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Democratic Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education: An Aotearoa New Zealand Case Study (International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 24) by Linda Mitchell; SpringerLink (Online service) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book uses case studies of Aotearoa New Zealand policy formulation and practice to explore early childhood education and care (ECEC) as a site for democratic citizenship and social justice. Addressing fundamental questions about the purpose of education, it argues for explicit values focusing on children and childhood as a basis for ECEC policy to replace discourses of economic investment and child vulnerability that are dominant within policy goals in many countries. A commitment to democracy and equity is a good place to start. Aotearoa New Zealand is of special interest because of its world-renowned ECE curriculum, Te Whāriki, which is based on principles of social justice, respect for rights and an aim to support children growing up in a democracy. The curriculum upholds Māori rights to tino rangatiratanga (absolute authority over their lives and resources). Yet, Aotearoa New Zealand’s extreme market policies and harsh labour laws during recent periods run contrary to ideals of democracy and are puzzlingly inconsistent with curriculum principles.  The book starts with an analysis and critique of global trends in ECEC in countries that share capitalist mixed economies of wel

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Author
Linda Mitchell; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9789811317934
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Education, Political Science

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