| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 297 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge research in education ; 161 |
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Routledge research in education ; 161.
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| Contents |
Section 1. Theoretical perspectives -- section 2. Children as actors in research -- section 3. Agency in historical perspective -- section 4. Transnational and majority world perspectives of agency -- section 5. Agency in institutions of childhood |
| Summary |
By regarding children as actors and conducting empirical research on children's agency, Childhood Studies have gained significant influence on a wide range of different academic disciplines. This has made agency one of the key concepts of Childhood Studies, with articles on the subject featured in handbooks and encyclopaedias. Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood is the first collection devoted to the central concept of agency in Childhood Studies. With contributions from experts in the field, the chapters cover theoretical, practical, historical, transnational and institutional dimensions of agency, rekindling discussion and introducing fundamental and contemporary sociological perspectives to the field of research. Particular attention is paid to connecting agency in the social sciences with Childhood Studies, considering both the theoretical foundations and the practice of research into agency. Empirical case studies are also explored, which focus upon child protection, schools and childcare at a variety of institutions worldwide. This book is an essential reference for students and scholars of Childhood Studies, and is also relevant to Sociology, Social Work, Education, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and Geography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 7, 2016) |
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Children -- Study and teaching
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Children -- Social conditions.
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Child psychology.
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Children -- Services for.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Child psychology
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Children -- Services for
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Children -- Social conditions
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Children -- Study and teaching
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Kind
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Erziehung
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Soziale Situation
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Kinderpsychologie
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Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Esser, Florian, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317524403 |
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1317524403 |
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1138854190 |
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9781138854192 |
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9781317524410 |
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1317524411 |
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9781317524397 |
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131752439X |
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9781315722245 |
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1315722240 |
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9780815359906 |
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081535990X |
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