Introduction

TY - CHAP

T1 - Introduction

AU - Tang, Fengling

AU - Guimaraes, Sofia

AU - Rubiano, Clara

PY - 2025/1/6

Y1 - 2025/1/6

N2 - This chapter explains the rationale for the book. Alongside recognition of the importance of identity as key foundation for children’s holistic development and wellbeing is a great need to further research children’s identities in early childhood and invite all the stakeholders such as parents, practitioners, professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers to broaden understanding, listen to children, challenge own assumptions and stereotypes, embrace and promote justice and humanity in order to support children’s wellbeing and life experiences in early childhood, a unique stage in its own right and a crucial stage as part of life course.

AB - This chapter explains the rationale for the book. Alongside recognition of the importance of identity as key foundation for children’s holistic development and wellbeing is a great need to further research children’s identities in early childhood and invite all the stakeholders such as parents, practitioners, professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers to broaden understanding, listen to children, challenge own assumptions and stereotypes, embrace and promote justice and humanity in order to support children’s wellbeing and life experiences in early childhood, a unique stage in its own right and a crucial stage as part of life course.

UR - https://www.routledge.com/Young-Childrens-Identities-A-Multi-Disciplinary-Perspective/Tang-Guimaraes-Rubiano/p/book/9780367862749?srsltid=AfmBOoq8yZvMA6X5670aI8kJLmI-h585-QYfgsCr_b5bLsRklqx1MbMi

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-0-367-86273-2

SP - 1

EP - 13

BT - Young Children's Identities

A2 - Tanbg, Fengling

A2 - Guimaraes, Sofia

A2 - Rubiano, Clara

PB - Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

CY - London and New York

ER -