Ethics and Politics in Early Childhood Education Contributor(s): Dahlberg, Gunilla (Author), Moss, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415280419 ISBN-13: 9780415280419 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
Dewey: 372.21 |
LCCN: 2004007061 |
Series: Contesting Early Childhood |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.54" W x 8.86" (0.85 lbs) 220 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
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. |