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Anti-Bias Education For Young Children and Ourselves 2nd Edition Author: Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards ISBN: 978 1 928896 67 8 Publisher: NAEYC Size: 215mm X 280mm Binding: Paperback & CD No. of pages: 166 Price $AUD [incl. GST]: $99.95 This successor to The Anti-Bias Curriculum provides practical guidance to confront and eliminate barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias about specific aspects of personal and social identity thus helping staff and children respect each other, themselves, and all people. Over the last two decades, educators across the nation and around the world have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in anti-bias work. The result is a richer and more nuanced articulation of what is important in anti-bias education. Individual chapters focus on culture and language, racial identity, family structures, gender identity, economic class, different abilities, holidays, and more. About the Authors Louise-Derman Sparks has been an activist for social justice for 40 years and worked with young children and families as an early childhood education teacher and program director. She is the author and co-author of several books, including: Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach, What If All the Kids are White? Anti-bias/ Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families, and numerous articles. She speaks, conducts workshops and consults widely throughout the United States and internationally. She is currently Professor Emeritus Pacific Oaks College and serves on the National Board of Crossroads Ministry: An Interfaith & Community-Based Anti-Racism Training Organization. Julie Olsen Edwards experience includes working as a family day care provider, preschool and kindergarten teacher, and lecturer and program chair at tertiary colleges. She is a lifetime activist for children and families and continues to write, teach, and consult on issues of equity,diversity, and anti-bias; emerging literacy; and family life and empowerment. Contents Foreword - A Renewed Sense of Hope Carol Brunson Day Prologue - A Few Words about This Book Key Terms Chapter 1. What Is Anti-Bias Education? Chapter 2. Childrens Identity Development Chapter 3. Becoming an Anti-Bias Teacher: A Developmental Journey Chapter 4. Creating an Anti-Bias Learning Community - Positive interactions with children - Positive relationships with and among families - The visual and material environment - Curriculum planning, including persona dolls Chapter 5. Learning about Culture, Language, & Fairness Chapter 6. Learning about Racial Identity & Fairness Chapter 7. Learning about Gender Identity & Fairness Chapter 8. Learning about Economic Class & Fairness Chapter 9. Learning about Family Structures & Fairness Chapter 10. Learning about Different Abilities & Fairness Chapter 11. Learning about Holidays & Fairness Anti-Bias Education with Other Age Groups Epilogue-Keeping On Keeping On: The Anti-Bias Journey Continues Checklist for Assessing the Visual Material Environment About the Contributing Writers References Back to full catalogue |
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