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This book uses case studies of Aotearoa New Zealand policy formulation and practice to explore early childhood education and care (ECEC) as a site for democratic citizenship and social justice. Addressing fundamental questions about the purpose of education, it argues for explicit values focusing on children and childhood as a basis for ECEC policy to replace discourses of economic investment and child vulnerability that are dominant within policy goals in many countries. A commitment to democracy and equity is a good place to start. Aotearoa New Zealand is of special interest because of its world-renowned ECE curriculum, Te Whāriki, which is based on principles of social justice, respect for rights and an aim to support children growing up in a democracy. The curriculum upholds Māori rights to tino rangatiratanga (absolute authority over their lives and resources). Yet, Aotearoa New Zealand’s extreme market policies and harsh labour laws during recent periods run contrary to ideals of democracy and are puzzlingly inconsistent with curriculum principles. The book starts with an analysis and critique of global trends in ECEC in countries that share capitalist mixed economies of welfare, and where competition and marketisation have become dominant principles. It then analyses ideas about children, childhood and ECEC within a framework of democracy, going back to the Athenean origins of democracy and including recent literature on meanings and traditions of democracy in education. The book uses vivid examples from researching curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practices within Aotearoa New Zealand ECEC settings and collective action to influence policy change in order to illustrate opportunities for democratic education. It concludes by examining what conditions might be needed for integrated and democratic ECEC provision in Aotearoa New Zealand, and what changes are necessary for the future. It offers a compass not a map; it points to promising directions and provides insights into issues in ECEC policy and practice that are of current global concern.

Educational systems. Teaching systems --- Teaching --- Kindergarten --- Educational sciences --- onderwijspolitiek --- kapitalisme --- kleuterdidactiek --- peuters --- onderwijsonderzoek --- New Zealand

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Heir to an earldom, and wife and widow of William de Valence (half-brother of King Henry III), Joan de Valence was an important actor in the volatile political world of thirteenth-century England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Yet, astonishingly, her story of survival, perseverance, and influence has never been told until now. Joan de Valence: The Life and Influence of a Thirteenth-Century Noblewoman draws on archival research, as well as tools of historical analysis and gender studies, to peel back the layers of this remarkable noblewoman's life. From her survival of the wars between king and baronage at mid-century to her life as a widow and magnate of the realm, the story of Joan de Valance, as Mitchell argues, exemplifies the range of experiences of noblewomen during the middle ages.

Literature - General --- Languages & Literatures --- Nobility --- Women --- Widows --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- History & Archaeology --- Great Britain --- History --- Pembroke, Joan de Valence, --- Henry --- Edward --- Influence. --- Family. --- Noble class --- Noble families --- Nobles (Social class) --- Peerage --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Henry, --- Valence, Joan de, --- De Valence, Joan, --- Swanscombe, Joan de Munchensi, --- Munchensi, Joan de, --- Munchensy, Joan de, --- Munchensi, Joanna de, --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Marital status --- Upper class --- Aristocracy (Social class) --- Titles of honor and nobility --- Literature, Medieval. --- Europe-History-476-1492. --- Europe-History. --- Classical literature. --- Medieval Literature. --- History of Medieval Europe. --- European History. --- Classical and Antique Literature. --- Literature, Classical --- Literature --- Literature, Ancient --- Greek literature --- Latin literature --- European literature --- Medieval literature --- Europe—History—476-1492. --- Europe—History.

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Heir to an earldom, and wife and widow of William de Valence (half-brother of King Henry III), Joan de Valence was an important actor in the volatile political world of thirteenth-century England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Yet, astonishingly, her story of survival, perseverance, and influence has never been told until now. Joan de Valence: The Life and Influence of a Thirteenth-Century Noblewoman draws on archival research, as well as tools of historical analysis and gender studies, to peel back the layers of this remarkable noblewoman's life. From her survival of the wars between king and baronage at mid-century to her life as a widow and magnate of the realm, the story of Joan de Valance, as Mitchell argues, exemplifies the range of experiences of noblewomen during the middle ages.

Literature --- History --- History of Europe --- literatuur --- Europese geschiedenis --- Renaissance --- middeleeuwen --- anno 500-1499 --- anno 500-799 --- anno 800-1199 --- anno 1200-1499 --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Europe

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Civilization, Medieval --- Families --- Social history --- History

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Non-fiction --- Literary rhetorics --- Letter writing --- Correspondance --- History --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- History and criticism --- Histoire --- Guides, manuels, etc. --- Histoire et critique --- History. --- Letter writing - History --- Letter writing - Handbooks, manuals, etc.