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Child and Youth Care: Critical Perspectives on Pedagogy, Practice, and Policy

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Description for Child and Youth Care: Critical Perspectives on Pedagogy, Practice, and Policy Paperback. This book reconceptualizes child and youth care by bringing critical and postmodern perspectives to bear on practices, programs, and policies. Editor(s): Pence, Alan R.; White, Jennifer. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JN; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.

Critical and postmodern perspectives have been largely underexplored in the field of child and youth care. This book addresses the gap, showcasing cutting-edge approaches to policy, pedagogy, and practice from diverse perspectives and professional settings.

The authors of Child and Youth Care challenge deep-seated assumptions about child and youth care by reinterpreting core concepts such as ethics and outcomes and raising questions about underlying goals and premises. Can the ends of practice be separated from the means? For whose benefit are interventions designed? By recognizing a range of social and political influences on children and youth, this volume bears witness to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774821315
SKU
V9780774821315
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Alan Pence (Ed.)
Alan Pence is UNESCO Chair for Early Childhood Education, Care and Development and a professor in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. Jennifer White is an associate professor in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. Contributors: Brooke Alsbury, Mackenzie Dean, Sandrina de Finney, B. Denise Hodgins, ... Read more

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