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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
1. How is difference defined and how are difference and diversity related?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
2. Where does ‘difference as deficiency’ come from and how can we interrupt the practice of pathologizing children?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
3. What are the markers of difference and how are they related to children’s developing sense of who they are in relation to others?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
4. What does it mean to honour children’s right to be different?
1. Check your understanding
2. Extend your understanding
3. Apply your understanding
Resources
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
1. The following are good resources on the concept of gender identity and the differences between gender identity and sexual orientation.
American Psychological Association (2014), Answers to your Questions about Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression. Available online: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.pdf
American Psychological Association (2008), Answers to your Questions about Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality. Available online: http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/orientation.pdf (accessed 20 January 2018).
Read: www.genderbread.org
2. The following resources address the topic of inclusive education in early childhood:
Underwood, K., Valeo, A., & Wood, R. (2012), ‘Understanding Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Capability Approach,’ Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 13(4): 290-299.http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2304/ciec.2012.13.4.290
3. The following resources have information on multicultural education, culturally relevant pedagogies, anti-racist education, or intercultural education:
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGTVjJuRaZ8
Teaching Tolerance (n.d.) ‘Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education: Family and Community Engagement’, Available online: https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/critical-practices-for-antibias-education-family-and-community-engagement (accessed 23 January 2018).
Anti-Racist Education:
Teaching Tolerance (n.d.) ‘Race and Ethnicity’. Available online: https://www.tolerance.org/topics/race-ethnicity (accessed 23 January 2018).
Intercultural Education:
Farrell, A., and I. Pramling Samuelsson (2016), Diversity in the Early Years: Intercultural Learning and Teaching, Melbourne: Oxford University Press.