Florian Esser - Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood: New Perspectives in Childhood Studies

Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood

By regarding children as actors and conducting empirical research on childrens 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.

Florian Esser is a lecturer in the Department of Social Pedagogy and Organisation Studies at the University of Hildesheim, Germany.

Meike S. Baader is Professor for General Educational Science at the University of Hildesheim, Germany.

Tanja Betz is Professor for Childhood Studies and Elementary and Primary Education in the Department of Educational Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.

Beatrice Hungerland is Professor of Childhood Studies at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

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148 A New Vision of Liberal Education

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150 Drama and Social Justice

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158 Imagination for Inclusion

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159 Youth Voices, Public Spaces, and Civic Engagement

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160 Spirituality in Education in a Global, Pluralised World

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161 Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood

New perspectives in Childhood Studies
Edited by Florian Esser, Meike Baader, Tanja Betz and Beatrice Hungerland

162 Technology-Enhanced Language Learning for Specialized Domains

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163 American Indian Workforce Education

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164 African American English and the Achievement Gap

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165 Intersections of Formal and Informal Science

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166 Women Education Scholars and their Childrens Schooling

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167 The Improvised Curriculum

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Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood

New perspectives in Childhood Studies

Edited by Florian Esser, Meike S. Baader, Tanja Betz and Beatrice Hungerland

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Names: Esser, Florian, editor.
Title: Reconceptualising agency and childhood : new perspectives in childhood studies / edited by Floran Esser, Meike S. Baader, Tanja Betz, and Beatrice Hungerland.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015036971| ISBN 9781138854192 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315722245 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: ChildrenStudy and teaching. | ChildrenSocial conditions. | Child psychology. | ChildrenServices for.
Classification: LCC HQ767.85 .R435 2016 | DDC 305.23dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015036971

ISBN: 978-1-138-85419-2 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-72224-5 (ebk)

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