Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families / Edition 1

by Judith Kieff

Overview

This practical guide describes the critical need for advocacy in the field of early care and extols the ethical responsibilities of all early child educators, as outlined in the Code of Ethical Conduct (NAEYC 2005). Organized into three parts, the text begins with advocacy in the field of early childhood education, discusses how to develop an advocacy agenda, and concludes with becoming an advocate for life.

Additionally, the author outlines six contexts for advocacy in the field of early childhood — individual child and family, advocacy for the profession, program-based advocacy, private-sector advocacy, political activism, and advocacy in the global arena.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780131707337
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	08/27/2008
Series:	Pearson Custom Education Series
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families

PART I: Advocacy in Field of Child Development and Early Childhood Education

Chapter 1: Building a Case for Advocacy

Chapter 2: Contexts for Advocacy

Chapter 3: Working with Families to Advocate for their Children Chapter 4: Advocacy for Our Profession and Programs and within the Private Sector Chapter 5:Political Activism Part II: Developing an Advocacy Agenda Chapter 6: Becoming Informed

Chapter 7: Choosing Strategies Chapter 8: Getting connected; Staying the Course PART III: Advocacy as Lifestyle Chapter 9: Advocacy in the Global Community Chapter 10: Volunteerism as Advocacy References Appendix A. Advocacy Planning Worksheet