Based on extensive research in early childhood education and care, Values in Early Childhood Education contributes to the much-needed dialogue between research, theoretical positions and methodologies in values education. Values are recognised as diverse, spanning from care values and discipline, to inclusion, democracy and fairness.

Foreword, T Bertram & C Pascal Preface, E Johansson & J Einarsdottir Chapter 1: Values Education in Preschool, Eva Johansson, University of Stavanger, Norway Chapter 2: Armchair Pedagogy: Embodying Caring Values in a Preschool Context, Anna-Maija Puroila, Eila Estola, Jaana Juutinen & Elina Viljamaa, University of Oulu, Finland Chapter 3: Values Education in Practice in Preschools in Denmark, Anders Skriver Jensen, University College Copenhagen, & Stig Broström, DPU, Aarhus University, Denmark Chapter 4: Teaching about Fairness in a Preschool Context, Lise-Lotte Bjervås, Linnæus University, Sweden Chapter 5: Narratives: Tools for Reflection on Values, Eva Johansson & Monika Röthle, University of Stavanger, Norway Chapter 6: Preschool Educators in the Eyes of Children: Roles and Values, Johánna Einarsdottir & Hrönn Pálmadóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland Chapter 7: Getting Dressed in Preschool: Values Education in Daily Routines, Monika Röthle & Kristin Fugelsnes University of Stavanger, Norway Chapter 8: Value Conflicts as Important Learning Opportunities, Hrönn Pálmadóttir University of Iceland, Iceland Chapter 9: Play in an Ethnically Diverse Preschool: Conditions for Belonging, Berit Zachrisen, University of Stavanger, Norway Chapter 10: Values of Wellbeing and Togetherness in the Early Childhood Education of Younger Children, Maritta Hännikäinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.