PROJETO EUROPEU: POR OPORTUNIDADES PARA CRIANÇAS DESFAVORECIDAS E COM NECESSIDADES EDUCATIVAS ESPECIAIS DURANTE OS PRIMEIROS ANOS DE VIDA - O ENVOLVIMENTO PARENTAL NO ACOLHIMENTO EDUCATIVO DAS CRIANÇAS COM MENOS DE 3 ANOS

Abstract

The work presented in this article fits into TODDLER Project, a project funded by the European Union (2010-2013) which includes higher education institutions from 8 countries: Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom, Romania, and coordinated by Stavanger University (Norway). Designed based on recommendations from the study of Eurydice (2009) - recognizing the importance of the quality of educational responses from the first years of life as a fundamental basis for promoting a more equal opportunities for all children from the perspective of education for citizenship (www.toddlerineurope.eu) - the project will characterize the reality of the countries involved and the organization of materials for the training of professionals working with this age group. In this characterization work, fell to Portugal, among other things, studying parental involvement in the different countries involved. In this paper we present a synthesis of work done by staff of the Escola Superior de Educação, reflecting some of the data already collected and analyzed the characteristics of parental involvement in spaces (in) formally welcome children under 3 years, in Portugal and Europe.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14572/nuances.v22i23.1766