Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood - An Introduction for Students and Practitioners

List of contents

Acknowledgements Chapter one: Dominant discourses, alternative narratives and resistance movements Chapter two: The importance of paradigm Chapter three: Politics and ethics as first practice Chapter four: Reggio Emilia: a story of democracy, experimentation and potentiality Chapter five: Michel Foucault: power, knowledge and truth Chapter six: Gilles Deleuze: though, movement and (more) experimentation Chapter seven: Posthumanism, the posthuman child and intra-active pedagogy Chapter eight: What next? References

About the author

Peter Moss
is Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.

Summary

Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives that are increasingly to be heard in this field, as well as discussing the importance of paradigm, politics and ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Moss, Peter (Institute of Education Moss
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138291546
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29154-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Contesting Early Childhood
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten