Dis/abled Childhoods?

Illustrates the influence that the sociology of childhood and the social model of disability has had in shifting the focus from a 'deficit' model of childhood to a rights respecting model
Provides an introduction to the development of disability welfare provision
Engages in critical and cultural debates relating to the broad topics of diversity, rights and equality

Autorentext

Allison Boggis is Senior Lecturer, Early Years, at the University of Suffolk, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Allison Boggis.- 2. Policy, Provision and the Historical Context; Sarah Richards.- 3.Diversity, Equality and Rights; Pere Ayling.- 4. Issues of Impairment: Descriptions and Discussions; Cristian Dogaru.- 5. The Individual and Self-Identity; Ferran Marsa-Sambola.- 6. Embodiment and Representation; Jessica Clark.- 7. Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People; Allison Boggis.- 8. Early Interventions; Garfield Hunt.- 9. Educational Perspectives; Vanessa Rawlings.- 10. Research with Disabled Children: Tracing the Past, Present and Future; Sarah Richards and Jessica Clark.- 11. Brief Final Thoughts;Allison Boggis.