Defending Childhood
Keeping the Promise of Early Childhood Education
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Teachers' College Press
Published:16th Mar '12
Should be back in stock very soon

This book brings together a group of extraordinary educators and scholars who offer important insights about what we can do to defend childhood from societal challenges. The authors explain new findings from neuroscience and psychology, as well as emerging knowledge about the impact on child development of cultural and linguistic diversity, poverty, families and communities, and the media. Each chapter presents experiences and suggestions, from the perspectives of different disciplines, about what can be done to ensure that all children gain access to the supports they need for optimal physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development.
ISBN: 9780807753118
Dimensions: 231mm x 160mm x 22mm
Weight: 575g
288 pages