Contemporary Childhood

SECTION 1 THE CHILD/1 The Changing Nature of Childhood /Shifting landscapes: childrenâs security/Multiculturalism/Inclusion and children with additional needs/Austerity and poverty/Children as carers/State of play in the UK/Emerging curricula and proposed initiatives/2 The Childâs Perspective/Current views on childrenâs perspective/Childhood studies and childrenâs perspectives/United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and childrenâs perspectives/Challenges and tensions in listening to young childrenâs perspectives/Methods for seeking childrenâs perspectives in research/Innovative methods for eliciting the views of young children/Childrenâs involvement in the research process/3 Social and Emotional Functioning in the Learning Environment/Learning, happiness and well-being/Attachment and the learning environment/Loss in childhood: its impact on learning/Fear and love in the lives of children/Supporting childrenâs social and emotional functioning outside of the home/4 Creating Optimum Learning Environments for the Child/Todayâs challenges/Identification and assessment: reflections on practice/Ethical issues in the identification and assessment of children/Low achievement and underachievement/Children whose first language is not English/Monitoring and evaluating practice/SECTION 2 THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY/5 The Changing Nature of Families/Divorce, separation and step-families/The importance of fathers in families/Grandparents and families/Working with refugee and asylum-seeking families/Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families/6 The Parentâs Voice/Listening to parents/Working with parents/Parentsâ working patterns/7 Multi Professional Perspectives/Evolving perspectives/Safeguarding/Challenges of multi-agency working/Professionals and parents: working together/Recent initiatives/SECTION 3 MODERN AND EMERGING CHILDHOODS/8 Policy, Discourse and Identity/Policy and practice/Contemporary political ideology and philosophy/Regulation, control and accountability/Professionalism and professional identity/9 The Digital Child/What is a âdigital childâ?/Digital media/The affordances of digital media/Starting where children are: the importance of childrenâs learning experiences at home/Childrenâs digital lives in the new millennium/E-safety for children in a digital world/10 International Perspectives/International variations in practice/Children and conflict/Growth of technology/Gender/Provision for children throughout the world/Economic costs of childhood/The readying culture/11 Contemporary Issues in a Global Society/Poverty and life chances/Obesity/Sexualisation of children/Social fears/Mental health/Media and materialism/The emergence of neuroscience/Reflections on professionalism/Child-centredness in a changing world