Resistance and Representation Rethinking Childhood Education

Annotation Provides a critical, cross-cultural narrative of early childhood education at the end of the 20th century. Contributors from the US, Canada, and the Pacific Rim explore issues of identity and practice in early childhood education, employing feminist, critical, and postmodern perspectives in understanding the lives of young children, their parents, and their teachers. Examines how theoretical shifts and understandings have impacted thinking on early childhood research and practice, and looks at issues of research representation. Lacks a subject index. Jipson teaches education at National-Louis University. Johnson teaches education at the University of Hawaii. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)