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Societal Intersections and COVID-19 Effects on Young Children Vulnerability: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Holistic Integration

Societal Intersections and COVID-19 Effects on Young Children Vulnerability: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Holistic Integration

Judith May Dirks, Dorothy McIntyre
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 35
ISBN13: 9781799888963|ISBN10: 1799888967|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799888970|EISBN13: 9781799888987
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8896-3.ch011
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Dirks, Judith May, and Dorothy McIntyre. "Societal Intersections and COVID-19 Effects on Young Children Vulnerability: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Holistic Integration." Provision of Psychosocial Support and Education of Vulnerable Children, edited by Simon George Taukeni, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 228-262. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8896-3.ch011

APA

Dirks, J. M. & McIntyre, D. (2022). Societal Intersections and COVID-19 Effects on Young Children Vulnerability: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Holistic Integration. In S. Taukeni, J. Mathwasa, & Z. Ntshuntshe (Eds.), Provision of Psychosocial Support and Education of Vulnerable Children (pp. 228-262). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8896-3.ch011

Chicago

Dirks, Judith May, and Dorothy McIntyre. "Societal Intersections and COVID-19 Effects on Young Children Vulnerability: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Holistic Integration." In Provision of Psychosocial Support and Education of Vulnerable Children, edited by Simon George Taukeni, Joyce Mathwasa, and Zoleka Ntshuntshe, 228-262. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8896-3.ch011

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Abstract

Vulnerability is identified as multifaceted, in which young children's holistic wellbeing is threatened. Children are exposed to intersections of potential risk-clusters in their environments. This chapter illuminates intersections of vulnerabilities affecting young children. It conceptualises these in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic within an early childhood care and education (ECCE) context. The effects of COVID-19 intersect existing vulnerabilities in young children. A discourse of enlightenment addresses young children's vulnerability to promote healthy childhoods. A glimpse into ECD policy and relevant theories supports the contextualisation of children's vulnerabilities. A transdisciplinary approach is presented to invite various disciplines who are involved in working and supporting young children. The chapter hopes to contribute to the work of the ECCE sector and all those associated in the efforts to transform early childhoods and to optimise young children's early childhood experiences.

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