Few early childhood teachers engage in critical and anti-racist forms of pedagogical practice, primarily on the basis of developmental and political concerns. With the exception of a few studies, little has been documented relative to early childhood teachers’ experiences while enacting this form of pedagogical practice. The purpose of this article is to examine my teaching experiences engaging in critical, anti-racist pedagogy through the development and implementation of a critical action research study/unit on African American history. Data from this study reveal four levels of challenges that emerged throughout the development and implementation phases of this study/unit. Finally, I discuss several implications of this study for early child-hood multicultural practice
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July 01 2010
He’s Too Young to Learn About That Stuff: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Early Childhood Social Studies Available to Purchase
Terry Husband
Terry Husband
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Illinois State University
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Emerald Publishing Limited
2010
Social Studies Research and Practice (2010) 5 (2): 61–75.
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Husband T (2010), "He’s Too Young to Learn About That Stuff: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Early Childhood Social Studies". Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 5 No. 2 pp. 61–75, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-02-2010-B0006
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