Research, Policy and Advocacy in the Early Years, by Carmen Dalli and Anne Meade (Eds)

This book brings together work by national and international scholars committed  to honouring and building on the work of a passionate educator and lifelong advocate for children: Professor Anne Smith.

The authors take inspiration from her research, policy and advocacy work, including its international reach and its lasting influence to address the politics of care and education; sociocultural approaches to advocacy, and the role of early childhood leaders as advocates for children. One chapter examines Anne Smith's lifelong contribution to children's rights from a legal perspective, another acknowledges her contribution to thinking about assessment for learning of young children.