Postmodern Curriculum: Making Space for Historically and Politically Situated Understandings. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), pp.4-8.

Pence, A. & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2010). Both/And: Reflections on Recent Anglo/Western Early Childhood Curriculum Statements. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 4(2), pp. 15-24.

Pence, A., & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2010). Investigating Quality Project: Opening Possibilities in Early Childhood Care and Education Policies and Practices in Canada.  In N. Yelland (Ed.) Contemporary Perspectives on Early Childhood Education, pp. 121-138.  Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence, A. (2010). A Journey of Beginnings: From The Stockholm Project to the Investigating Quality Project and Beyond. In M.A. Colliander, L.Strahle, & C. Wehner-Godee (Eds.). Om Varden Och Om Varlden. [Valuing the World]. pp. 251-263. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm University Press. (Book honoring Gunilla Dahlberg.)

Pence, A. (2008).Introduction to Investigating Quality: Issues in Diversity and Social Equity in Early Childhood.  Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9 (3), pp. 189-190

Pence, A. & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2008). Discourses on Quality Care: the Investigating ‘Quality’ Project and the Canadian Experience. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3).

Pence, A. & Holder, J. (2007). In sub-Saharan Africa Context Matters: Building the Capacity of Professionals in Early Childhood Care and Development. Young Children, 62(6), pp. 64-66.

Pence, A. & Hix-Small, H. (2007). Global Children in the Shadow of the Global Child. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice, 8(1), pp. 83-100.

Pence, A. & Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. (2006). The Investigating Quality Project: Challenges and Possibilities for Canada.  Interaction, 20(3), pp. 11-13.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence. A. (2005).  Contextualizing the Reconceptualist Movement in Canadian Early Childhood Education.  In V. Pacini-Ketchabaw & A. Pence (Eds.), Canadian Early Childhood Education: Broadening and Deepening Discussions of Quality. Ottawa: Canadian Child Care Federation.

Pence, A. (2001).  Through the Looking Glass: Cross-cultural Early Childhood Education.  Every Child (Australian Early Childhood Association), 7(3), pp. 8-9.

Moss, P., Dahlberg, G. & Pence, A.  (2000).  Getting Beyond the Problem with Quality. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 8(2), pp. 103-115.

Ball, J. & Pence, A.  (2000). A Post-Modernist Approach to Culturally Grounded Training in Early Childhood Care and Development.  Australian Journal of Early Childhood Education, 25(1), pp. 21-25.

Pence, A.  (1999).  Professionalism in a Post-Modern Era:  Thoughts on Early Childhood Education.  In Research Connections Canada (2): Supporting children and families (pp.91-101). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Child Care Federation.

Ball, J. & Pence, A.  (1999). Beyond Developmentally Appropriate Practice:  Developing Community and Culturally Appropriate Practice.  Young Children, 54(2), pp. 46-50.

Pence, A. (Ed.).  (1990).   Canadian Report:  Childhood in Society – Implications for Future Social Policy.  Vienna, Austria:  European Centre for Social Welfare Research and Policy.

Pence, A.  (1998).Reconceptualizing ECCD in the Majority World:  One Minority World Perspective.  International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(2), pp. 19-30.

Pence, A. (1998).  On Knowing the Place:  Reflections on Understanding Quality Child Care.  Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 7(1), pp. 71-80.

Pence, A. & Moss, P.  (1994). Towards an Inclusionary Approach in Defining Quality.  In P. Moss & A. Pence (Eds.), Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services.  London & New York:  Paul Chapman Publishing and Teachers College Press.