Relevant Links
If you know of links relevant to the CEIEC and its members please contact us.
Children's rights and social justice for children
- Children and the Law
This is a law site, but has a lot on children and the law, about 30000 mentions under children's rights, and also other links to statistical data about children. - Children Now
An advocacy site for children and families. Good links to sites with similar interests. - UNICEF
An excellent site for accessing information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to stimulate discussion about these rights. - Children Defense International
Site explores children's rights and international work to achieve these rights. - Family Law
A federal government service, to provide info on Family Law which has information on child abuse, child protection, parenting plans etc. - Children's Rights Centre
University College of Cape Breton Children's Rights Centre. Director is Katherine Covell who has done some interesting empirical work on teaching children about their rights. - Campaign to Stop Child Labour
- Children's Issues Centre
Gender and sexuality
- Centre for the Study of Women in Society
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
A site dedicated to support for children and families in a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered relationships. Good links to current articles and press releases as well as relevant academic articles. - Gay and Lesbian Family Values
The purpose of this website is to provide support to Gay and Lesbian Families. - Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education
- The National Council for Research on Women
'Race', ethnicity, culture and diversity
- Teaching Tolerance
Journal on projects that foster equity, respect and understanding - Early Childhood Research Institute
- California Tomorrow
- Aboriginal Education Reference Library
- Anti-racism Crosspoint
- Five Ways to Analyze Classrooms
Details 5 ways to analyze classrooms for an anti-bias approach. Produced by the national Network for Child Care.
General organisational links of interest
Transforming relations with parents
- Hughes, P., & MacNaughton, G. (2000). Consensus, Dissensus or Community: the politics of parent involvement in early childhood education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1(3), 241-258
- Powell, D. R. (1990). Parent education and support programs. ERIC digests. ERIC Identifier: ED320661
- Baker, A. J. L., & Soden, L. M. (nd). The challenges of parent involvement research. ERIC digest
- Hughes, P., & MacNaughton, G. (2001). Building equitable staff-parent communication in early childhood settings: An Australian case study. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 3(2)
- Mendoza, J. (2003). Communicating with parents. ERIC Digest. ERIC Identifier: ED482880
Critical teaching and critical reflection
- Equity Adventures in Early Childhood
A CEIEC CD-Rom that explores critical reflection and how to critically reflect on practice in early childhood settings - Darder, A. (2002). Reinventing Paulo Freire: A pedagogy of love. Westview Press
- Sociology Research Online
- Potter, G. (1998, 28 November – 3 December). Collaborative critical reflection and interpretation in qualitative research. Paper presented at the national conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Adelaide, South Australia.
- MacNaughton, G., & Hughes, P. (2008). Doing Action Research in Early Childhood. McGraw-Hill Education. University Bookshop edition
- MacNaughton, G., & Williams, G. (2009). Techniques for Teaching Young Children: Choices for Theory and Practice (3rd Ed). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia. University Bookshop edition
Rethinking early childhood education: postmodernism, poststructuralism and critical theory
- theory.org UK
A good site for those beginning to explore feminist theory, critical theory, postmodern and poststructuralist theory.
Introducing Foucault
- michel-foucault.com
A good introduction to the work of Michel Foucault - MacNaughton, G. (2005). Doing Foucault in early childhood studies: applying post-structural ideas. New York: RoutledgeFalmer. University Bookshop edition
Some key writings
- Foucault, Michel. (1972). The Archaeology of Knowledge. Trans. A.M. Sheridan Smith. London: Tavostock.
- Foucault, Michel. (1973). The Birth of the Clinic An Archaeology of Medical Perception. Trans. A.M. Sheridan Smith. New York: Pantheon Books.
- Foucault, Michel. (1965). Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Trans. Richard Howard. New York: Vintage Books.
- Foucault, Michel. (1970). The order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences. New York: Vintage Books.
- Foucault, Michel. (1980). Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and other Writings 1972-1977. Ed. Colin Gordon. New York: Pantheon Books.
Early childhood theorists: using the ideas
- Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
- Hughes, P., & MacNaughton, G. (2000). Consensus, Dissensus or Community: the politics of parent involvement in early childhood education. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 1(3), 241-258
- Hughes, P., & MacNaughton, G. (2001). Building equitable staff-parent communication in early childhood settings: An Australian case study. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 3(2).
- Foucauldian Cautions on the Subject and the Educative Implications of Contingent Identity. By Chris Mayo
Some key writings
- MacNaughton, G. (2000). Rethinking Gender in Early Childhood Education, Allen & Unwin, Sydney & Paul Chapman, London:
- This book introduces a number of postmodern ideas and how they might inform work in early childhood education.
- Jipson, J., & Johnson, R. (Eds.) (2000). Representation and Resistance in Early Childhood Research, Theory and Practice. New York: Peter Lang Publishers.
- Soto Diaz, L. (Ed.) (2000). The Politics of Early Childhood Education. New York: Peter Lang Publishers.
- Yelland, N. (Ed.) (1998). Gender in Early Childhood. London: Routledge.
- MacNaughton, G. (1995). A Poststructuralist Analysis Of Children’s Learning. In M. Fleer (Ed.) DAPcentrism: Challenging Developmentally Appropriate Practice (pp.35-54). Waton, ACT: Australian Early Childhood Association.
Equity, anti-bias curricula and social justice in early childhood education
- www.adl.org/tools_teachers/tip_antibias_ed.html
Institute of Anti-bias Education Study Guide which describes the aims of anti-bias education - National Network for Child Care
Five ways to analyze classrooms for an anti-bias approach. Produced by the national Network for Child Care. National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education - Teaching Tolerance