ERIC Number: EJ1203395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jan
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-8038
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Practicing Inclusion, Doing Justice: Disability, Identity, and Belonging in Early Childhood
Beneke, Margaret R.; Newton, Jennifer R.; Vinh, Megan; Blanchard, Sheresa Boone; Kemp, Peggy
ZERO TO THREE, v39 n3 p26-34 Jan 2019
The implicit and explicit messages early childhood practitioners send about disability have important consequences for young children's developing identities and sense of belonging. The authors discuss how practitioners can cultivate early learning communities in which the identities of all young children, with and without disabilities, are affirmed. Drawing on research and examples from practice, they explain how early educators can challenge and change deficit-based assumptions about disability and other forms of diversity by practicing inclusion. The article provides a framework for practicing inclusion and illustrates how such a process has the potential to positively affect the experiences of young children with and without disabilities, sending a much-needed message to all young children and families about civil rights, human diversity, and justice.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Young Children, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Social Justice, Civil Rights, Social Bias
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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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