Alternative narratives in early childhood : an introduction for students and practitioners
Material type: TextPublication details: London Routledge 2019Description: 189 pISBN: 9781351966580; 9781315265247Subject(s): Early childhood education | Critical pedagogyDDC classification: 372 Summary: "Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives that are increasingly to be heard in this field, as well as discussing the importance of paradigm, politics and ethics. Peter Moss draws on material published in the groundbreaking Contesting Early Childhood series to introduce readers to thinking that question the mainstream approach to early childhood education, and to offers rich examples to illustrate how this thinking is being put to work in practice. Key topics addressed include: - dominant discourses in today's early childhood education - and what is meant by 'dominant discourse' - why politics and ethics are the starting points for early childhood education - Reggio Emilia as an example of an alternative narrative - the relevance to early childhood education of thinkers such as Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and of theoretical positions such as posthumanism An enlightening read for students and practitioners, as well as policy-makers, academics and parents, this book is intended for anyone who wants to think more about early childhood education and delve deeper into new perspectives and debates in this field" --Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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371.94 SOL/A Autism and understanding : the Waldon approach to child development | 371.95 SUT/G Gifted and talented in the early years : | 371.9700954 MUL Multilingual education in India: the case for english | 372 MOS/A Alternative narratives in early childhood : an introduction for students and practitioners | 372.110 2 EAU/T Thinking through pedagogy for primary and early years | 372.110 22 CRE Creating classroom communities of learning : | 372.126 PAL/C Child observation; a guide for students of early childhood |
"Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives that are increasingly to be heard in this field, as well as discussing the importance of paradigm, politics and ethics. Peter Moss draws on material published in the groundbreaking Contesting Early Childhood series to introduce readers to thinking that question the mainstream approach to early childhood education, and to offers rich examples to illustrate how this thinking is being put to work in practice. Key topics addressed include: - dominant discourses in today's early childhood education - and what is meant by 'dominant discourse' - why politics and ethics are the starting points for early childhood education - Reggio Emilia as an example of an alternative narrative - the relevance to early childhood education of thinkers such as Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and of theoretical positions such as posthumanism An enlightening read for students and practitioners, as well as policy-makers, academics and parents, this book is intended for anyone who wants to think more about early childhood education and delve deeper into new perspectives and debates in this field" --
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