History & General ECE / ECD
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.