Promoting Social Justice for Young Children

Chapter 1 The Continuing Struggle for Social Justice for Children

Chapter 2 Child Poverty, Child Care, and Children’s Rights

Chapter 3 Objectified Self, Objectified Relationships: The Sexualization of Childhood Promotes Social Injustice

Chapter 4 Child Justice, Caregiver Empowerment, and Community Self-Determination

Chapter 5 Not in Harm’s Way. Or are They? War, Social Justice, and Young Children in the United States

Chapter 6 Playful Learning: Early Education that Makes Sense to Children

Chapter 7 Education That Is Multicultural and Promotes Social Justice: The Need

Chapter 8 Revolutionary Pedagogy: Art, Culture, and Place-Based Education in an Era of Standardization

Chapter 9 Working with Immigrant Children of “Undocumented” and “Mixed” Families

Chapter 10 Challenging the Text and Context of (Re)Naming Immigrant Children: Children’s Literature as Tools for Change

Chapter 11 Creating Meaningful Contexts in Schools for English Language Learners

Chapter 12 Beyond Inclusion: Disability Studies in Early Childhood Teacher Education

Chapter 13 Preparing Teachers of Young Children to be Social Justice-Oriented Educators

Chapter 14 Protecting the Rights of All Children: Using What We Know