Ethics, Ethnography and Education (and other new books)
As illustrated in the HudCRES newsletter Issue 12 (June 2022), and on the Huddersfield Research Portal, our colleagues are the authors and editors of a wide range of books.
Ethics, Ethnography and Education
An international online launch event for this recently published book was held in September 2022. It was hosted by one of the book's editors, Professor Lisa Russell (HudCRES) and involved contributions from another of the editors, Professor Jonathan Tummons (Durham University), as well as Dr Poonam Sharma, Dr Elizabeth Pérez-Izaguirre, Dr Matilda Ståhl, and Yang Zhao, who briefly introduced the key themes of each of their chapters.
A fifth author, Professor Diana Milstein, was unable to attend on the day, but her slides introducing Chapter 8, are available to download.
Find out more, or buy a copy of the book. Use discount code EEE30 to receive 30% off.
More upcoming or recently published books
Propping up the Performative School: A critical examination of the English Educational Paraprofessional
Much has been written about ‘performativity’ and the ‘audit culture’ in relation to the teaching profession, but this literature has been neglectful of how these might impact educational paraprofessionals. Informed by Institutional Ethnography, this book provides a critical examination of the role, practices and everyday work experiences of educational paraprofessionals. Taking the learning mentor in English state secondary education as its starting point, the study then draws on international, historical literature to trace the genealogy of this role and examines the legacy of the paraprofessional movement in 1960s USA. Ultimately, the question of the adequacy of short-term policy initiatives in the face of intractable social inequalities is explored.
Education, Work and Social Change in Britain's Former Coalfield Communities: The Ghost of Coal
Professor Robin Simmons and Dr Kat Simpson (editors)
This edited book presents a range of chapters written by new and established authors, drawing on a range of different perspectives and traditions to critically analyse education, work and social change in the former coalfields. Historically, coal was one of Britain’s major industries, employing over a million men at its peak. But mining was more than an occupation - it was a way of life for those living and working in coalfield communities. Work, leisure, family relations and other dimensions of social life were centred upon the coal industry and its related institutions such as trade unions, working-men’s clubs and welfare institutes. These communities have, however, undergone significant social and economic change over time, not least in terms of the pain and suffering associated with the Great Strike of 1984–85, the successive waves of pit closures which took place thereafter and the eventual demise of the coal industry. The book will be of interest to academics drawing on sociology, social policy, history, geography and other subject disciplines.
Professionalism and Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care
Dr Mary Dyer and Dr Samantha McMahon
This book explores the tension between what early years practitioners are expected to achieve, and the level of expertise and understanding required to underpin this. It examines the impact of recent policies on the agency of individual practitioners, and the culture and ethos of their settings, and questions the driving factors behind reforms to curriculum and practice and where this locates practitioners and their provision.
Bringing together the latest research and ideas on professionalism and leadership, the book explores how professional status is understood and acquired and what makes this problematic in ECEC. It explores the impact of different leadership approaches, what needs to be challenged and sets out how the workforce might assert its own identity and values and continue to advocate for the needs of young children.
Including case studies to illustrate the lived experiences of individual practitioners as they worked towards becoming graduate professionals, this will be valuable reading for early years professionals engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate study and those researching policy development and professional identity within ECEC.
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