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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822714603321

Titolo

Images of childhood / / edited by Shirley Wyver and Peter Whiteman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars, 2012

ISBN

1-4438-4638-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

Children and childhoods ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

WyverShirley R

WhitemanPeter

Disciplina

305.23

Soggetti

Children

Infants - Development

Early childhood education - Australia

Early childhood education - Activity programs

Early childhood education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contributions by Angela Crettenden, Kathy Cologon, Fred Ebbeck, Marjory Ebbeck, Robyne Garrett, Helen Little, Halla Malik, Andrew  McGrath, Toan Nguyen, Berenice Nyland, Timothy Olds, Parimala Raghavendra, Kirrilly Thompson, Shiela Warrier, Peter Whiteman, Shirley Wyver.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; PART I; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART III; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

Decisions relating to children's lives, including formation of policies about children and young people, advocating for children's rights, educational instruction and parenting, all depend on images of children and childhoods. Nonetheless, prevailing images of childhood are not often subject to critique. Images of Childhood offers an examination of public images of childhood in the context of research findings. Authors from a wide range of disciplines, including early childhood, psychology, ...