Title: Early childhood curricula and the de-pathologizing of childhood
First published: 2008
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.
Subjects: Children with disabilities, Children with social disabilities, Curricula, Early childhood education, Early childhood special education, Education, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Early childhood education, Multicultural education, Education, moral and ethical aspects, Children with disabilities, education, Children with social disabilities, education, Problem children, education, Problem children, Education de la premiere enfance, Programmes d'etudes, Education speciale de la premiere enfance, Aspect moral, Enfants handicapes, Enfants handicapes sociaux, Enfants difficiles, Education interculturelle
LC classification: LC4801.5 .H49 2008