Diversities in early childhood education : rethinking and doing / edited by Celia Genishi and A. Lin Goodwin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Genishi, Celia, 1944-

Goodwin, A. Lin.

Series:

Changing images of early childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

xi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2008]

Summary:

This exciting collection, edited by leaders in the fields of early childhood and multicultural education, is a valuable resource for those studying and working with young children. Chapters emphasize the relationship among theory, research, and practice, and provide illustrations of equitable and inclusive practices that move us toward socially just early childhood education. Drawing from the current literature on ability, class, culture, ethnicity, gender, languages, race, and sexual orientation, Diversities in Early Childhood Education presents a forward-looking account of how diversity can improve the educational experience of all young children.

Contents:

1 Responding to Multiple Diversities in Early Childhood Education: How Far Have We Come? / A. Lin Goodwin, Ranita Cheruvu, Celia Genishi 3

Part I Rethinking Identities of Children in Transformed Curricular Contexts

2 On Listening to Child Composers: Beyond "Fix-Its" / Anne Haas Dyson 13

3 Room to Move: How Kindergarteners Negotiate Literacies and Identities in a Mandated Balanced Literacy Curriculum / Marjorie Siegel, Stephanie Lukas 29

4 Learning English in School: Rethinking Curriculum, Relationships, and Time / Susan Stires, Celia Genishi 49

5 Teaching Caring: Supporting Social and Emotional Learning in an Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom / Susan L. Recchia 67

6 Marginalization, Making Meaning, and Mazes / Susan Grieshaber 83

7 Thought-Provoking Moments in Teaching Young Children: Reflections on Social Class, Sexuality, and Spirituality / Leslie R. Williams, Nadjwa E. L. Norton 103

Part II Rethinking Policies and Programs

8 Digital Literacies for Young English Learners: Productive Pathways toward Equity and Robust Learning / Althea Scott Nixon, Kris D. Gutierrez 121

9 Listening to the Voices of Immigrant Parents / Jennifer Adair, Joseph Tobin 137

10 Keiki Steps: Equity Issues in a Parent-Participation Preschool Program for Native Hawaiian Children / Marci Wai'Ale'Ale Sarsona, Sherlyn Goo, Alice Kawakami, Kathryn Au 151

11 Catching Up with Globalization: One State's Experience of Reforming Teacher Education in the 21st Century / Sharon Ryan, Carrie Lobman 167

Part III Rethinking Teacher Education and Professional Development

12 Talk about Children: Developing a Living Curriculum of Advocacy and Social Justice / Beatrice S. Fennimore 185

13 Disrupting the Taken-for-Granted: Autobiographical Analysis in Preservice Teacher Education / A. Lin Goodwin, Michele Genor 201

14 Community College Students Talk about Play and Early Childhood Teacher Education for Social Justice / Rachel Theilheimer 219

15 Envisioning and Supporting the Play of Preschoolers: What the Frame Does to the Picture / Rebekah Fassler, Dorothy Levin 233

16 Going beyond Our Own Worlds: A First Step in Envisioning Equitable Practice / Susi Long, Clavis Anderson, Melanie Clark, Becky McCraw 253

17 Diversities across Early Childhood Settings: Contesting Identities and Transforming Curricula / Celia Genishi, A. Lin Goodwin 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415957137

0415957133

9780415957144

0415957141

OCLC:

123818148