The Early Childhood Educator: Critical Conversations in Feminist Theory

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Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada) Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada)

The Early Childhood Educator

Critical Conversations in Feminist Theory

Rachel Langford (Ryerson University, Canada), Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada), Brooke Richardson (Brock University Canada) , Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria Canada)

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Bloomsbury Academic
30 May 2024

Feminism & feminist theory; Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Pre-school & kindergarten

Series: Feminist Thought in Childhood Research

Across the globe the work of early childhood educators, who are predominantly women, is misunderstood, underpaid and undervalued. Perspectives on early childhood educators are highly contentious: are they child development experts, oppressed workers, maternal substitutes, technicians, facilitators of early learning, or something else? This volume features chapter authors from Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the USA and New Zealand, examine a range of contemporary feminist theories in relation to the early childhood educator.

The feminist theories covered include materialist feminism, poststructural feminism, decolonizing feminisms, posthumanist feminism, new materialist feminism, feminist ethics of care, womanist feminism, postcolonial feminism, femme theory and feminist queer theory. The editors of the volume offer an introduction and commentaries that explore solidarities and tensions between the feminisms to generate critical conversations about the work, lived experiences, and agency of early childhood educators. The volume contributes to shifting understandings of the early childhood educator in the contexts of culture, practice, policy and politics.

Edited by: Rachel Langford (Ryerson University Canada), Brooke Richardson (Brock University, Canada), Brooke Richardson (Brock University Canada), Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (University of Victoria Canada)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350267237
ISBN 10: 1350267236
Series: Feminist Thought in Childhood Research
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel Langford is Professor Emeritus in the School of Early Childhood Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. She is the author of Theorizing Feminist Ethics of Care in Early Childhood Practice (Bloomsbury, 2019). Brooke Richardson is Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Sociology at Brock University, Canada. She has published internationally on topics related gender and childcare policy, child protection and the broader care economy.

Reviews for The Early Childhood Educator: Critical Conversations in Feminist Theory

"""In current times of whirlwind changes in early childhood education, this book provides an excellent reason to pause and think: ""Who is the early childhood educator?"" As the text makes visible, responding ethically to this profoundly political question requires putting an array of feminist responses into an enthralling conversation."" --Iris Berger, Assistant Professor of Teaching, University of British Columbia, Canada"