The organization I am learning more about is National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. Their web address is http://www.naecte.org. "The goals of the NAECTE Foundation are:
- Advocacy of NAECTE goals;
- Promotion and support of research projects related to Early Childhood Teacher Education; and
- Provision of scholarships for early childhood teacher education students" (NAECTE, 2013).
Adams, L., & Kirova, A. (Eds.). (2007). Global migration and education: Schools, children and families. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
"This
book addresses the issues faced by immigrant children and other newly
arrived children, their parents, and educators through chapters for 14 countries. The common challenges and successes are identified in school
settings that cope with these issues. Intended for researchers,
students, school professionals, and educational policy makers in the
fields of multicultural education, child psychology, international
education, educational foundations and policy, and cross-cultural
studies, this book is highly relevant as a text for courses in these
areas" (NAECTE, 2013).
I also found an article on the site's journal tab entitled "Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Essential Aspects for the Achievement of Social Justice" written by Linda R. Kroll. I think this might be a good resource for situations similar to our week's resource, "Beyond the Illusion of Diversity: How Early Childhood Teachers Can Promote Social Justice" (Boutte, 2008)
Hi Laurie! Thanks for posting early this week. I am headed to Boston for a "Consuming Kids" conference and it feels good to get ahead. I was intrigued by the article by Boutte as well. I think we do a fine job in our early childhood classroom representing diversity but I have never thought about social justice in the early childhood classroom. I teach parents and often begin a lesson with a children's book. Do you have any suggestions for a book that would open up the discussion about teaching social justice to preschoolers? Katy
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