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Childhoods in Context offers a critical exploration of childhood, drawing attention to the physical and social contexts of children's lives. Through accounts of home and family, school, public spaces, and work, the contributors explore three key arguments: childhood is always located somewhere --either in a place designed for children or territories that children develop for themselves; childhood is experienced through objects, people, places, and everyday routines; and childhood and adult identities are relational--understandings of childhood are dependent on how adulthood is viewed. Raising important questions about methodological approaches to understanding childhoods in context, this book provides a framework for investigating wider questions about childhood, including the power relationships between adults and children and the influence of gender and inequality.

Decisions relating to children's lives, including formation of policies about children and young people, advocating for children's rights, educational instruction and parenting, all depend on images of children and childhoods. Nonetheless, prevailing images of childhood are not often subject to critique. Images of Childhood offers an examination of public images of childhood in the context of research findings. Authors from a wide range of disciplines, including early childhood, psychology

Although the current plight of children in many parts of the world can leave us with a grim outlook on the future, there are still many positive indicators of a better future for all. Local Childhoods, Global Issues is an interdisciplinary textbook that examines children's lives across the world, exploring the great differences--and similarities--between childhood experiences across different cultural contexts. The contributors consider the problems caused by poverty, social inequality, ill health, and violence, but they emphasize that these are challenges for children everywhere--not just those in the poorer countries of the world. They look at how children use their own resources and coping strategies and the sense of agency that results, arguing that in fact very few children are passive victims helplessly awaiting rescue. The contributors prominently feature interviews that highlight the direct perspectives of children themselves, This book is part of a series for Open University's E212 Childhood course and features significant pedagogical tools, including learning outcomes, activities, additional readings, and commentary

Widely regarded as one of the most talented novelists the world has ever produced, Leo Tolstoy began his work in long-form fiction with a series of three novels based loosely on his own life experiences. In Childhood, Tolstoy recounts the innocent joys of his early life and the gradual progression toward a more cynical, mature adult view of the world -- a process that the author regards as tragic

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores what it means to be a 21st century child. Enduring topics as well as new concepts of childhood are unpicked to see how they influence practice, policy and education in an ever changing environment..

Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- 1. Understanding Digital Personalization -- 2. The Origin and Rise of Personalized Education -- 3. Technology-Enabled and Technology-Driven Personalized Education in the Twenty-First Century -- 4. Overview of Personalized Books: Self-Made and Commercially Produced Personalized Books -- 5. Theoretical Frameworks Relevant for Digital Personalization in Early Education -- 6. The 5As of Personalization -- 7. Extant Research with Personalized Books -- 8. Personalization and Creativity -- 9. Personalization and Identity -- 10. Touchscreens and Personalized Education -- 11. Personalized Education: Pedagogical Possibilities -- 12. Personalized Pluralization -- References -- Index -- Imprint.