Advancing Equity and Embracing Diversity in Early Childhood Education: Elevating Voices and Actions

2022 Excel Silver Award Winner. Together, the voices ofearly childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call toadvance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems,and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the fieldof early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss waysyou can add your own voice to that call. Expanding on recommendations fromNAEYC’s “Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education” position statement, thecontributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topicsand offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices.Grounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look atboth the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of educationcan mean for all children. Inside, you’ll read the voices of Teresa Acevedo ? JenniferKeys Adair ? Rosemarie Allen ? Garnett S. Booker III ? Barbara T. Bowman ? DinaC. Castro ? Jie-Qi Chen ? Stephanie M. Curenton ? Felicia L. DeHaney ? LouiseDerman-Sparks ? Lillian Durán ? Tonia R. Durden ? Isauro M. Escamilla ? BelindaBustos Flores ? Janelle Beth Flores ? Ximena Franco ? Mimi Gray ? SocorroHerrera ? Zeynep Isik-Ercan ? Debbie LeeKeenan ? Junlei Li ? Daniel R. Meier ?Jen Neitzel ? John Nimmo ? Iliana Reyes ? Shubhi Sachdeva ? Hilary Seitz ?Dorothy L. Shapland ? Carla Thompson Payton ? Alandra Washington ? Dana Winters? Brian L. Wright . . . and many more!Together, the voices of early childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call to advance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems, and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the field of early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss ways you can add your own voice to that call.Expanding on recommendations from NAEYC’s “Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education” position statement, the contributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topics and offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices. Grounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look at both the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of education can mean for all children.Inside, you’ll read the voices ofTeresa Acevedo Jennifer Keys AdairRosemarie Allen Garnett S. Booker III Barbara T. Bowman Dina C. Castro Jie-Qi Chen Stephanie M. Curenton Felicia L. DeHaney Louise Derman-Sparks Lillian Durán Tonia R. Durden Isauro M. Escamilla Belinda Bustos Flores Janelle Beth Flores Ximena Franco Mimi Gray Socorro Herrera Zeynep Isik-Ercan Debbie LeeKeenan Junlei Li Daniel R. Meier Jen Neitzel John Nimmo Iliana Reyes Shubhi Sachdeva Hilary Seitz Dorothy L. Shapland Carla Thompson Payton Alandra Washington Dana Winters Brian L. Wright . . . and many more! Read more