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Open up the huge fold-out pages of this vividly illustrated book to
discover the remarkable ways the human body works. Explore a giant
skeleton, learn how your heart pumps blood, find out what's inside
your head and see what happens to the food you eat. A fun and
engaging introduction to a UK National Curriculum subject.
This timely collection provides an accessible discussion and
analysis of some of the most urgent policy issues facing early
childhood care and education in the United States: fragmented
policy systems; broad disregard for early years professionals
exemplified by low pay; standards that fail to increase equity; and
overlooking the role community contexts plays in producing or
ameliorating social inequalities among children. Contributors draw
upon their deep personal experiences with these issues as
educators, scholars, and advocates to advance practice-based
recommendations for how the nation's inequitable systems can be
transformed. Their call to collective action is supported by an
accessible and powerful advocacy toolkit that will grow with
readers over time and with practice. The text centers the
perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, with
a clear focus on the effects of systemic racism, ageism, sexism,
classism, and associated oppressions on early years policies and
programs in the U.S. Book Features: Concise essays that acknowledge
the demands on contemporary readers' time. Authors that represent a
cross section of educators, advocates, researchers, and leaders who
are in dialogue with each other. Personal stories that illustrate
how policies and systems affect people, making an urgent case for
transforming early care and education policies. A call for action
that includes tools for linking personal reflection to collective
action.
This Handbook explores the multidisciplinary field of childhood
studies through a uniquely global lens. It focuses on enquiries and
investigations into the everyday lives of young children in the age
range of birth to 8 years of age, giving space to their voices and
involving interrogations about the various aspect of their lives.
This Handbook engages with the interdisciplinary field of childhood
studies, education, cultural studies, ethnography, and philosophy,
with contributions from scholars from across the globe who have
focused their work on the complexities of childhoods in
contemporary times. By considering a range of epistemologies,
ontologies and perspectives to present the contemporary &
systematic research on the topic from a wide range of academics and
authors in the field, this Handbook provides a significant
contribution to the international dialogue of Global Childhoods.
Part 1: Global Childhoods Part 2: Researching Global Childhoods
Part 3: Contemporary Childhoods Part 4: Pedagogies and Practice
Part 5: Creating Communities for Global Children
This is a comprehensive, detailed account of the complex state of
Universal Preschool (UPK) in the United States. As discussions
regarding access, equity, and the societal value of early childhood
education enter into the public forum, this book offers critical
perspectives for next steps. The authors join the synergy of wonder
to the practicality of wisdom to navigate complicated systems of
power, relationships, and discourse. Cross-sector efforts to
address planning and implementation of UPK are examined while
acknowledging the current inequitable nature of the field. The book
is a cautionary tale that includes historical and current vignettes
showing that some issues in UPK collaboratives are constant across
time. To bring the discussion alive, a variety of stakeholder
perspectives offer insights into the "why" behind policy decisions.
Reshaping Universal Preschool will help stakeholders explore,
reflect, and apply lessons learned to existing or potential UPK
collaborative efforts. Book Features: Honors and illustrates
perspectives from the participants-families, teachers, support
staff, administrators, researchers, and policymakers. Considers the
complicated nature of perceived power among stakeholders. Offers
pragmatic suggestions to consider while engaging in policy changes
that affect early childhood practice. Provides insight on
collaborative practices building up from early education to the
larger educational context. Contains reflective questions to help
readers apply the research and concepts to their own practice,
situation, and communities.
This timely collection provides an accessible discussion and
analysis of some of the most urgent policy issues facing early
childhood care and education in the United States: fragmented
policy systems; broad disregard for early years professionals
exemplified by low pay; standards that fail to increase equity; and
overlooking the role community contexts plays in producing or
ameliorating social inequalities among children. Contributors draw
upon their deep personal experiences with these issues as
educators, scholars, and advocates to advance practice-based
recommendations for how the nation's inequitable systems can be
transformed. Their call to collective action is supported by an
accessible and powerful advocacy toolkit that will grow with
readers over time and with practice. The text centers the
perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, with
a clear focus on the effects of systemic racism, ageism, sexism,
classism, and associated oppressions on early years policies and
programs in the U.S. Book Features: Concise essays that acknowledge
the demands on contemporary readers' time. Authors that represent a
cross section of educators, advocates, researchers, and leaders who
are in dialogue with each other. Personal stories that illustrate
how policies and systems affect people, making an urgent case for
transforming early care and education policies. A call for action
that includes tools for linking personal reflection to collective
action.
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