TY - JOUR
T1 - “This is what democracy looks like!”
T2 - Strengthening advocacy in neoliberal times
AU - Swadener, Elizabeth
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Drawing from an array of theoretical and experiential sources ranging from policy studies to ethnographies, this essay frames a number of public policy issues related to children, families, and early childhood education. These issues provide a brief genealogy of multiple contexts in which early childhood teacher education operates in the United States. Issues addressed include: welfare reform, “No Child Left Behind” legislation, the crimi‐nalization of children, language policies, and recently proposed changes in Head Start. The author draws from her teaching, research, and community organizing experiences to recommend ways to strengthen public policy awareness and advocacy engagement in the field of early childhood teacher education.
AB - Drawing from an array of theoretical and experiential sources ranging from policy studies to ethnographies, this essay frames a number of public policy issues related to children, families, and early childhood education. These issues provide a brief genealogy of multiple contexts in which early childhood teacher education operates in the United States. Issues addressed include: welfare reform, “No Child Left Behind” legislation, the crimi‐nalization of children, language policies, and recently proposed changes in Head Start. The author draws from her teaching, research, and community organizing experiences to recommend ways to strengthen public policy awareness and advocacy engagement in the field of early childhood teacher education.
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U2 - 10.1080/1090102030240210
DO - 10.1080/1090102030240210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023790184
SN - 1090-1027
VL - 24
SP - 135
EP - 141
JO - Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
IS - 2
ER -