{"title":"Series: Transitions in Childhood and Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eTransitions in Childhood and Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e series explores the pivotal moments and challenges that shape early life stages across diverse contexts. Readers will find insightful perspectives on growth, development, and the social environments that influence young people’s journeys towards adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning themes from personal development and societal change to historical and cultural influences, this collection invites reflection on the complexities of youth. It appeals to those interested in the nuanced interplay between individual experience and broader social currents during formative years.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dialectic-special-pedagogy-9781350360617","title":"Dialectic Special Pedagogy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDialectic Special Pedagogy\u003c\/em\u003e offers a theoretical and practical discussion on the inclusion of students with disabilities and learning impairments within learning environments and beyond. It explores how social relations and social activities can support the personal and social transitions of children, young people, and adults in need of specialised support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by academics based in Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK, the contributors take a cultural-historical and dialectical approach as a starting point for special pedagogy. This approach enables special pedagogy to rise above biological-essentialist, environmental-social-training, and purely sociological approaches while focusing on development as a psychological as well as a social phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters cover a range of topics including deaf education, primary and secondary disabilities, play, mediation, incarcerated youth, and mental illness. The contributors draw heavily on psychologist Lev Vygotsky’s work and his notion of the zone of proximal development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933954457836,"sku":"9781350360617","price":133.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350360617-dialectic-special-pedagogy.jpg?v=1783887669"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/series-transitions-in-childhood-and-youth.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}