Debating Childhoods: Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood - Softcover

9781529683059: Debating Childhoods: Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 152968305X ISBN 13: 9781529683059

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025

This book aims to challenge dominant narratives of childhood, offering a critical exploration of ten contemporary debates.

Authored by experienced professionals and academics in the field, this thought-provoking book examines the impact of these debates on children's lived experiences through a socio-cultural lens. Bolstered by reflective questions and illustrative case studies, it stimulates discussions on social justice, children's rights, and their positioning within political and economic contexts.

Written for students and professionals, ‘Debating Childhoods’ serves as a catalyst for critical engagement and aims to empower current and future scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to consider their roles in shaping the lives of young children.

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�ber die Autorinnen und Autoren

Joe Brown is the programme leader of the BA (Hons) Early Childhood programme at UWE Bristol. He has worked in the early childhood field for over 25 years, including 20 years teaching and leading a variety of higher education programmes in early childhood and playwork. Throughout this time, he has been motivated by the belief that children are confident and agentic social actors who can play an important role in their communities, as long as there are adults who are willing to advocate for them. Joe’s professional interests include the impact of neoliberal policies on young children’s lived experiences, personal interests include a perennial fascination with Neolithic standing stones.

Tim Clark is the Director of Research and Enterprise for the School of Education and Childhood at UWE Bristol. Prior to moving into academia he gained 20 years’ experience of working in early childhood settings, including 12 years leading and managing early education provision for a community organisation in Bristol. He has taught on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood at UWE for 5 years and conducted research into the experiences of early childhood graduates. He is a member of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network (ECSDN) Research Strategy Group, and co-lead for the Children, Childhood and Young People strand of UWE’s Education and Childhood Research Group (ECRG).

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This book offers a critical and thought-provoking exploration of a range of key contemporary debates relating to early childhood (in the UK). With contributions from a range of experts, this book aims to empower students and professionals to engage critically with issues of social justice, children’s rights and the shaping of young children’s lives.

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Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN 10: 152968305X
ISBN 13: 9781529683059
Einband: Taschenbuch
Auflage: 1
Anzahl der Seiten: 216
Herausgeber: Joe Brown, Timothy Clark
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