{"product_id":"seven-crucial-conversations-in-early-childhood-education-where-have-we-been-and-why-does-it-matter-paperback-softback-9780807769300","title":"Seven Crucial Conversations in Early Childhood Education; Where Have We Been and Why Does It Matter? (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807769300","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSeven Crucial Conversations in Early Childhood Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhere Have We Been and Why Does It Matter?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNancy File (Edited by), Nancy E. Barbour (Edited by), Andrew J. Stremmel (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807769300\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.6 x 1 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to spark an interchange of ideas, this book presents early childhood education as a nuanced, shifting, and complex field. Readers will bear witness to several decades of the lived experiences of influential leaders engaged in conversation about seven major topics: systems of early care and education, diversity and children's rights, developmentally appropriate practice, perspectives on play, curriculum and pedagogy, the care of infants and toddlers, and families and family engagement. Each chapter is accompanied by a \"Reflections on the Dialogue\" essay from one of the volume editors who include important source material and theoretical and research perspectives. Readers are invited to reflect thoughtfully on each topic to construct their own understanding of where the field has been and why it matters. Contributors reveal how they have been shaped by societal values and events, as well as how they have helped to shape the field as we know it. These reflective dialogues help readers develop greater understanding of the past and its influence on the present, while preparing readers to make decisions throughout their careers about what matters and why it is important to young children and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eExamines recent history in early childhood education via conversations that are forward-thinking and backward-reflecting.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how time and place have impacted ideology and practice in early childhood education in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eOffers new perspectives and creates new understandings through the experiences of well-known leaders in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eEncourages readers to reflect on the past, present, and future of the field and reclaim its practice in an era that threatens standardization and technocracy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents (Tentative)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eNancy File, Nancy E. Barbour, and Andrew J. Stremmel\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.  \u003cbr\u003eSystems of Early Care and Education \u003cem\u003eW. Steven Barnett and Jacqueline Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Systems of Early Care and Education Conversation \u003cem\u003eNancy E. Barbour\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.  \u003cbr\u003eDiversity, Equity, and Children'\u003cbr\u003es Rights in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eGloria Swindler Boutte and Dina C. Castro\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Diversity, Equity, and Children'\u003cbr\u003es Rights in Early Childhood Education Conversation \u003cem\u003eNancy File\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.  \u003cbr\u003eDevelopmentally Appropriate Practice: The Position Statement of the National\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssociation for the Education of Young Children \u003cem\u003eSue Bredekamp and Marilou Hyson\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Position Statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conversation \u003cem\u003eNancy E. Barbour\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.  \u003cbr\u003eThe Place of Play in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eJaipaul L. Roopnarine and Jeffrey Trawick-Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Place of Play in Early Childhood Education Conversation \u003cem\u003eNancy File\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.  \u003cbr\u003eCurriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eJ. Amos Hatch and Marjorie Kostelnik\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eAndrew J. Stremmel\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.  \u003cbr\u003eThe Place of Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eMary Benson McMullen and Susan L. Recchia\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Place of Infants and Toddlers Conversation \u003cem\u003eNancy File\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.  \u003cbr\u003eFamilies and Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education \u003cem\u003eDouglas R. Powell and Mari Riojas-Cortez\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the Families and Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education Conversation \u003cem\u003eAndrew J. Stremmel\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.  \u003cbr\u003eClosing Thoughts: Reflection and (Re)Claiming \u003cem\u003eKatherine K. Delaney\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword: A Final Word on Conversations \u003cem\u003eAndrew J. 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