Education and Constructions of Childhood

ISBN-13: 9781441178848 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 224 str.

David Blundell

Opis

Education and Constructions of Childhood considers the social construction of childhood through the institutions of education and schooling. Grounded in a strong conceptual, theoretical framework, this accessible text will guide the reader through this evolving area. Reflective exercises, chapter summaries and useful websites will encourage and support student learning and the application of new concepts.Education and Constructions of Childhood is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students on Education Studies and related courses.

Spis treści

Foreword \ Series Editors' Preface \ Acknowledgements \ Introduction \ Part I: Education and the Construction of the Child \ 1. Lightening Our Darkness: Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment \ 2. A Pastoral Symphony: Pestalozzi, Froebel and Romanticism \ 3. Reclaiming Earthly Paradise: Froebelians and the Invention of Progressive Education \ Part II: Mass Schooling and Modern Childhood \ 4. Industry, Philanthropy and Industrial Education Systems \ 5. 'Christian children all must be ...': Moralists, Moral Panics and Empire \ 6. State Schooling and the Construction of 'Public Childhoods' \ Part III: Schooling in the Century of the Child and Beyond \ 7. Brave New Worlds and Rhapsody Renewed: New Rationalities, New Institutions and Old Ideas \ 8. The Shape of Jazz to Come: Plowden, Progressivism and Discourses of Difference \ 9. Can Things Only Get Better? New Labour, Quality of Life and Beyond \ References and Bibliography \ Index