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    And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6)

    Eoin Colfer

Ethics and Politics in Early Childhood Education

by Gunilla Dahlberg

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The early childhood services of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy has gained worldwide interest and admiration. Drawing on the 'Reggio approach', and others, this book explores the ethical and political dimensions of early childhood services and argues the importance of these dimensions at a time when they are often reduced to technical and managerial projects, without informed consideration for what is best for the child.

Extending and developing the ideas raised in Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education the successful team of authors make a wide range of complex material accessible to readers who may have little knowledge of the various important and relevant areas within philosophy, ethics, or politics, covering subjects such as:

  • post-structural thinkers and their perspectives

  • the history and practice of early childhood work in Reggio Emilia

  • globalization, technological change, poverty, and environmental degradation

  • ethical and political perspectives relevant to early childhood services from Foucault and Deleuze, to Beck, Bauman and Rose.

This book presents essential ideas, theories and debates to an international audience. Those who would find this particularly useful are practitioners, trainers, students, researchers, policymakers and anyone with an interest in early childhood education.

Synopsis:

By drawing upon the 'Reggio approach', other post-structural theories and new thinking about democratic politics and power, this book sets out to explore the ethical and political dimensions of early childhood services. With governments worldwide looking for 'returns' through their 'investment' in services for children, the authors argue that the importance of these services are reduced to technical and managerial matters, without informed consideration for what is best for the child.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780415280419
Author:
Dahlberg, Gunilla
Publisher:
Falmer Press
Author:
Moss, Peter
Subject:
Preschool & Kindergarten
Subject:
Early childhood education
Subject:
Political aspects
Subject:
Educational Policy & Reform
Subject:
Public Policy - General
Subject:
Early childhood education - Political aspects
Subject:
Early childhood education -- Italy.
Series:
Contesting Early Childhood
Publication Date:
January 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.86x5.54x.69 in. .85 lbs.
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