In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.
Through adopting a common worlds framework, "Reconfiguring the Natures of Childhood" generates a number of complex and inclusive ways of seeing and representing the early years. It recasts childhood as:
Throughout the book, the author follows an intelligent and innovative line of thought which challenges many pre-existing ideas about childhood. Drawing upon cross-disciplinary perspectives, and with international relevance, this book makes an important contribution to the field of childhood studies and early childhood education, and will be a valuable resource for scholars, postgraduate students and higher education teachers.
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In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.
Through adopting a common worlds framework, "Reconfiguring the Natures of Childhood" generates a number of complex and inclusive ways of seeing and representing the early years. It recasts childhood as:
Throughout the book, the author follows an intelligent and innovative line of thought which challenges many pre-existing ideas about childhood. Drawing upon cross-disciplinary perspectives, and with international relevance, this book makes an important contribution to the field of childhood studies and early childhood education, and will be a valuable resource for scholars, postgraduate students and higher education teachers.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Contesting Early Childhood |
Release date | February 2013 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2011 |
Authors | Affrica Taylor |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 176 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-68771-3 |
Barcode | 9780415687713 |
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LSN | 0-415-68771-3 |