2022 Excel Silver Award Winner. Together, the voices ofearly childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call toadvance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems,and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the fieldof early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss waysyou can add your own voice to that call.
Expanding on recommendations fromNAEYC's "Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education" position statement, thecontributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topicsand offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices.Grounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look atboth the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of educationcan mean for all children.
Inside, you'll read the voices of
Teresa Acevedo ? JenniferKeys Adair ? Rosemarie Allen ? Garnett S. Booker III ? Barbara T. Bowman ? DinaC. Castro ? Jie-Qi Chen ? Stephanie M. Curenton ? Felicia L. DeHaney ? LouiseDerman-Sparks ? Lillian Duran ? Tonia R. Durden ? Isauro M. Escamilla ? BelindaBustos Flores ? Janelle Beth Flores ? Ximena Franco ? Mimi Gray ? SocorroHerrera ? Zeynep Isik-Ercan ? Debbie LeeKeenan ? Junlei Li ? Daniel R. Meier ?Jen Neitzel ? John Nimmo ? Iliana Reyes ? Shubhi Sachdeva ? Hilary Seitz ?Dorothy L. Shapland ? Carla Thompson Payton ? Alandra Washington ? Dana Winters? Brian L. Wright . . . and many more!
Together, the voices of early childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call to advance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems, and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the field of early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss ways you can add your own voice to that call.
Expanding on recommendations from NAEYC's "Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education" position statement, the contributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topics and offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices. Grounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look at both the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of education can mean for all children.
Inside, you'll read the voices of
- Teresa Acevedo
- Jennifer Keys Adair
- Rosemarie Allen
- Garnett S. Booker III
- Barbara T. Bowman
- Dina C. Castro
- Jie-Qi Chen
- Stephanie M. Curenton
- Felicia L. DeHaney
- Louise Derman-Sparks
- Lillian Duran
- Tonia R. Durden
- Isauro M. Escamilla
- Belinda Bustos Flores
- Janelle Beth Flores
- Ximena Franco
- Mimi Gray
- Socorro Herrera
- Zeynep Isik-Ercan
- Debbie LeeKeenan
- Junlei Li
- Daniel R. Meier
- Jen Neitzel
- John Nimmo
- Iliana Reyes
- Shubhi Sachdeva
- Hilary Seitz
- Dorothy L. Shapland
- Carla Thompson Payton
- Alandra Washington
- Dana Winters
- Brian L. Wright
- . . . and many more!
Industry Reviews
NAEYC's position statement on advancing equity is not just words on paper, it is the heart and soul of who we are as people who care for all children. In this book, editors Iliana Alanis, Iheoma Iruka, and Susan Friedman have gathered stories and insights from dozens of early childhood education professionals, leading us forward into a beloved community framed in social justice. -- Josh Thompson * Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education *
This text is comprehensive in its approach to addressing equity and diversity in our field. The diverse group of contributors offers research-based expertise centering a variety of social identities. Regardless of role, this book provides useful information for improving practice. -- Toni Sturdivant * Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction *
In a time when issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access are at the forefront in education, this volume offers timely and critical recommendations for policy and practice. The coeditors bring together a stellar group of experts in the field that delineate how we can enact equitable and inclusive early childhood education founded on NAEYC's "Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education" position statement and its recommendations. A must-read for all early childhood educators. -- Sonia W. Soltero * Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language, and Curriculum *
This book confronts us with the inequities present in early childhood education. It compels us not to remain silent, compliant, or complicit, but rather to take anti-racist actions at every level-classroom, program, teacher preparation, and policy. -- Cristina Gillanders * Associate Professor *
