History

History & General ECE / ECD

Robert Owen
Loris Malaguzzi
Elizabeth Peabody
Friedrich Froebel

Books & Special Issues

Peters, D. & Pence, A. (Eds.).  (1992). Family Day Care:  Current Research for Informed Public Policy.  New York, NY:  Teachers College Press, Columbia University (hardcover).  Toronto, ON:  Canadian Scholars Press (softcover).

Pence, A. & Goelman, H.  (1987). The Puzzle of Day Care:  A Guide for Parents and Counsellors.  Toronto, ON:  Guidance Centre, University of Toronto Press.

 

Articles & Chapters

Pence, A. (2007). Robert Owen. In Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CN: Praeger, pp. 577-578.

Pence, A. (2007). Day Nurseries. In Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CN: Praeger, pp. 233-234.

Pence, A. (2006). Day Care. In International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd Edition). New York: Macmillan Press.

Kohen, D., Brehaut, J., Pence, A. & Hunter, M.  (2002). After-school Care and Adolescent Competencies.  Canadian Journal of Infancy and Early Childhood, 9(1), pp. 19-28.

Pence, A. & Benner, A.  (2000). Child Care Research in Canada, 1965-1999.  In L. Prochner and N. Howe (Eds.), Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada, pp. 133-160. Vancouver, BC:  UBC Press.

Pence, A.  (1997). Time and Tide:  An Overview of the Canadian National Child Care Survey.  Child & Youth Care Forum, 26(4), pp. 223-245.

The following publications document the Canadian National Child Care Study (CNCCS) that is reviewed in the immediately preceding publication (Time and Tide):

Lero, D., Pence, D., Shields, M., Brockman, L., & Goelman, H. (1992) CNCCS: Introductory Report. Ottawa, ON:. Statistics Canada. Click here for the French edition.

Lero, D., Goelman, H., Pence, A., Brockman, L., & Nuttall, S. (1992) CNCCS: Parental work Patterns and Child Care Needs. Ottawa, ON:. Statistics Canada. Click here for the French edition.

Pence, A. (Ed.) (1992) CNCCS: Canadian Child Care in Context: Perspectives from the Provinces and Territories. Volume 1 and Volume 2. Ottawa, ON:. Statistics Canada. Click here for the French editions:  Volume 1  and   Volume 2.

Goelman, H., Pence, A., Lero, D., Brockman, L., Glick, N., & Berkowitz, J. (1993) CNCCS: Where are the Children? An Overview of Child Care Arrangements in Canada. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Click here for the French edition.

Lero, D., Brockman, L., Pence, A.., Goelman, H., & Johnson, K. (1993) CNCCS: Workplace Benefits and Flexibility: A Perspective on Parents’ Experiences. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Click here for the French edition.

Pence, A., Griffin, S., McDonell, L, Goelman, H., Lero, D., & Brockman, L. (1997) CNCCS: Shared Diversity: An Interprovincial Report on Child Care in Canada. Ottawa, ON:. Statistics Canada. Click here for the French edition.

Hunter, T. & Pence, A.  (1996). Quality Assessment as an Interactive Tool for Promoting Quality in Early Childhood Programs.  Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 5(1), pp. 83-90.

Pence, A.  (1993). Child Care in Canada.  In M. Cochran (Ed.), International Handbook of Child Care Policies and Programs, pp. 57-81.  Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press.

Pence, A. (1993).  Day Care: Changes in the Role of the Family and Early Childhood Education.  In L. Stewin & S. McCann (Eds.).  Contemporary Educational Issues:  The Canadian Mosaic, Second Edition, pp. 134-144. Mississauga, ON.: Copp, Clark, Pittman Ltd.

Durbach, M. & Pence, A.  (1991). A Comparison of Language Production Skills of Preschoolers with Special Needs in Segregated and Integrated Settings.  Early Child Development and Care, 68, 49-69.

Goelman, H., Rosenthal, M. & Pence, A.  (1990).Family Day Care in Two Countries:  Parents, Caregivers, and Children in Canada and Israel.  Child & Youth Care Quarterly, 19(4).

Erickson, D. & Pence, A.  (1990). Epidemiological and Health Aspects of Childhood.  In A. Pence (Ed.), Canadian Report:  Childhood as a Social Phenomenon.  Vienna, Austria:  European Ctr. for Social Welfare Research.

Pence, A.  (1990). Towards an Enabling History for the Child Day Care Profession in Canada.  Early Child Development and Care, 57, pp. 31-39.

Pence, A.  (1990). The Lives of Children in Canadian Society:  The Where, What, and How of Their Experience.  In A. Pence (Ed.), Canadian Report:  Childhood as a Social Phenomenon.  Vienna, Austria:  European Ctr. for Social Welfare Research.

Pence, A.  (1990). The Child-Care Profession in Canada.  In I. Doxey (Ed.), Child Care and Education: Canadian Dimensions.  Scarborough, ON:  Nelson Publishing Co.

Pence, A.  (1989).In the Shadow of Mother-Care:  Contexts for an Understanding of Child Day Care in North America.  Canadian Psychology, 30(2), 140-147.

Pence, A.  (1987). Day Care: Changes in the Role of the Family and Early Childhood Education.  In L. Stewin & S. McCann (Eds.), Contemporary Educational Issues: The Canadian Mosaic, pp. 134-145.  Toronto, ON:  Copp Clark Pitman Ltd.

Pence, A. & Canning, P.  (1987). Day Care in Canada: A Child Care Perspective.  In C. Denholm, R. Ferguson and A. Pence (Eds.), Professional Child and Youth Care: The Canadian Perspective.  Vancouver, BC:  UBC Press.

Pence, A.  (1986). Infant Schools in North America, 1825-1840.  In S. Kilmer (Ed.), Advances in Early Education and Day Care, 4, 1-25.  Greenwich, CT:  JAI Press Inc.

Pence, A. (1985). A Bibliography of Canadian Day Care Research. Report of the Task Force on Child Care, Series 6.

Pence, A. (1985). Day Care in Canada: Deep Shifts and Surface Activity. In B. Wharf and K. Levitt (Eds.), The Challenge of child welfare. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.

Pence, A. (1984) Day Care in Canada and the Restructured Relationships of Family, Government and Labour Force. The Journal of the Canadian Association for Young children, 9(2), 27-42.

Pence, A. (1983). Day Care in the 80’s: An overview of Research and Issues. The Journal of the Canadian Association for Young Children, 8(1), 3-9.