Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years: An Essential Guide for Practitioners

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Sandra Smidt

Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years

An Essential Guide for Practitioners

Sandra Smidt

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Routledge
15 April 2020

Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Literature: history & criticism; Pre-school & kindergarten; Primary & middle schools

At a time of growing evidence of racism across many countries and cultures, Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years will help those working with young children recognise racism, name it for what it is and help their young pupils understand that difference is nothing to be feared.

Drawing on both personal research and established theory, Smidt includes examples of anti-racist practice from real life and in literature, looks at how racism is acquired and cites examples of people who have spoken or acted against racism through the centuries.

She emphasises how and why it is essential to develop multicultural education into anti-racist education and why it’s so important to go beyond the mere celebration of differences in cultures. This indispensable resource also addresses:

What racism is and why it is so corrosive

How to recognise and challenge it in an early years setting

How to work with parents and carers to help them reassess their prejudices or unconscious bias

How to create an anti-racist curriculum and culture through inclusion, multiculturalism, literature, art and drama.

Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years is an indispensable resource for all early years practitioners and students of early childhood education who believe in creating more equitable opportunities for all of our young children.

By: Sandra Smidt
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 362g
ISBN: 9780367258092
ISBN 10: 0367258099
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 15 April 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction Section 1 What is Meant by Racism and Anti-Racism Chapter 1 Let’s Talk About Racism Chapter 2 Let’s Talk About Identity, Language and Culture Chapter 3 Let’s Talk Some More About Language and Racism Chapter 4 Let’s Talk About ""Cultural Baggage"" Section 2 Challenging Racism Chapter 5 Let’s Talk About Detecting Racism Chapter 6 Let’s Talk About Self-Identity and Race Section 3 Working with Children and Adults Chapter 7 Let’s Talk About How to Work with Parents Chapter 8 Let’s Talk About Dealing with Parental Activism Chapter 9 Let’s Talk About Anti-Racism in Training Early Childhood Practitioners Section 4 Anti-Racist Heroines and Heroes Chapter 10 Vignettes Appendix Bibliography of Books Bibliography of Journal Articles Index"

Sandra Smidt is a writer and consultant in early years education.

Reviews for Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years: An Essential Guide for Practitioners

This book is an essential, if not always easy, read for students and practitioners working in the early years. It is a book that challenges thinking and is worthy of re-reading at intervals to support ongoing reflection on practice. The author succeeds in convincing us of the need to move on from multi-culturalism to anti-racism. - Nicola Smith, Educational Review