Eva Johansson & Anette Emilson 
Values Education in Early Childhood Settings [PDF ebook] 
Concepts, Approaches and Practices

1. Values in Nordic Preschools–Setting the Scene; Eva Johansson, Anette Emilson and Anna-Maija Puroijla.- PART I: Theory and Concepts .- 2. Mapping the Field: What are Values and Values Education about? ; Eva Johansson, Anette Emilson and Anna-Maija Puroila.- 3. The Heart of Values Education in Early Childhood – Key Issues and Patterns; Eva Johansson.- 4. A Dual Perspective and a Communicative Approach to Values Education in Early; Anette Emilson.- 5. Epistemic Climates for Active Citizenship: Dialogically Organised Classrooms and Children’s Internal Dialogue; Jo Lunn, Sue Walker, Eva Johansson, Laura Scholes and Mary Ryan.- 6. Values Education in Early Childhood Settings: Concepts, approaches and practices; Robi Kroflič and Nada Turnšek.- PART II: Methodological Perspectives .- 7. Challenges and Advantages of Collaborative Action Research in Preschools; Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir and Johanna Einarsdottir.- 8. “Sharing horizons” Methodological and Ethical Reflections on Video Observations; Hrönn Pálmadóttir, Jaana Juutinen and Elina Viljamaa.- 9. Sharing, Re-telling, and Performing Narratives: Challenging and Supporting Educators’ Work with Values in Nordic Preschools; Anna-Maija Puroila and Eva Johansson.- 10. Towards the Fusion of Different Horizons: Methodological Potentials and Challenges when Exploring Values Education in Nordic Preschools; Anna-Maija Puroila and Eva Johansson. PART III: Empirical Perspectives .- 11. Reciprocal Caring in ECEC Settings; Kristin Fugelsnes.- 12. Educare: Practitioners’ Views on Care, Upbringing and Teaching; Anders Skriver Jensen.- 13. Democracy and Care – Values Education in Nordic Preschools; Ole Henrik Hansen, Anders Skriver Jensen and Stig Broström.- 14. Recognizing Children’s Diverse Backgrounds –Democracy and Equality in Preschool; Berit Zachrisen.- 15. ‘There Is No Room for You!’ The Politics of Belonging in Children’s Play Situations; Jaana Juutinen, Anna-Maija Puroila, and Eva Johansson.-16. Tacit Discipline in Early Childhood Education; Anette Emilson.- 17. The Valuable Index Finger: Communicating Democratic Values Through Pointing; Berit Tofteland.- 18. Discourse of Efficiency – Conflicting Values in Educators’ Talk About Everyday Practices in the Cloakroom;  Anita Berge, Eva Johansson, Lise-Lotte Bjervås, Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir and Anna-Maija Puroila.