Interprofessional and Family-Professional Collaboration for Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care

“A scholarly and important contribution to the often neglected areas of interdisciplinary collaboration and collaboration with the family to promote inclusion of children with special needs. This book is authoritative because the authors do research in this area, and it is a must-have book for all interested in inclusive and special needs education.”

─Monica Melby-Lervåg, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway


This edited volume covers issues related to educational research and practices for early childhood education and care (ECEC), highlighting interprofessional and family-professional collaboration within inclusive education in different cultural contexts. Contributors include authors from throughout Europe, including Lithuania, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Spain, UK, and Ukraine. Chapters provide a forum for intentional dialogue about and shared understanding of successful and inspiring ECEC practices, the main barriers of interprofessional and family-professional collaboration, and opportunities for further improvement of inclusive ECEC practices.


Stefanija Alisauskiene is Professor of Education at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.

Natallia Bahdanovich Hanssen is Professor of Special Needs Education at Nord University, Norway.


Daiva Kairiene is Researcher at Education Academy at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.