EDUCATION
Pedagogy of Resistance Against Manufactured Ignorance
Henry A. Giroux Argues that education has assumed a crucial role in shaping politics in today’s divisive society. At a time when ignorance, lies and fake news have empowered right-wing groups and created deep divisions in society, Henry A. Giroux argues that education holds a crucial role in shaping politics. Education, with its increasingly corporate and conservative-based technologies, is partly responsible for creating these divisions and contributes to the pitting of people against each other through the lens of class, race, and any other differences that don't embrace white nationalism. Giroux’s analysis explores the current climate, covering a range of issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, Trumpism, American fascism, and exploring Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of Hope in these dark times. Henry A. Giroux holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. March 2022 240 pages 216 x 138mm 9781350269507 Bloomsbury Academic
Critical Pedagogy and the Covid-19 Pandemic Keeping Communities Together in Times of Crisis
Edited by Fatma Mizikaci and Eda Ata An examination of the social and political impact of the pandemic on education. Leading international scholars and activists offer international reflections on critical pedagogy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing topical issues, including Black Lives Matter, racism, poverty, and social and gender inequality, the chapters examine the social and political impact of the pandemic on education. The authors address critical issues, controversies of education, and social and political problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, and offer personal and regional perspectives on the creation of digital communities in a time of distance and isolation. Fatma Mizikaci is Head of the Curriculum and Instruction Division and English Language Teaching Department in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Ankara University, Turkey. Eda Ata is Lecturer in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Ankara University, Turkey. June 2022 10 mono illus 336 pages 234 x 156mm 9781350274877 Bloomsbury Academic
Observing Children From Birth to 6
A Practical Guide for Early Childhood Students and Practitioners
Carole Sharman, Wendy Cross and Diana Vennis A practical guide to observational techniques for those working, studying or training in early childhood education. Observation is an essential skill for all who work as carers and educators of children. Now thoroughly updated to cover new policies, trends and regulations in line with EYFS Statutory Framework (2020), this book offers a focused guide to observational techniques that will enable you to become a skilled practitioner. It includes development milestones from birth to 6 years, with references to descriptions of each age group by theorists and developmentalists. Pedagogical features include chapter objectives, key questions, chapter summaries, case studies and a set of activities to assist planning which includes considering sustainability and conservation within the early childhood environment. Carole Sharman was a Registered Nurse and Health Visitor before retraining as a primary school teacher. Later she worked in FE, eventually becoming Head of School for Early years and Special Educational Needs. June 2022 176 pages 234 x 156mm 5th edition 9781350135390 Bloomsbury Academic
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Wendy Cross worked as an Early Years practitioner in a variety of Early Years settings. She has experience in tutoring childcare practitioners in Further Education and in internally/externally verifying acknowledged Early Years courses and qualifications. Diana Vennis was a trained Nursery/Infant teacher. Later she taught in Further Education. She has also worked as an internal/external verifier for awarding bodies in childcare, and as an Ofsted Nursery Inspector and an Early years Inspector for the Adult Learning Inspectorate.
