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  • Language, Place, and the Body in Childhood Literacies

    Theory, Practice, and Social Justice

    Series series Expanding Literacies in Education
    Challenging dominant views of early childhood language development and knowledge, this thought-provoking volume illuminates the importance of place, the body, and movement in opening space for young children’s improvisatory, creative, playful language practices.Bringing together a rich collection of contemporary research and diverse perspectives, the book centers on the premise that ‘where’ talk ... Read more

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  • More-Than-Human Literacies in Early Childhood

    Series series Feminist Thought in Childhood Research
    More-Than-Human Literacies in Early Childhood draws on a long-term ethnographic research into the role of place, materiality and the body in the literacies of young children aged 12-36 months. It builds a picture of how children participate in, or become caught up in, literacies and language in the contexts of their everyday lives.Throughout the book, recognised understandings of young children ... Read more

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  • Re-imagining Contested Communities

    Connecting Rotherham through Research

    Series series Connected Communities
    This is a book that challenges contemporary images of ‘place’. Too often we are told about ‘deprived neighbourhoods’ but rarely do the people who live in those communities get to shape the agenda and describe, from their perspective, what is important to them. In this unique book the process of re-imagining comes to the fore in a fresh and contemporary look at one UK town, Rotherham.Using history, ... Read more

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  • Working with Young Children in Museums

    Weaving Theory and Practice

    Series series Global Perspectives on Children in Museums
    Working with Young Children in Museums makes a major contribution to the small body of extant research on young children in museums, galleries and heritage sites.Bridging theory and practice, the book introduces theoretical concepts in a clear and concise manner, whilst also providing inspirational insights into everyday programming in museums. Structured around three key themes, this volume seeks ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Children's Spatialities

    Embodiment, Emotion and Agency

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, architecture and geography, and international contributors, this volume offers both students and scholars with an interest in the interdisciplinary study of childhood a range of ways of thinking spatially about children's lives. ... Read more

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  • Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

    Concepts, Contexts and Cultures

    Edited by Sue Rogers ...
    Bringing together a collection of chapters from international experts in the field of early childhood education, Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education seeks to explore how play in the Early Years is valued as a means of learning. The book discusses how play is presented, transformed by institutional and pedagogical discourses and ultimately experienced by children. Adopting ... Read more

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  • Reading and Writing Disability Differently

    The Textured Life of Embodiment

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  • Relationship-Based Social Work, Second Edition

    Getting to the Heart of Practice

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  • The Developing Child in the 21st Century

    A global perspective on child development

    by Sandra Smidt ...
    Offering a sociocultural approach to education and learning, this fascinating exploration of childhood provides an in-depth understanding of how children make sense of the world and the people in it. Examining the ways in which children express their thoughts, feelings and actively generate meaning through experience and interaction, this fully revised and updated new edition is illustrated ... Read more

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  • Exploring Play for Early Childhood Studies

    by Mandy Andrews ...
    Series series Early Childhood Studies Series
    Winner of the 2013 Nursery World Awards!This is a key text for all those studying for degrees and foundation degrees in early childhood, early years and related disciplines and for candidates on EYPS pathways. It takes the reader through a detailed exploration of the nature of play examining the features and the concepts of play. Guidance on the observation of children′s play is included and the ... Read more

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