Focusing on the harmful effects of neoliberal policies on young children, families, and educational settings, the authors delve into the possibilities for resistance and refusal. They reflect on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and emphasize the importance of challenging the prevailing neoliberal hegemony. Through their exploration, they offer a message of hope for creating positive change in the landscape of early childhood education and care.
Focusing on the increasing prevalence of digital data in education, this book critically examines its influence on primary and early years settings. It delves into the implications of a data-driven approach in schools, addressing the challenges and transformations that arise from a 'data-obsessed' culture in educational environments. Through analysis, it sheds light on how data shapes teaching practices and learning experiences for young children.
How do you decide what is ethically wrong and right? Few people make moral judgments by taking the theory first. Specifically written with the interests, needs, and experience of students in mind, this textbook approaches thinking ethically as you do in real life – by first encountering practical moral problems and then introducing theory to understand and integrate the issues. Built around engaging case studies from news media, court hearings, famous speeches and philosophical writings, each of the 15 chapters: - explains and defines the moral problem dealt with - provides excerpts of readings on all sides of the issue - analyses the problem, using the relevant theory The examples are recognizable ethical problems, including judgments about racism and sexism, controversial debates such as assisted suicide and the death penalty, and contemporary concerns like privacy and technology, corporate responsibility, and the environment. The mission of the book is to assist you to engage in informed, independent, critical thinking and to enable you to enter into ethical discussions in the classroom and beyond. Supported by learning features, including study questions, key quotes, handy definitions and a companion website, this book is essential for any student of moral philosophy.
This bestselling guide takes the reader on a practical step-by-step journey of
an early years research project by breaking down each section into accessible
and digestible topics.
