ERIC Number: EJ1375152
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Publication Date: 2023-May
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It's about Time! Advancing Justice through Joyful Inquiry with Young Children
Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Bacon, Jessica K.; Lalvani, Priya
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v43 n1 p71-82 May 2023
Young learners often are enchanted with the world, fascinated by the ordinary, and absorbed in the present moment. We explore interconnected ideas about how young children's natural proclivity toward being curious and noticing differences among people should be harnessed toward socially just ends. We consider ways in which joyfulness in learning are preserved, as teachers partner with young learners to cultivate their sense of justice in the classroom and beyond. We use disability studies in education as a theoretical framework for doing anti-bias work within early childhood education. We also describe global and neoliberal trends that directly and negatively impact the lives of young children by escalating injustice through educational practices and policies often disguised as reform. Ultimately, we propose reimagining equity-based practices, positive disability narratives, freedom and humanity, and the concept of place within pedagogy to transform early childhood education.
Descriptors: Young Children, Inquiry, Social Justice, Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Social Influences, Preferences, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Disabilities, Diversity, Critical Theory, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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