Human development in context
The study of risk and resilience
Focusing on the experiences of children and young people growing up in conditions of socio-economic hardship, this lecture introduces a developmental-contextual approach for the study of resilience, challenging assumptions of necessary developmental constancy, as well as the idea that experiences in early childhood set up an invariant life path.
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The study of risk and resilience
Focusing on the experiences of children and young people growing up in conditions of socio-economic hardship, this lecture introduces a developmental-contextual approach for the study of resilience, challenging assumptions of necessary developmental constancy, as well as the idea that experiences in early childhood set up an invariant life path.Regardless of Frontiers
Children’s Rights and Global Learning
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child affirms education rights that include the rights for all children to expression and to information, and the right to learn about the world. This book focuses on children’s rights and responsibilities as global citizens and what teachers can do to present and promote them in their classrooms.
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Children’s Rights and Global Learning
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child affirms education rights that include the rights for all children to expression and to information, and the right to learn about the world. This book focuses on children’s rights and responsibilities as global citizens and what teachers can do to present and promote them in their classrooms.A History of the Sociology of Childhood
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This concise book gives a history of how the sociology of childhood has developed, from its post-war beginnings in the USA to its development in the UK and continental Europe, considering the links between sociological and rights agendas and considering research in many languages.
Sociologies of childhood and educational thinking
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There is an urgent need for adults to re-think their ideas about childhood. Children have been traditionally understood in the education system as immature, incompetent, morally suspect pupils. Sociological thinking can help reconceptualise them as people to be respected – as knowledgeable, critical, competent participants in learning.
Every Child Matters and the Concept of Education
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This publication aims to stimulate discussion about how the Every Child Matters agenda relates to the concept of education.