TIE Preview of Upcoming Reads in Sports & Leisure Studies, 2026
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TIE Preview of Upcoming Reads in Childhood Studies, 2026
Posted on September 17, 2026 in Upcoming Reads
TIE‘s latest “Preview of Upcoming Reads” features another new topic: childhood studies. Titles in this list consider child development, including the impact of technology; child welfare and children’s vulnerabilities; and the intersections of race and disability on children’s and youths’ lived experiences. This is a short list, but one representative of a diverse array of topics and voices. We hope it will herald a flurry of more books to come on childhood studies in the future.
Looking ahead, next month we will highlight forthcoming titles on: Poverty & Labor Studies.
Big Body Play: Why Boisterous, Vigorous, and Very Physical Play Is Essential to Children’s Development and Learning, by Frances M. Carlson. 2nd ed. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Sep. 2026. ISBN 9781952331466 $30.00
Children and AI: Changing Digital Childhoods?, by Andra Siibak and Giovanna Mascheroni. Palgrave Macmillan, Sep. 2026e. ISBN 9789819589210 $44.99
Critical Approaches to Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Dream Boldly, ed. by Virginie Jackson and Liz Murray. Emerald Publishing Ltd., Feb. 2027. ISBN 9781807919856 price not yet set
Dangerous Occupations: Archaeologies of Structural Violence, Immigrants, and Resilience in Early California, by Marco Meniketti. Alabama, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9780817362775 $34.95
Demeter in the Classrooms: Agricultural Education for Children, Eighteenth-Twentieth Centuries, ed. by Laurent Brassart et al. Brepols, Dec. 2026e. ISBN 9782503608228 $99.00
Digital Flâneurs: An Ethnography of Scrolling, Screen Time, and Inequalities Among Youth in Vienna, by Suzana Jovicic. Berghahn Books, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9781807580155 $135.00
Disability in Black and White: The Racial Politics of Disability Rights in the United States, by Jennifer L. Erkulwater. Cambridge, Jan. 2027. ISBN 9781047761628 $45.00
Early Childhood Education for Sustainability: Research, Practice and Policy, by Fengling Tang. Emerald Publishing Ltd., Sep. 2026. ISBN 9781835491836 $60.00
Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator: Using the Code of Ethics, by Christyn Dundorf. 4th ed. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Nov. 2026. ISBN 9781952331480 $40.00
Executive Function for Preschoolers: Strategies for Routines and Play, by Carrie S. Cutler and Jennifer J. Chen. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Nov. 2026. ISBN 9781952331541 $25.00
Facing the Child: Surveillance, Care, and the Policing of Violent Digital Images, by Mitali Thakor. The MIT Press, Feb. 2027. ISBN 9780262055673 $60.00
No Single Story: Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators, by Debbie LeeKeenan et al. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9781952331527 $30.00
Parity in Child Welfare: Truth, Reconciliation, and the Future of Social Work, ed. by Jennifer Hedges et al. University of Regina, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9781779401373 $39.95
Promising Family-School Community Partnerships in Early Childhood Settings, ed. by Nicole M. Edwards and Gloria E. Miller. Emerald Publishing Ltd., Feb. 2027. ISBN 9781807917692 $49.99
Still Invisible: Young Black Working-Class Men in Canada, by Warren Clarke. Wilfrid Laurier, Feb. 2027. ISBN 9781771127431 $52.99
Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children, by Stacey Patton. Beacon Press, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9780807016206 $32.95
The Unequal Pandemic: The Impact of the Pandemic on Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Communities, by Audrey R. Chapman. Cambridge, Oct. 2026. ISBN 9781009872485 $33.00
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