Practical transformations and transformational practices : globalization, postmodernism, and early childhood education
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Practical transformations and transformational practices : globalization, postmodernism, and early childhood education
(Advances in early education and day care, v. 14)
Elsevier, 2005
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliograhpical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Both traditional and progressive curricula are inadequate for the task of responding to the economic, political, social, and cultural changes that have occurred as a result of globalization. This book documents some of the ongoing work occurring in early childhood settings that is aimed at improving, and ultimately transforming, early childhood practice in these changed and changing times. The authors do not simply critique developmental approaches or the increasing standardization of the field. Instead, they describe how they are playing around with postmodern ideas in practice and developing unique approaches to the diverse educational circumstances that confront early childhood educators. Whether it is preparing teachers, using materials, or developing policies, each chapter provides readers with possibilities for enacting pedagogies that are responsive to the contemporary circumstances shaping the lives of young children.
Table of Contents
- Series Editor's Introduction. Part I: Early Childhood Education, Globalization, and Postmodernity. Transforming Ideas and Practices. (S. Ryan, S. Grieshaber). Voices at the Table: An Analysis of Collaboration in the Policy Process of a Local Preschool Initiative. (L. Heimer). Part II: Diversity and Difference in Early Childhood Classrooms. (De) Centering the Kindergarten Prototype in the Child-Centered Classroom. (E. Graue). Teaching Notes. (F. McArdle). The Amorphous Pretend Play Curriculum: Theorizing Embodied Synthetic Multicultural Props. (R. Johnson). Implementing Te What
- riki as Postmodernist Practice: A Perspective from Aotearoa/New Zealand. (J. Ritchie). Part III: Teacher Education and Professional Development. Postcolonial Theory and the Practice of Teacher Education. (R. Viruru). Becoming Early Childhood Teachers: Linking Action Research and Postmodern Theory in a Language and Literacy Course. (C. Genishi, Shin-ying Huang, T. Glupzynski). Putting Postmodern Theories into Practice in Early Childhood Teacher Education. (J. Sumsion). Challenging the Culture of Expertise: Moving Beyond Training the Always, Already Failing Early Childhood Educator. (S. Novinger, L. O'Brien, L. Sweigman). Improvisation: Postmodern Play for Early Childhood Teachers. (C. Lobman). Index.
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