Constructions of Neuroscience in Early Childhood Education

By Jan de Vos, Susan White, Helen Penn, et al.

Book Overview

What can early childhood scholars learn from neurosciences and its influence on children, education, policy and practice? This book explores and critiques topical debates in educational sciences, philosophy, social work and cognitive neuroscience. It examines constructions of children, parents and the welfare state, in relation to neurosciences and its vocabulary of brain architecture, critical periods and toxic stress.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138214825
• ISBN13: 9781138214828
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"