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Diversity can be a rich source of possibility and opportunity in early childhood education. Appreciating that learning and development are shaped by culture and context, history and values, the diversity of cases found in this volume provide a useful tension in considering one's own practices, policies and beliefs.
List of contents
About the Editors and Contributors Preface: Learning through many voices Introduction: Wondering and Wandering Section 1: Being Alongside Children Chapter 1: Precocious children: Cultural priming by parents and others Chapter 2: Jenaplan and pedagogical tact: an alternative approach to engaging children Chapter 3: ‘A rising tide lifts all boats’ - A reflection on inclusive practice when working alongside visually impaired children Editorial provocations: Engaging readers and extending thinking Section 2: Those Who Educate Chapter 4: Te Wai a Rona: The well-spring that never dries up: Whānau pedagogies and curriculum Chapter 5: It's a new dawn, it’s a new day … developing an Early Years workforce for a 21st century China Chapter 6: ‘We’re still being dragged to be white’: Learning from Yolŋu ‘growing up’ their children in two worlds Editorial provocations: Engaging readers and extending thinking Section 3: Embedding Families and Communities Chapter 7: Indigenous Children in the Context of Family and Nationhood Chapter 8: Cultural practices in child rearing in Tanzania and their potential in supporting responsive caregiving to young children Chapter 9: The impact of policy, culture and family on early education provision in Sri Lanka: challenges and opportunities Editorial provocations: Engaging readers and extending thinking Section 4: Working with Systems Chapter 10: Systemic challenges for integration of ECDCE programmes with African cultures of early childhood socialization Chapter 11: Viewing the child holistically: The Experience of the National Policy for Early Childhood Development in Colombia Chapter 12: Working from within to help educational systems evolve: An experience with Indigenous Education in Mexico Editorial provocations: Engaging readers and extending thinking Coda: Thinking Forward – Diversity and Context
About the author
Alan Pence is UNESCO Co-Chair for Early Childhood Education, Care and Development (ECD) and Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria, Canada.
Janet Harvell is Course Leader of the Foundation Degree in Early Years and Senior Lecturer at the Department for Children and Families, School of Education, University of Worcester, UK
Summary
Diversity can be a rich source of possibility and opportunity in early childhood education. Appreciating that learning and development are shaped by culture and context, history and values, the diversity of cases found in this volume provide a useful tension in considering one’s own practices, policies and beliefs.
