Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood – serie
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39 produkter
39 produkter
484 kr
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This book describes the findings of a five-year journey of inquiry of medical and social scientists. Of particular interest and emphasis are issues of gender, poverty, Aboriginal status, and cultural factors that frame the lives of "typical" and "non-typical" young children and their families in urban, rural and remote communities.
484 kr
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This reconceptualizes the place of early childhood education within communities. It presents a shift in the lens of the teachers and management within early childhood services to incorporate new ways of working with, alongside, and in collaboration with family and the wider community.
Beyond Pedagogies of Exclusion in Diverse Childhood Contexts
Transnational Challenges
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
484 kr
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Contributing authors share a deep commitment to naming ways in which social exclusion has diminished the educational and life chances of many students in our various sites of work and regions of the world – and to moving the discourse and action beyond pedagogies of exclusion to a more visionary and inclusive praxis.
Governing Childhood into the 21st Century
Biopolitical Technologies of Childhood Management and Education
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
484 kr
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Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks. In this timely work, Nadesan argues that these frameworks encourage affluent parents to pursue individualized technologies of the self to reduce risks posed to their children's future success.
Race and Early Childhood Education
An International Approach to Identity, Politics, and Pedagogy
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
814 kr
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This book critiques the often presumed racial innocence of young children. The authors challenge early childhood educators to engage with the racialized identity politics that form among their students, and to reform their own identities and intersect and frame children's identities throughout their earliest years.
Developmentalism in Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education
Critical Conversations on Readiness and Responsiveness
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
484 kr
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In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories.
Developmentalism in Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education
Critical Conversations on Readiness and Responsiveness
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
260 kr
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In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories.
484 kr
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Early Childhood in Postcolonial Australia is a critical narration of how Australian children use cultural markers such as, skin color, diet and religious practices to build their identity categories of "self" and "other."
Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand: History, Pedagogy, and Liberation
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
484 kr
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Taking as a starting point the work of Aotearoa New Zealand to provide an education system that includes curriculum, pedagogy, and language from indigenous Maori culture, this book investigates the ensuing practices, policies, and dilemmas that have arisen and provides a wealth of data on how truly culturally inclusive education might look.
527 kr
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Childhood and Nation explores the historical and manifold current relations between nation and childhood. The book offers a fresh look at the theme of nation and childhood by offering multiple methodologies from fields including education, policy studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, literature, and psychology.
527 kr
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Youth Work, Early Education, and Psychology re-examines the set of relations generally referred to as working with children and youth. It presents a series of propositions that highlight politicized strategies to working with young people under current conditions of late liberal capitalism.
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education
Implications for Policy and Practice
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
1 187 kr
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This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children.
Global Perspectives on Human Capital in Early Childhood Education
Reconceptualizing Theory, Policy, and Practice
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
527 kr
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Human capital theory, developing children as future workers, shapes thinking about early childhood education policy around the globe. International contributors problematize this thinking and offer alternatives.
484 kr
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This book describes the findings of a five-year journey of inquiry of medical and social scientists. Of particular interest and emphasis are issues of gender, poverty, Aboriginal status, and cultural factors that frame the lives of "typical" and "non-typical" young children and their families in urban, rural and remote communities.
484 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This reconceptualizes the place of early childhood education within communities. It presents a shift in the lens of the teachers and management within early childhood services to incorporate new ways of working with, alongside, and in collaboration with family and the wider community.
Beyond Pedagogies of Exclusion in Diverse Childhood Contexts
Transnational Challenges
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
484 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Contributing authors share a deep commitment to naming ways in which social exclusion has diminished the educational and life chances of many students in our various sites of work and regions of the world – and to moving the discourse and action beyond pedagogies of exclusion to a more visionary and inclusive praxis.
Developmentalism in Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education
Critical Conversations on Readiness and Responsiveness
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
498 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories.
484 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Early Childhood in Postcolonial Australia is a critical narration of how Australian children use cultural markers such as, skin color, diet and religious practices to build their identity categories of "self" and "other."
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education
Implications for Policy and Practice
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
954 kr
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This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children.
Child in the World/The World in the Child
Education and the Configuration of a Universal, Modern, and Globalized Childhood
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
498 kr
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The contributors look at universalizing discourses concerning young children across the globe, which purport to describe everyone in a scientific and neutral way, but actually create mechanisms through which children are divided and excluded. The contributors to this book employ post-structuralist, postcolonial, and feminist theoretical frameworks.
Child in the World/The World in the Child
Education and the Configuration of a Universal, Modern, and Globalized Childhood
Inbunden, Engelska, 2006
962 kr
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The contributors look at universalizing discourses concerning young children across the globe, which purport to describe everyone in a scientific and neutral way, but actually create mechanisms through which children are divided and excluded. The contributors to this book employ post-structuralist, postcolonial, and feminist theoretical frameworks.
Childhood, Youth Identity, and Violence in Formerly Displaced Communities in Uganda
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
298 kr
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This volume provides a critical assessment of the mainstream western childhood constructions and their impact to the developing world. The author further deliberates childhood as a human right, exploring how armed violence hinders realization of such rights assessing humanitarian assistance during armed violence.
Voices of Transgender Children in Early Childhood Education
Reflections on Resistance and Resiliency
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
892 kr
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This volume explores transgender children and internalized body normalization in early childhood education settings, steeped in critical methodologies including post-structuralism, queer theory, and feminist approaches.
Voices of Transgender Children in Early Childhood Education
Reflections on Resistance and Resiliency
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
892 kr
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This volume explores transgender children and internalized body normalization in early childhood education settings, steeped in critical methodologies including post-structuralism, queer theory, and feminist approaches.
Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care
Reconceptualization and Comparison
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 464 kr
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This edited volume provides a critical discussion of globalization and transformation, considering the cultural contexts of early childhood education systems as discourses as well as concrete phenomena and ‘lived experience.’ The book focuses on theoretical explorations and critical discourses at the level of education policy (macro), the level of institutions (meso), and the level of social interactions (micro). The chapters offer a wide range of interpretative, contextualized perspectives on early childhood education as a cultural construct.
Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care
Reconceptualization and Comparison
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
1 212 kr
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This edited volume provides a critical discussion of globalization and transformation, considering the cultural contexts of early childhood education systems as discourses as well as concrete phenomena and ‘lived experience.’ The book focuses on theoretical explorations and critical discourses at the level of education policy (macro), the level of institutions (meso), and the level of social interactions (micro). The chapters offer a wide range of interpretative, contextualized perspectives on early childhood education as a cultural construct.
Family Literacy Practices in Asian and Latinx Families
Educational and Cultural Considerations
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
1 776 kr
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Chapters aim to meet the need in the field to understand the roles of culture and immigrant experiences on children's literacy learning and development, including immigrant families' home environments and parents' involvement in literacy-related activities in both English and the parents' native language.
Family Literacy Practices in Asian and Latinx Families
Educational and Cultural Considerations
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
1 776 kr
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Chapters aim to meet the need in the field to understand the roles of culture and immigrant experiences on children's literacy learning and development, including immigrant families' home environments and parents' involvement in literacy-related activities in both English and the parents' native language.
543 kr
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This open access book brings together current childhood research and contemporary ethical theory to draw attention to how children depend upon a scope of action for risky play for their mental and physical development.
Interprofessional and Family-Professional Collaboration for Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
1 880 kr
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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.