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Child and Youth Care

Critical Perspectives on Pedagogy, Practice, and Policy

edited by Alan Pence & Jennifer White

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774821308
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774821315
    Publish Date
    Jul 2012
    List Price
    $32.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774821322
    Publish Date
    Jul 2011
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

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 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 exciting developments in child and youth care.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

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, Mark L. Kelly, Kathleen Kummen, J.N. Little, Alan Pence, Elicia Loiselle, Jonathan Morris, Janet Newbury, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Lorinda Stoneman, and Jennifer White.