1st Edition
Narratives from the Nursery Negotiating professional identities in early childhood
By Jayne Osgood
Copyright 2012
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the early years workforce. In a sector where policy is rapidly changing, Jayne Osgood challenges existing assumptions concerning professional identities and questions what broader lessons might be learnt about race, ethnicity, social class and gender in early years research and practice.... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Policy context
3. Putting theory to work
4. Government policy and childcare workforce reform: a critical discourse analysis
5. Imagined childhoods: subjectivities and pedagogical practices
6. Maternal discourses and the formation of ‘professional’ identities
7. Negotiating Professionalism: challenges and resistance
8. Conclusion: towards critically reflective emotional professionalism
Biography
Jayne Osgood is Reader in Early Childhood Education at London Metropolitan University.
