Effective vagabonds? RECE in the micro- and macro-politics of critical early childhood scholarship

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What is the purpose of early childhood education? This question frames critical RECE scholarship. As we approach the second quarter of the 21st century, I suggest it is time for a critical reflection on how we imagine our future wayfindings. Drawing on Freire’s insistence in the directivity of education, and Fernand Deligny’s image of the critical educator as vagabond, I argue we should–and can–engage more with the macro-politics of early childhood research.

 

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2024-01-26

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): Special Issue: Critical reflections and provocations from reconceptualist “elders”

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