The role of Higher Education in forming loving early childhood educators in Hungary and England

This paper presents a mixed method study that considers the attitudes advocated by students undertaking their early childhood education training in England and Hungary and the role of Higher Education in developing them.

Whilst identifying a range of attitudes they focus on emotional competence, exploring the differences identified between the views of students in the two countries. They explore how consideration of the cultural context of the two countries can begin to offer some explanations for the differences identified, particularly in regard to policy, history and language and the extent to which these topics should be covered in Higher Education.

Identifying attitudes and competences in early childhood education, exploring differences between the views of educators,