1st Edition

Reconfiguring the Natures of Childhood

By Affrica Taylor Copyright 2013
176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education. Through adopting a common worlds framework, Reconfiguring the Natures of Childhood... Read more
Introduction 1. Rousseau’s Legacy: Configuring Nature’s Child 2. Representing Nature’s Child 3. Educating Nature’s Child 4. Assembling Common Worlds Childhoods 5. Enacting Common Worlds Childhoods Conclusion: Towards Common Worlds Pedagogies

Biography

Affrica Taylor is Associate Professor of Education, University of Canberra, Australia.