Philosophy of Early Childhood Education
Transforming Narratives
Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues Series

Coordinators: Farquhar Sandy, Fitzsimons Peter

Language: English

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Philosophy of Early Childhood Education: Transforming Narratives provides an insightful reflection on some contemporary issues and theories underpinning early childhood education. The essays in this volume penned by an international group of educators are both critical and transformative, offering new insights on the practices and policies within early childhood education.

  • Provides a critical reflection on some current issues within early childhood education
  • Offers perspectives outside traditional narratives of early childhood
  • Encourages the emergence of new paradigms for early childhood education
  • Promotes the value of difference, perspective, and "otherness"
  • Features an international field of contributors from diverse geographical boundaries
Editorial (Michael A. Peters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Introduction (Sandy Farquhar, University of Aukland) and Peter Fitzsimons, University of Aukland).

1. Meetings Across the Paradigmatic Divide (Peter Moss, Institute of Education, University of London).

2. The Gift Paradigm in Early Childhood Education (Genevieve Vaughan, Austin, Texas and Eila Estola, University of Oulu).

3. Conceptions of the Self in Early Childhood: Territorializing identities (Liselott Borgnon, Institute of Education, Stockholm).

4. Deconstructing and Transgressing the Theory – Practice dichotomy in early childhood education (Hillevi Lenz Taguchi, Institute of Education, Stockholm).

5. In Early Childhood: What's language about? (Liane Mozère).

6. The Politics of Processes and Products in Education: An early childhood metanarrative crisis? (Andrew Gibbons, New Zealand Tertiary College, Aukland).

7. (Re)Positioning the Child in the Policy/Politics of Early Childhood (Christine Woodrow, University of Western Sydney and Frances Press, Charles Sturt University).

Notes on Contributors.

Index.

philosophers of education, academics in education, early childhood professionals, and educators of young children seeking a richer perspective on the nature of early childhood
Sandy Farquhar is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is currently lecturing in early childhood curriculum and professional studies.

Peter Fitzsimons has, at various times, been a teacher, professional musician, radio journalist, factory manager, harassed parent, and an educational management consultant. He was also recently awarded a PhD for his work on Nietzsche and Education.