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Unequal Childhoods: Young Children's Lives in Poor Countries by Penn, Helen

“…An expert in her field, Helen Penn discusses the inequalities between and within countries of childhood poverty and how this poverty is recognized and defined…”
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Neurobiological Correlates of Autism: A Review of Recent Research by Penn, Helen E.

“…This review paper integrates recent structural and functional imaging, postmortem, animal lesion, and neurochemical research about the pathophysiology of…”
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Travelling policies and global buzzwords: How international non-governmental organizations and charities spread the word about early childhood in the global South by Penn, Helen

“…This article is based on a web-search commissioned by an international charity to review the work of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and…”
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The business of childcare in Europe by Penn, Helen

“…This article is based on work undertaken for the European Commission (EC) as part of a wider project on what is termed 'social services of general interest'…”
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Patronage, welfare, tenders, private consultancies, and expert measurement: The example of SDG 4.2 by Penn, Helen

“…This article describes the background to subgoal SDG 4.2. It suggests that as with the SDG process more generally, the goal is a compromise and does not…”
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Gambling on the market: The role of for-profit provision in early childhood education and care by Penn, Helen

“…Since 1997 there has been an unprecedented expansion of the childcare for-profit market in the UK. The repercussions of this for understanding of ‘quality’ and…”
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Childcare markets in an age of austerity by Lloyd, Eva, Penn, Helen

“…Public support provided for European early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems varies considerably. European ECEC systems tend to form part of a mixed…”
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Policy Rationales for Early Childhood Services by Penn, Helen

“…This article explores the rationales and the research paradigms that countries have used to underpin policies on early childhood education and care (ECEC)…”
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International Indicators as a Measure of National Policies by Penn, Helen

“…National policies on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECEC) are usually evaluated by commentators in terms of their own history and context. However, the…”
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Indicators of quality teaching in intensive behavioral intervention: a survey of parents and professionals by Perry, Adrienne, Prichard, E. Alice, Penn, Helen E.

“…Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) is being used extensively with children with autism. It is widely accepted that a large quantity of IBI is necessary to…”
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Transforming nursery education by Moss, Peter, Penn, Helen

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Special Needs in the Early Years: Snapshots of practice by Wolfendale, Sheila

“…This book celebrates good practice in the area of early years and special needs by bringing together authors who are either practitioners or researchers, from…”
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Working On the Impossible: Early childhood policies in Namibia by Penn, Helen

“…This article discusses the complexities of aid-giving using the example of early childhood policies in Namibia. It supports a critical view of aid processes…”
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The Parenting and Substitute Parenting of Young Children by Helen Penn

“…Sociobiologists and primatologists, such as Sarah Hrdy (Prologue) have documented the evolutionary roots of primate behaviour. They have emphasized the…”
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Remembering childhood: Do our memories and experiences influence our understanding of early childhood and our practice with young children? by Horsley, Karen, Penn, Helen

“…Students on the Early Childhood Studies degree programme at the University of East London were asked to reflect on their childhood memories and how these have…”
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Unequal childhoods : young children's lives in poor countries by Penn, Helen

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Transforming nursery education by Moss, Peter, Penn, Helen

“…`This is an important publication, which I urge colleagues to read and to consider carefully all the implications' - Early Years `... This provocative analysis…”
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The World Bank's View of Early Childhood by PENN, HELEN

“…This article explores the World Bank's view of early childhood as an example of the globalization of childhood. It argues that the Bank pursues neoliberal…”
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the role of international expert by Penn, Helen

“…This article reviews Sally Lubeck's international contributions. It describes her role as rapporteur for the OECD review of early education and care services…”
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Transforming Nursery Education by Moss, Peter, Penn, Helen

“…`This is an important publication, which I urge colleagues to read and to consider carefully all the implications'- Early Years `... this provocative analysis…”
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