| Doing Foucault in Early Childhood Studies: Applying Post-Structural Ideas Contributor(s): Mac Naughton, Glenda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415320992 ISBN-13: 9780415320993 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: This book draws on a broad range of poststructural and postcolonial thinkers, and pays particular attention to the intersections of race, class and gender. Within this theoretical framework, it shows the important contribution that Foucault and other poststructural theorists can make to research and practice in early childhood, as well as considering future directions that this application might take. The book uses research-based case studies, drawn from different countries, of practitioners and their work with children and parents. These show how researchers (including practitioners) have brought poststructuralisms into the classroom and used them strategically to reconstruct knowledge-power relationships in classroom practices and relationships. Five strategies of reconstruction are emphasised in these case studies: * Creating points of resistance to traditional early childhood discourses * Reconstructing pedagogical knowledges and practices and relationships * Privileging social justice and equity intents in practices and relationships * Attending to cultural relations and practices of gender, race and class * Producing new forms of collaboration between practitioners, children, the academy, parents and local community. The book will be of interest to trainers, researchers and practitioners who are seeking to develop an understanding of poststructural thinkers and their potential contribution as an important perspective on early childhood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Research |
| Dewey: 372.21 |
| LCCN: 2004022285 |
| Series: Contesting Early Childhood |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.58" W x 8.04" (1.00 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The theories and analyses of post-structural thinkers such as Michel Foucault can seem a long way from practice in early childhood services. In recent years, however, many early childhood researchers and practitioners have found this work important and this fascinating book brings together a range of research and case-studies showing how teachers and researchers have brought post-structuralism to the classroom. The book covers such issues as:
Case-studies and examples taken from real situations are used and will be of interest to anyone studying or researching early childhood practice and policy. |