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This book responds to a growing academic interest in theorizing care and care work in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. The contributors theorize a new feminist ethics of care in everyday early childhood practice, revealing its complexities and importance. Drawing on feminist theories and philosophies, the chapter authors show how the caring practices of early childhood educators involve values, emotions, decision-making, action and work. Using cutting-edge theory, authors address the social locations and the inclusion and exclusion of both care givers and care receivers. With contributions from Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA, the volume brings together early childhood studies, sociology, psychology, philosophy and critical disability studies to offer diverse perspectives on feminist ethics of care in early childhood practice and its possibilities and dangers.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-139781350067479
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046414155
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameTheorizing Feminist Ethics of Care in Early Childhood Practice: Possibilities and Dangers
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaGender Issues, Physical Education
AuthorRachel Langford
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight526 g
Additional Product Features
EditorRachel Langford
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Series TitleFeminist Thought in Childhood Research