{"product_id":"transforming-early-years-policy-in-the-u-s-a-call-to-action-paperback-softback-9780807768143","title":"Transforming Early Years Policy in the U.S.; A Call to Action (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807768143","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTransforming Early Years Policy in the U.S.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Call to Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark K. Nagasawa (Edited by), Lacey Peters (Edited by), Marianne N. Bloch (Edited by), Beth Blue Swadener (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807768143\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.363 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\u003eThis timely collection provides an accessible discussion and analysis of some of the most urgent policy issues facing early childhood care and education in the United States: fragmented policy systems; broad disregard for early years professionals exemplified by low pay; standards that fail to increase equity; and overlooking the role community contexts plays in producing or ameliorating social inequalities among children. Contributors draw upon their deep personal experiences with these issues as educators, scholars, and advocates to advance practice-based recommendations for how the nation's inequitable systems can be transformed. Their call to collective action is supported by an accessible and powerful advocacy toolkit that will grow with readers over time and with practice. The text centers the perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, with a clear focus on the effects of systemic racism, ageism, sexism, classism, and associated oppressions on early years policies and programs in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eConcise essays that acknowledge the demands on contemporary readers' time.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eAuthors that represent a cross section of educators, advocates, researchers, and leaders who are in dialogue with each other.  \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePersonal stories that illustrate how policies and systems affect people, making an urgent case for transforming early care and education policies.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eA call for action that includes tools for linking personal reflection to collective action.\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\u003eMariana Souto-Manning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark K. Nagasawa, Lacey E. Peters, Marianne N. Bloch, and Beth Blue Swadener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: EARLY YEARS SYSTEMS FRAGMENTATION AND INEQUALITY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. In This Moment . . . We Are Essential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucinda Heimer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. One Center, Two Programs: Finding Promise Within a Fragmented and Unequal Non-System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouis Hamlyn-Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Toward Transforming Fragmented and Unequal Early Years Systems—\u003cbr\u003eRecommendations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacqueline Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: CENTERING ANTI-RACISM IN EARLY YEARS CONTEXTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Constellations of Care: Black Kith and Kin Home\/Place Making Beyond the State Gaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAshley J. May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Proactive, Not Reactive: Creating Anti-Racist Policies for Child Care Centers and Preschools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKerry-Ann Escayg and Fló\u003cbr\u003era Faragó\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Short- and Long-Term Policy Solutions Are Necessary to Address Inequities in Access and Affordability in the Early Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrishana M. Lloyd and Julianna Carlson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: FELT IN\/EQUITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS: INFANT\/TODDLER CARE AND EDUCATION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Felt (In)equities: The Status of Infant-Toddler Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbara Milner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Felt (In)equities: The Status of Infant-Toddler Teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmmanuelle N. Fincham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Recognizing the Birth to Three Workforce as Educators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily Sharrock and Annie Schaeffing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: DE\/PROFESSIONALIZATION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Grounding Educators'\u003cbr\u003e Experiences, Perspectives, and Intellect in De\/Professionalization Debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLea J. E. Austin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Toward Equity in Professionalization Through Community and Coalition Building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliana Pinto McKeen, Fabiola Santos-Gaerlan, Alice Tse, and Wendy Jo Cole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Toward Professionalization BY the People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetzaida Vera-Heredia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V: SUPPORTING THRIVING TEACHERS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Don'\u003cbr\u003et Train Me to Serve! Supporting Thriving Teachers Through Identity Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVanessa Rodriguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. \"I Want to Be Treated Like I'\u003cbr\u003em Valuable\": Advocating for Teachers'\u003cbr\u003e Humanity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbi Kruse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk With Teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLorraine Falchi and Cristina Medellin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VI: Whose Standards?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Being Held to Whose Standards? Considering the Unique Experiences of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexandra Figueras-Daniel and Stephanie M. Curenton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Using Aesthetic Approaches to Meet and Challenge the National Standards: A Both\/And Approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargarita G. Ruiz Guerrero and Carolyn Brennan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. \"John Adams Didn'\u003cbr\u003et Own Slaves\": Culturally Affirming Standards, Assessments, and Curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvandra Catherin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VII: HONORING COMMUNITY CULTURAL WEALTH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Elevating the Cultural Wealth in Communities of Color: The RICHER Framework–\u003cbr\u003eIntersectionality Between Race and Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIheoma U. Iruka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. It Really Does Take a Village: Why Educators Need to Be Involved in Community Initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaclyn Vasquez and Mark Nagasawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. Mi Casita: How a School Can Exist to Meet the Needs of Children and Adults Alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEva Ruiz and Rafa Pé\u003cbr\u003erez-Segura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Sustaining Our Futures Through Expanded Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Lees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. Now What? Our Call to Collective Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark K. Nagasawa, Lacey E. Peters, Marianne N. Bloch, and Beth Blue Swadener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555594268952,"sku":"9780807768143","price":32.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/transforming-early-years-policy-in-the-u-s-a-call-to-action-paperback-softback-9780807768143","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}