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Anne B. Smiths
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Comments from lecturers who have reviewed the 5th edition Very well-written, with a readable, approachable, personable style of writing that will make it accessible toan audience of, for example, student teachers, or parents interested in learning more about their childrens development. It is also very scholarly, drawing on a vast array of relevant literature, and providing numerous illustrations from these sources to give context to the theory being covered. I really enjoyed the personal, conversational approach in the book . . .and thought it was insightful, thorough and very current. With so many books written by, for and about North American audiences, it was also refreshing to see a book written by, for and about a New Zealand context! Anne Smith has done a ne job on writing a comprehensive revision of the book on the title topics. She has updated the material, and recast it in light of recent research, and thinking and theorising, about childhood and childrens learning and development. I did enjoy the authors generous sharing of her own familys examples to illustrate points or concepts. An additional strength is the way key themes of the child studies approach are introduced, explained, then reiterated throughout chapters and across topics, always reminding the reader within each context/topic of the childs rights and position as an active agent. Author Information Anne Smith is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Otago and Adjunct Professor at Southern Cross University, New South Wales, and has been involved in research and advocacy about children and childhood since the 1970s. A former Director of the Childrens Issues Centre a research, education and advocacy centre for childrens rights she has published books and research papers on a variety of childrens development issues. Her work has been recognised in fellowships and honorary doctorates from overseas, and in 2007 she was awarded a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).
TaBLE OF cONtENtS Preface Acknowledgements Part I Theorising Childhood 1 Theoretical Frameworks for Childhood 2 The Principles of Learning 3 Children as Citizens Part II The Crucial Beginnings 4 Infancy 5 Early Childhood Education Part III Domains of Learning 6 Being and Becoming Sociable 7 Language and Culture 8 Thinking in Context 9 Assessment for Learning Part IV Diverse Childhoods 10 Making Sense of Gender 11 Inclusion of Children with Disabilities Part V Sustaining and Nurturing Human Capacity 12 Families and Whnau Bibliography