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  • In Search of Social Justice

    John Bennett's Lifetime Contribution to Early Childhood Policy and Practice

    Edited by Nóirín Hayes, Mathias Urban ...
    Commemorating the life and work of Dr John Bennett; his lifelong contribution to Early Childhood Education and Care, and his ongoing influence on policy, research and practice in this field, In Search of Social Justice is a tribute to a preeminent scholar and his vision for an equitable and high-quality start for all children.Working tirelessly to raise the profile of Early Childhood Education and ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Home in Early Childhood Care and Education

    Conceptualizations and Reconfigurations

    Edited by Andrew Gibbons, Sonya Gaches, Sonja Arndt, Mara Sapon-Shevin, Colette Murray, Mathias Urban, Marek Tesar ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume investigates the effects of shifting configurations and conceptualizations of the experience and meaning of home as it is embodied in early childhood care and education (ECCE). As the globalized early learning agenda drives more children to attend ECCE institutions, these institutions increasingly employ the concept of home through their curriculum and daily operations by ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD

  • Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Carmen Dalli, Mathias Urban ...
    The professionalism of the early childhood sector has gained prominence on the policy agendas of many countries. National pedagogical frameworks or curricula and an upsurge of pathways to gaining or upgrading qualifications has led to a pervasive terminology of professionalism. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of this terminology, the question of what professionalism means in early years contexts ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care

    Reconceptualization and Comparison

    Edited by Stefan Faas, Dagmar Kasüschke, Elena Nitecki, Mathias Urban, Helge Wasmuth ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume provides a critical discussion of globalization and transformation, considering the cultural contexts of early childhood education systems as discourses as well as concrete phenomena and ‘lived experience.’ The book focuses on theoretical explorations and critical discourses at the level of education policy (macro), the level of institutions (meso), and the level of social ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • Pathways to Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care

    Edited by Michel Vandenbroeck, Mathias Urban, Jan Peeters ...
    Series series Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood
    Pathways to Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care is concerned with a growing interest from policy and research in the professionalisation of the early childhood workforce. Illustrated by in-depth case studies of innovative and sustainable pathways to professionalisation, it recognises the importance of a systemic approach to professionalisation across all levels of the early ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Early Childhood Grows Up

    Towards a Critical Ecology of the Profession

    Edited by Linda Miller, Carmen Dalli, Mathias Urban ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Once the Cinderella of the education system, early years education has evolved into a much more substantially funded sector with staff experiencing greater opportunities for higher-level training and education as well as increasing demands. This book reflects practitioner debates about fundamental questions such as whether or not their field of work is a profession at all. Two key arguments are ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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    $102.99 CAD

  • The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research

    Addressing Moments of Discomfort

    Edited by The Critical Methodologies Collective ...
    This book offers insights on politics and ethics of representation that are relevant to researchers concerned with struggles for justice. It takes moments of discomfort in the qualitative research process as important sites of knowledge for exploring representationalpractices in critical research.The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research draws on experiences from research ... Read more

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  • Foucault - The Key Ideas

    Foucault on philosophy, power, and the sociology of knowledge: a concise introduction

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  • Co-Production and Co-Creation

    Engaging Citizens in Public Services

    Edited by Taco Brandsen, Bram Verschuere, Trui Steen ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
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  • The Big Questions: Ethics

    by Julian Baggini ...
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    'The Big Questions' series is designed to let renowned experts confront the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy.In 'The Big Questions: Ethics' Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right and wrong into 20 key questions. He examines how we can start to answer them, what they might ... Read more

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