Unequal Childhoods - Young Children''s Lives in Poor Countries

Zusatztext 'Penn has visited the places she describes! so she is able to give first-hand accounts ... Penn concludes these shocking snapshots of an international disgrace with positive suggestions about what can be done ... It is a powerful story well told.' - Times Educational Supplement'Penn ... gives an insight into the practices of governments and international non-governmental organisations. By summarising discourses on these key theories it is possible for readers from all disciplines to understand the key issues being addressed. Further! the language used throughout the book makes it easily readable and understandable.' - Children's Geographies Informationen zum Autor Helen Penn is Professor of Early Childhood! University of East London. Zusammenfassung Using case studies from Kazakhstan, Swaziland, Himalayan India and Brazil, this book discusses how poverty is recognized and defined, and how political and economic conditions undermine or even prematurely end the lives of millions of young children. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Global inequalities 2. Interpreting Poverty 3. Understanding Early Childhood 4. Lending a Helping Hand 5. Kazakhstan 6. Swaziland 7. India 8. Brazil 9. The Ethics of Intervention

Product details

• Authors: Helen (University of East London Penn
• Assisted by: Helen Penn (Editor), Penn Helen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2005
• EAN: 9780415321020
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32102-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Contesting Early Childhood
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; EDUCATION / General, Sociology, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Social discrimination & inequality, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Social discrimination and social justice