Reflections of early childhood education policies on the curricula Sweden and Turkey

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the reflections of early childhood education (ECE) policies on the curricula in Sweden and Turkey. In this study holistic multiple case design was conducted using data collected from documents. The primary documents reviewed for the study are ECE curricula and policy documents on the official websites of Sweden and Turkey. Secondary documents reviewed are UNESCO, OECD, Eurydice reports and international publications. The findings of the study indicated that in Sweden and Turkey ECE policies were mainly based different aims. The social and economic arguments of these aforementioned policies in Turkey were not clarified as satisfactorily as in Sweden. The policy differences between these two countries have been influential in the historical development of the curricula and structures. The goals/objectives of the curricula are influenced by countries’ own socio-political contexts and the policy tools which promote developmental processes of the curricula varied across countries.

Keywords

• Erken Çocukluk
• Eğitim Politikası
• Sosyo-Politik Bağlam
• Eğitim Programı
• İsveç
• Türkiye