Childhood and postcolonization : power, education, and contemporary practice / Gaile S. Cannella & Radhika Viruru.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cannella, Gaile Sloan, 1951-

Contributor:

Viruru, Radhika, 1964-

Series:

Changing images of early childhood.

Changing images of early childhood

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Social aspects--United States.

Early childhood education.

Child development--United States.

Child development.

Postcolonialism--United States.

Postcolonialism.

Constructivism (Education)--United States.

Constructivism (Education).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To care and educate our young children we must understand and listen to them. Childhood and (Post) Colonization opens the door to the effects of intellectual, education, and economic colonization of young children throughout the world.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. COLONIALISM/POSTCOLONIALISM; 2. COLONIALIST INFLUENCE; 3. METHODOLOGIES OF CONTEMPORARY COLONIZATION; 4. CHILDHOOD AND COLONIZATION; 5. CHILDHOOD AND CORPORATE STRUCTURES OF CONTROL; 6. RECONCEPTUALIZING EDUCATION AS DECOLONIALIST PRACTICE; 7. CONSTRUCTING DECOLONIAL RESEARCH AGENDAS/METHODOLOGIES; AVOIDING CONCLUSIONS: CONSTRUCTING DECOLONIAL POSSIBILITIES; REFERENCES; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-171) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-95369-4

1-135-95370-8

9786610231669

1-280-23166-1

0-203-46353-6

OCLC:

70067287