Anna Kirova

Learning to Teach Young Children provides you with the tools to critically engage with the key concepts and beliefs in early childhood education theory and practice. The book is organized around ten propositions that are explored in relation to 30 key questions, for example:- What does it mean to honour children’s right to be different?- What does it mean to learn?- How can images of childhood be used as frames for practice? Original comic-book style illustrations are used to explore key theoretical concepts in an accessible and engaging way. The book also includes a companion website offering overviews of the key concepts covered in the book, supplementary information and references, reflective questions and case studies to support your learning.

Learning to Teach Young Children provides you with the tools to critically engage with the key concepts and beliefs in early childhood education theory and practice. The book is organized around ten propositions that are explored in relation to 30 key questions, for example:- What does it mean to honour children’s right to be different?- What does it mean to learn?- How can images of childhood be used as frames for practice? Original comic-book style illustrations are used to explore key theoretical concepts in an accessible and engaging way. The book also includes a companion website offering overviews of the key concepts covered in the book, supplementary information and references, reflective questions and case studies to support your learning.

Nya globala kontexter innebär såväl utmaningar som möjligheter för yngre barn och människorna runt omkring dem. Klimat­förändringar, väpnade konflikter och fattigdom tecknar i kombination med ständigt framflyttade gränser inom forskning och teknik en paradoxal bild av både de hot och de möjligheter som världens barn står inför. Många nya frågor aktualiseras därmed, om de förutsättningar som yngre barn behöver för att lära och må bra. Mångfald i tidiga åldrar: interkulturellt lärande utgör ett komplement till de projekt och initiativ inom förskolan och de tidiga skolåren som ger stöd åt arbetet med yngre barn med olika kulturella och språkliga bakgrunder och deras familjer. Bokens kapitel rör sig mellan olika kontexter för att ge läsarna fler perspektiv och en bredare bild av vad mångfaldsarbete innebär. Boken redogör för internationella forskningssamarbeten och olika aspekter av internationellt arbete, och innehåller såväl teoretiska diskussioner som praktiska tillämpningar. I varje kapitel finns också diskussionsfrågor som kan skapa grund för kritisk reflektion över det som diskuterats i de olika kapitlen. Mångfald i tidiga åldrar: interkulturellt lärande vänder sig främst till studenter inom förskollärar- och lärarutbildning, och kan bidra till att skapa större medvetenhet inom bland annat kulturella, språkliga och utbildningsmässiga frågor.

Global Migration and Education makes a notable contribution to understanding the issues faced by immigrant children, their parents, and educators as they interact in school settings, and to identifying the common challenges to, and successes in, educational institutions worldwide as they cope with these issues. Global in scope, there are chapters from 14 countries. It will help educators and others involved in these complex processes to see beyond the notion of problems created and experienced by recently arrived young children. Rather, this volume provides many concrete suggestions deriving from the success stories and voices of teachers, parents, and students. It also offers evidence that diversity can be a condition for learning that, when understood, embraced, and supported, leads to rich learning opportunities for all involved that would not exist without diversity. All of the authors offer recommendations about educational policy and practices to address and ultimately improve the education of all children, including immigrant children. The book is organized around five themes:*Multiple Global Issues for Immigrant Children and the Schools They Attend;*They Are Here: Newcomers in the Schools;*Views and Voices of Immigrant Children;*Far from Home With Fluctuating Hopes; and*Searching for New Ways to Belong. Intended for researchers, students, school professionals, and educational policymakers and analysts around the world in the fields of multicultural education, child psychology, comparative and international education, educational foundations, educational policy, and cross-cultural studies, this book is highly relevant as a text for courses in these areas.

Global Migration and Education makes a notable contribution to understanding the issues faced by immigrant children, their parents, and educators as they interact in school settings, and to identifying the common challenges to, and successes in, educational institutions worldwide as they cope with these issues. Global in scope, there are chapters from 14 countries. It will help educators and others involved in these complex processes to see beyond the notion of problems created and experienced by recently arrived young children. Rather, this volume provides many concrete suggestions deriving from the success stories and voices of teachers, parents, and students. It also offers evidence that diversity can be a condition for learning that, when understood, embraced, and supported, leads to rich learning opportunities for all involved that would not exist without diversity. All of the authors offer recommendations about educational policy and practices to address and ultimately improve the education of all children, including immigrant children. The book is organized around five themes:*Multiple Global Issues for Immigrant Children and the Schools They Attend;*They Are Here: Newcomers in the Schools;*Views and Voices of Immigrant Children;*Far from Home With Fluctuating Hopes; and*Searching for New Ways to Belong. Intended for researchers, students, school professionals, and educational policymakers and analysts around the world in the fields of multicultural education, child psychology, comparative and international education, educational foundations, educational policy, and cross-cultural studies, this book is highly relevant as a text for courses in these areas.