03481namaa2200649uu 4500 doab35305 oapen 20260305123943.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2016 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781315722245 9781315722245 10.4324/9781315722245 doi oapen oapen eng dc JN bicssc JNC bicssc JNLB bicssc Esser, Florian edt Reconceptualising Agency and Childhood New perspectives in Childhood Studies Taylor & Francis 2016 1 online resource (314 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge Research in Education Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star 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. Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138854192_oachapter6.pdf All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Education bicssc Educational psychology bicssc Primary & middle schools bicssc agency Beatrice Hungerland childhood developmental psychology education family studies Florian Esser Meike Baader social work sociology sociology of childhood Tanja Betz Baader, Meike S. edt Baader, Meike S. oth Betz, Tanja edt Betz, Tanja oth Esser, Florian oth Hungerland, Beatrice edt Hungerland, Beatrice oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35305 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92492 92492