Promoting Social Justice for Young Children

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fennimore, Beatrice S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Goodwin, A. Lin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice ; 3
• Θέματα: Education.; Medical research.; Child development.; Quality of life.; Childhood Education.; Quality of Life Research.; Learning & Instruction.

This book explores important current social justice issues that confront young children in America.  A broad range of topics related to the fair treatment of young children and their families are approached with a fresh and hopeful energy. The central argument of this volume is that a fair and just...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: The Continuing Struggle for Social Justice for Children; Beatrice S. Fennimore
• Part I.  SAFEGUARDING CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
• 1. Child Poverty, Child Care, and Children’s Rights; Valerie Polakow
• 2. Objectified Self, Objectified Relationships: The Sexualization of Childhood Promotes Social Injustice; Diane Levin
• 3. Child Justice, Caregiver Empowerment, and Community Self-Determination; Joshua Sparrow
• 4. Not In Harm’s Way. Or Are They? War, Social Justice, and Young Children in the United States; Judith Van Hoorn and Diane Levin
• Part II. RELEVANCE AND MEANINGFULNESS IN EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES
• 5. Playful Learning: Early Education that Makes Sense to Children; Celia Genishi, Anne Haas Dyson, and Lindsey Russo
• 6. Education That Is Multicultural And Promotes Social Justice: The Need; Yvonne De Gaetano
• 7. Revolutionary Pedagogy: Art, Culture, and Place-Based Education in an Era of Standardization; Paula Purnell
• Part III. CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN OUR CLASSROOMS—HONORING MULTIPLE IDENTITIES, LANGUAGES, AND KNOWLEDGES
• 8. Working with Immigrant Children of “Undocumented” and “Mixed” Families; Xue Lan Rong, Liv Thorstensson Dávila, and Jeremy Hilburn
• 9. Challenging the Text and Context of (Re)Naming Immigrant Children: Children’s Literature as Tools for Change; Mariana Souto-Manning
• 10. Creating Meaningful Contexts in Schools for English Language Learners; Min Hong
• Part IV.  EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITMENTS
• 11. Beyond Inclusion: Disability Studies In Early Childhood Teacher Education; Beth Ferri and Jessica Bacon
• 12. Preparing Teachers of Young Children to be Social Justice-Oriented Educators; Celia Oyler
• Conclusion: Protecting the Rights of All Children: Using What We Know; A. Lin Goodwin
• About the Contributors
• Index.