PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

Fifteen authors have written on behalf of three German science academies (Leopoldina, acatech, Union) a joint advisory statement on early childhood socialization, referring well known and replicated findings from the field. The statement underpins the importance of early socialization experiences and the unavoidable necessity for modern societies to support preschool education. The range of cited findings is far away from being complete or of practical relevance. Most effects are not discussed in terms of implementation and problems in the field. In this comment it is argued, that the distance to everyday experience in preschool education is the major cause, that the statement is neither innovative nor of practical relevance.