Murray, Colette.

Diversity & equality in early childhood / by Colette Murray, Mathias Urban. - Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2011. - 1 v.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Section one: Diversity is real - and so is exclusion -- 1.Historical context -- 2.Understanding terminology: concpets and meanings explored -- 3.Terminology: getting it right as language evolves and changes -- 4.European law and Irish legislation -- Section two: Re-thinking early childhood education and care -- 5.Reflective practice and critical reflection -- 6.How do we know what we know about early childhood? -- 7.Approaches to diversity and equality -- Section three: Voices from the sector -- 8.Do 0-6-year-olds need lessons in gender equality? by Joanie Barron -- 9.The Family Wall Project by Colette Murray and Mathias Urban -- 10.Dealing with difficult situations by Kathryn O\'Riordan -- 11.Persona dolls by Ann Halligan -- 12.Embracing all languages in the ECEC setting by Patsy Baissangourov and Martin McGovern -- 13.Working with the anti-bias approach by Orla Fitzpatrick -- 14.Developing an inclusive space by Colette Murray -- 15.Travellers and Roma in Ireland today by Colette Murray -- Section four: Roadmap to equality -- 16.A roadmap to equality.

This is a new childcare text that positions diversity and equality as an integral part of early childhood care and education for students, trainers and practitioners in Ireland.

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Education--Social aspects--Ireland
Educational equalization--Ireland
Multicultural education--Ireland
Early childhood education--Ireland
Education.

LC1099.5

370.117 MUR