Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education:

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Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families
- description of the critical need for advocacy in the field and an analysis of the Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment providing an initial rationale for seeing advocacy as an ethical responsibility.
- describes six specific contexts for advocacy include advocacy for the individual child and family, advocacy for the profession, program-based advocacy, private-sector advocacy, political activism, and advocacy in the global arena.
- description of four conditions that require advocacy for individual children and families.
- the context for advocacy, stakeholder perspectives,
- strategies useful for developing an advocacy agenda,
- mobilizing strategies for maintaining an advocacy agenda,
- the importance of networking to successful advocacy efforts,
- a worksheet for developing the agenda,
- a description of three important contexts for advocacy within the field,
- and a review of the process of policy development at the state and federal level and description of how advocates can influence this development.
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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.

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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.

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Country USA
Brand Pearson
Manufacturer Pearson
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780131707337
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Pearson
Manufacturer	Pearson
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780131707337
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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

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