Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Early Years
- Peter Baldock - Education Consultant, Sheffield
Inclusion/ Mainstreaming
Taking the discussion about cultural diversity beyond the usual topics of anti-racism and inclusion but without overlooking these issues, Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Early Years considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilize their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching.
With an optimistic outlook, and focusing on the advantages for learning that cultural diversity can offer, the book discusses the concepts of culture, multi-culturalism and inter-cultural competence, and describes the principles that underpin good practice. It is packed full of case studies from a variety of early years settings, with ideas to try out and interactive exercises to aid reflection.
Issues covered in the book include:
- addressing cultural diversity in staff meetings, and on short training courses
- planning a critical audit of your setting
- working with parents from a variety of cultural backgrounds
- how to explain diversity to young children
- the overwhelmingly white British setting
- settings where white British children are in the minority
- curriculum developments in different parts of the UK, post-devolution
Written for all early childhood students and early years practitioners, it is relevant to anyone interested in inclusion, society and global citizenship.
Good support book for lecturers/tutors, with usable activities to help students think more deeply as to what cultural diversity involves.
Case studies support discussions and help students to reflect on practice and how they look at cultural diversity within practice. Supportive contexts around culture, multi-culturalism and inter-cultrual competence and how these principles can be used in practice.
Diversity and culture are explored in depth. Case studies allow students to reflect on their practice in the setting.
A refreshing perspective from this book - user friendly - a very useful text both for teaching and for student use.
Great book, essential for all early years professionals
This is an excellent book that outlines the nature of culture, inclusion and multiculturalism. It also offers some exercises that allow students to rethink their practice in EY sector.
I found this book to be very useful. Clear and easy to read and activities useful.
well presented book .
This book is an easy read and provides essential information that our students can easily dip in and out of.
It covers a broad range of issues and theory which is easily understood and thought provoking.
For the BA Education course
Taking the discussion about cultural diversity beyond the usual topics of anti-racism and inclusion but without overlooking these issues, this book considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilise their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching.
Sage College Publishing
