ABSTRACT

This article investigates how municipalities choose their organizational arrangements for delivering early childhood services and the interplay among the regional framework, local legacies, and agency factors influencing these choices. We answered these questions through a mix-method approach and a comparative analysis of four European regions in the same country (Italy). Our data shows that a variety of hybrid organizational models for service delivery is possible, and the fundamental role played by the regional framework in affecting organizational choices – with local factors such as legacy and agency compensating in the event of its absence.

中文翻译：

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不是非黑即白的问题：选择提供幼儿服务的替代组织模式

摘要

本文调查了市政当局如何选择提供幼儿服务的组织安排，以及影响这些选择的区域框架、当地遗产和机构因素之间的相互作用。我们通过混合方法和对同一国家（意大利）的四个欧洲地区的比较分析来回答这些问题。我们的数据表明，多种混合组织模式提供服务是可能的，并且区域框架在影响组织选择方面发挥着根本性作用——在缺乏区域框架的情况下，还需要考虑遗产和机构补偿等当地因素。