Children and childhoods 1
Subtitle: perspectives, places and practices
By: edited by Peter Whiteman and Katey De Gioia
Contributors: Whiteman, Peter; De Gioia, Katey
Series: Children and childhoods -- 1; Children and childhoods -- 1.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781443834568
Subjects: Early childhood education; Congresses; Activity programs; Child development
Description: The early years of life are fast gaining prominence around the world. It is well documented that investment in early childhood results in exceptionally high returns in multiple arenas; greater than those resulting from enterprise focused on later periods in people's lives. This book presents current early years research that reflects the transdisciplinary nature of childhood. The first in the Children and Childhoods series, this volume examines multiple perspectives, places and practices that...
Notes: Papers presented at the Children and Childhoods Symposium, held at Macquarie University in 2010.

Includes bibliographical references.