Early childhood curricula and the de-pathologizing of childhood
By: Rachel M. Heydon and Luigi Iannacci.
Contributors: Iannacci, Luigi, 1970-
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780802097682
Subjects: Early childhood special education; Early childhood education -- Curricula; Early childhood education -- Moral and ethical aspects; Children with disabilities -- Education; Children with social disabilities -- Education; Multicultural education
Description: "Early Childhood Curricula and the De-pathologization of Childhood examines what is possible for young children when their education addresses their assets and is organized in ways that expand their identity options." "Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Rachel M. Heydon and Luigi Iannacci shed light on the ways in which joint notions of normality and abnormality are used to pathologize childhood. As teachers and educational researchers, they offer first-hand accounts of processes that take individual children and turn them into 'others' who are seen as deficient or 'at risk.' Through a variety of critical, qualitative case studies that examine general literacy education, special education, early childhood education, and intergenerational learning environments, this book highlights the theoretical underpinnings of asset-oriented curricular practices and suggests what is possible for young children when their education begins from and cultivates their funds of knowledge."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-191) and index.