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Project

Analaysis of relations between “Equality of Life Chances” and “Early Childhood Care and Education”, as foundations for social justice and human development: the case study of Mauritius
Code
01DI4814
Duration
17 November 2014 → 16 November 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Education, culture and society
    • Social work
    • Other sociology and anthropology
Keywords
equal opportiunities social policy early childhood care and education
 
Project description

The research looks at relations between Equality of life chances and early childhood care and education. It explores how normative interpretations of equality shape early childhood policies, through a review of
contemporary egalitarian philosophy as well as through discourse analysis of international organisations. In addition a case study on Mauritius is conducted through quantitative analyses of a longitudinal database.