Supporting early childhood practice through difficult times : looking towards a better future /
edited by Ute Ward.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- 1 online resource.
- Towards an ethical praxis in early childhood .
Early childhood practice in difficult times / Ute Ward -- The mixed blessing of digital tools / Ute Ward -- Big sister is watching : a feminist critical discourse analysis of texts supporting the use of live stream video feed technology in licensed childcare programs in Ontario and Alberta, Canada / Brooke Richardson & Joanne Lehrer -- Using the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators to develop didactic tools on AI for early childhood settings / Ulrike Stadler-Altmann -- Narratives of crisis : raising children in digital times / Naomi Hodgson & Stefan Ramaekers -- Enhancing the development of practitioners and settings / Ute Ward -- Professional development of Croation EC teachers in a virtual world : opportunity or obstacle? / Adrijana Višnjić-Jevtić & Antonija Vukašinović -- Impacts of neoliberal inspired policies on educators' professional identity in five countries : visions for a better future / Marg Rogers, Fabio Dovigo, Laura Doan, Khatuna Dolidze and Astrid Mus Rasmussen -- Fostering practice-based philosophy in early years professionals / Lewis Stockwell and Michael Young -- The LEYF model : a sustainable ECEC model that addresses the disadvantage gap / June O'Sullivan -- Seeking and listening to families in updating Australia's approved learning frameworks / Fay Hadley, Linda Harrison, Leanne Lavina, Lennie Barblett, Susan Irvine, Francis Bobongie-Harris, and Jennifer Cartmel -- Embracing diversity and inclusion / Ute Ward -- The quiddity of inclusion : knowing what matters in early childhood / Sharon Skehill -- Increasing inclusivity through embedding art in daily practice / Silvia Blanch-Gelabert & Gemma Paris-Romain -- Imagination : the missing element in ECE? / Sue Nimmo -- Education at the crossfire : a human right approach to support children with disabilities in disasters / Mabel Giraldo -- Children reading to their parents, from Australia to Israel : implementation and challenges / Sigal Tish, Sivon Shatil Carmon and Clodie Tal -- The need for different ways of thinking / Ute Ward -- Learning in and from nature : supporting children's development / Mehmet Mart -- A posthuman perspective : learning entanglements among a child, family members, and the material world / Sally Brown -- The concept of dialogue : bell hooks, Paulo Freire, and the English early years sector / Poppie Ephgrave -- Nurturing the spiritual in children : enacting a spiritual pedagogy to develop children's sense of self / Liz Rouse -- Towards a better future / Ute Ward.
"Supporting Early Childhood Practice through Difficult Times encourages early years students and practitioners to take stock of current practices and pedagogies in the light of challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic, ecological concerns, and regulatory pressures. The contributions from various scholars and practitioners present a range of theoretical concepts as well as innovative practice examples, inviting deep reflection on your own beliefs and attitudes. They examine and envisage different ways of working with and for young children, their families and communities for a better future. Chapters in this timely book include experts from around the globe examining key issues in early childhood education. The first section questions the increasing digitalisation in nurseries and pre-schools and its impact on staff members, parents and children. The second section focuses on workforce development, management systems and the role of parents in policymaking. The third section showcases innovative pedagogical approaches looking beyond widely accepted early learning goals, assessments and curricula to develop inclusive environments that foster all children's development and learning. Lastly, the fourth section steps back from day-to-day practice and considers what concern for the environment, social justice and posthumanism means for early childhood education and pedagogy. This book will be a key resource for early childhood education and care practitioners, graduate students, policy makers and researchers facilitating the step from the here-and-now to revised future practice and policy that will enable all children to flourish"--