Contemporary childhood /
Sean Macblain, Jill Dunn and Ian Luke.
- xvii, 234 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The changing nature of childhood -- The child's perspective -- Social and emotional functioning in the learning environment -- Creating optimum learning environments for the child -- The changing nature of families -- The parent's voice -- Multi-professional perspectives -- Policy, discourse and identity -- The digital child -- International perspectives -- Contemporary issue sin a global society.
This book brings readers up-to-date with the latest developments and keys issues from around the globe and explains how these changes are impacting on practice in early years and primary classrooms. Key issues in contemporary childhood are explored through three sections on The Child, The Family, and Emerging Trends, with topics including, the "Digital Child" and the rise of new technologies, children's security and the impact of poverty, austerity and conflict, the changing nature of families including LGBT homes, refugees, and asylum seekers, and the challenges of multi-agency working -- Provided by the publisher.