Early Years Education and Care in Canada
A Historical and Philosophical Overview
Edited by Susan Jagger
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August 2019
Print ISBN: 9781773381244
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Overview
Composed of original Indigenous and Canadian content,this ground-breaking textbook features multiple voices from the field that, together, offer an extensive and balanced examination of the historical and philosophical influences of early childhood education. Broad in scope, this collection presents the various topics and approaches in the field before examining each in detail. Specific subjects include Indigenous ways of knowing, holistic education, and the influence of educational philosophers and theorists such as Rousseau and Dewey. The text also discusses contemporary issues such as children’s rights, diversity and inclusion, multimodality, technology, ecology, and Indigenous education in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Featuring essays that examine the field’s history and future, as well as chapter questions that inspire critical analysis, this unique textbook is a fundamental resource for all students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers in education and early childhood education.
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Table of Contents
Introduction Susan Jagger
Chapter 1 Awāsisīwiwin: Early Childhood Education and Indigenous Ways of Knowing Angelina Weenie
Chapter 2 Spirituality of Play Patrick Lewis
Chapter 3 A Diffractive Analysis of Early Childhood Education in Canada through Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emilé Margaret MacDonald
Chapter 4 The Right to Education and the Child Peter Pericles Trifonas
Chapter 5 Holistic Education: Teaching and Learning, Planning and Reflecting with the Whole Child in Mind Lovisa Fung
Chapter 6 Experiencing Education in the Early Years Susan Jagger
Chapter 7 A Critical Exploration of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Early Years Kristy Timmons
Chapter 8 Reconfiguring Early Childhood Education: Common Worlding Pedagogies Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Randa Khattar, and Meagan Montpetit
Chapter 9 Children in Society – The Sociology of Childhood in Canadian Contexts Noah Kenneally
Chapter 10 Thinking Otherwise: Reconceptualist Contributions to Early Childhood Education Rachel Berman and Zuhra Abawi
Chapter 11 Children’s Rights: Raising Awareness Amongst Professionals Working with and for Children Aurelia Di Santo and Bethany Robichaud
Chapter 12 Empathy and Rubber Sushi: Re-thinking Strategies for Anti-Oppression in Early Childhood Education and Care Kathryn Underwood
Chapter 13 First Nations, Metis and Inuit Children’s Access to Culturally Appropriate Early Childhood Care and Development Programs Jessica Ball Chapter 14 There are Relationships Beyond the Classroom: A Nature Kindergarten Enid Elliot
Chapter 15 Young Children Using Digital Media: The Case of Belle Laura Teichert
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