The early childhood educator: critical conversations in feminist theory

"Across the globe the work of early childhood educators, who are predominantly women, is misunderstood, underpaid and undervalued. Perspectives on early childhood educators are highly contentious: are they child development experts, oppressed workers, maternal substitutes, technicians, facilita...

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Weitere Verfasser: Langford, Rachel 1952- (HerausgeberIn), Richardson, Brooke (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Bloomsbury Academic 2023
Schriftenreihe:Feminist thought in childhood research
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Zusammenfassung:"Across the globe the work of early childhood educators, who are predominantly women, is misunderstood, underpaid and undervalued. Perspectives on early childhood educators are highly contentious: are they child development experts, oppressed workers, maternal substitutes, technicians, facilitators of early learning, or something else? This volume features chapter authors from Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the USA and New Zealand, who work with a particular feminist perspective. The feminist theories covered include materialist feminism, poststructural feminism, decolonizing feminisms, post humanist feminism, new materialist feminism, feminist ethics of care, womanist feminism, postcolonial feminism, femme theory and feminist queer theory. The chapter authors describe the key themes of these theories and explore how they can illuminate our understandings of the early childhood educator. The editors of the volume offer an introduction and commentaries that explore solidarities and tensions between the feminisms to generate critical conversations about the work, lived experiences, and agency of early childhood educators. The volume contributes to shifting understandings of the early childhood educator in the contexts of culture, practice, policy and politics."
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 226 Seiten)
ISBN:9781350267220
9781350267206
DOI:10.5040/9781350267220