Diversities in Early Childhood Education: Rethinking and Doing

by Genishi; Celia

• ISBN13: 9780415957137
• ISBN10: 0415957133
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This collection, edited by leaders in the field of early childhood education, is a valuable resource for those studying and working with young children. Chapters emphasize the relationship between theory, research, and practice, and provide illustrations of equitable and inclusive practices that move us toward social justice in the critical field of early childhood education. Drawing from the current literature on ability, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, languages, race, and sexual orientation, the book presents a forward-looking account of how diversity could improve the educational experience of children from birth to age three.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Responding to Multiple Diversities in Early Childhood Education: How Far Have We Come

Rethinking Identities of Children in Transformed Curricular Contexts

On Listening to Child Composers: Beyond "Fix its"

Room to Move: How Kindergarteners Negotiate Literacies and Identities in a Mandated Balanced Literacy Curriculum

Learning English in School: Rethinking Curriculum, Relationships, and Time

Teaching Caring: Supporting Social and Emotional Learning in an Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom

Marginalization, Making Meaning, and Mazes Susan Grieshaber Thought-Provoking Moments in Teaching Young Children:Reflections on Social Class, Sexual Orientation and Spirituality

Rethinking Policies and Programs

Digital Literacies for Young English Learners: Productive Pathways toward Equity and Robust Learning

Listening to the Voices of Immigrant Parents

Keiki Steps: Equity Issues in a Parent-Participation Preschool Program for Native Hawaiian Children

Catching up with Globalization: One State's Experience of Reforming Teacher Education in the 21 st Century

Rethinking Teacher Education and Professional Development

Talk about Children: Developing A Living Curriculum of Advocacy and Social Justice

Disrupting the taken-for-granted: Autobiographical analysis in preservice teacher education

Disrupting the taken-for-granted: Autobiographical analysis in preservice teacher education

Community College Students' Talk about Play and Early Childhood Teacher Education for Social Justice

Envisioning and Supporting the Play of Preschoolers: What the Frame Does to the Picture

Going Beyond Our Own Worlds: A First Step in Envisioning Equitable Practice Susi Long

Conclusion

Diversities Across Early Childhood Settings: Contesting Identities and Transforming Curricula

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