All Outputs (4)

Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education (2023)
Book Chapter
Bhana, D., Xu, Y., & Adriany, V. (2023). Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education. In D. Bhana, Y. Xu, & V. Adriany (Eds.), Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003211600-1

This chapter situates gender, sexuality, and early childhood education (ECE) within the context of colonial and postcolonial discourses. It sets the scene for the chapters that follow, highlighting the ways in which normative understandings of gender... Read More about Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education.

Men in Early Childhood Education (2023)
Book Chapter
Wang, D., Chen, L., & XU, Y. (in press). Men in Early Childhood Education. In The Encyclopedia of Social Justice in Early Childhoods and Childhood Studies. Bloomsbury Publishing

This entry provides a critical overview of men working in early childhood education (ECE). It covers the rationales for men’s participation in ECE, the recruitment and retention of men in the ECE workforce, and men’s subjective working experiences; d... Read More about Men in Early Childhood Education.

One child policy, China (2020)
Book Chapter
Xu, Y., & Woodyer, T. (2020). One child policy, China. In D. T. Cook (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714388.n426

China’s one-child policy is renowned as the most aggressive and comprehensive population policy in the world. Introduced in China in 1979 at a time of high labour surplus, unemployment, and poverty, the policy sought to minimise the negative effects... Read More about One child policy, China.

From Theories to Practicalities: Doing Cross-Cultural Research Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC) (2019)
Book Chapter
Xu, Y. (2019). From Theories to Practicalities: Doing Cross-Cultural Research Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC). In K. Kuen Tsang, D. Liu, & Y. Hong (Eds.), . Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5811-1_8

Doing qualitative research in the field of social sciences can be both exciting and challenging. On the one hand, it enables researchers to look at issues that surround our social life in fresh and enlightening ways; on the other hand, naive qualitat... Read More about From Theories to Practicalities: Doing Cross-Cultural Research Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC).