Varieties of Childhood

Qvortrup, Jens

doi:10.1057/9780230504929_1

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“…These orientations to children's involvement in family work in many middleclass communities may relate to children often being segregated from mature productive activity [Morelli, Rogoff, & Angelillo, 2003;Qvortrup, 2005;Rogoff, 2003]. Instead of being included in mature activities, many children are involved in childspecialized activities that are managed by adults, such as school, extracurricular classes, and organized sports [Lareau, 2000;Mahoney, Larson, & Eccles, 2005].…”

Section: Children's Family Work In Us and Australian Middle-class Commentioning

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Children's Initiative in Contributions to Family Work in Indigenous-Heritage and Cosmopolitan Communities in Mexico

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This article addresses cultural differences in children's initiative in helping in their home. Many 6- to 8-year-old children from an Indigenous-heritage community in Guadalajara, Mexico, were reported to engage, on their own initiative, in complex work for the benefit of the whole family (such as tending younger siblings, cooking, or running errands). In contrast, few children from a cosmopolitan community in Guadalajara, in which families had extensive experience with Western schooling and associated practices, were reported to contribute to family household work, and seldom on their own initiative. They were more often reported to be involved in activities managed by adults, and to have limited time to play, compared with the children in the Indigenous-heritage community, who were often reported to have plenty of time for free play and often planned and initiated their own after-school activities. The differences in children's contributions on their own initiative support the idea that children in some Indigenous American communities have opportunities and are expected and allowed to learn with initiative by observing and pitching in to collaborative endeavors of their families and communities.

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Section: Children's Family Work In Us and Australian Middle-class Commentioning

confidence: 99%

Children's Initiative in Contributions to Family Work in Indigenous-Heritage and Cosmopolitan Communities in Mexico

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“…Most, if not all, of the well-being dimensions are concerned with children's quality of life in the present, and reflect the preoccupations of children rather than necessarily the preoccupations of adults for future happy, productive adults. The dimensions therefore conceptualise the well-being needs of children as citizens (Ben-Arieh and Goerge 2006;Qvortrup 2005). However, the dimensions mitigate the differences between well-being and well-becoming.…”

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“…The focus of psychological thinking on the successful attainment of developmental milestones, although important, has meant that indicators frameworks have largely neglected children's perspectives on well-being. As many scholars have pointed out, developmental paradigms have silenced children in research, situating them as objects, rather than subjects (James et al 1998;John 2003;Mayall 1994;Mayall 2002;Qvortrup 2005;Stephens 1995;Woodhead 1999).…”

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When Children are Asked About Their Well-being: Towards a Framework for Guiding Policy

Fattore¹,

2008

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Research which focuses on children's perspectives of their well-being complements and challenges existing research and policy on children. The study reported on here explored children's views of what constitutes well-being, what meaning children and young people ascribe to the concept and whether distinct dimensions or characteristics of well-being can be identified. The project was initiated by the New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People as a basis for developing an authoritative child-informed framework for monitoring of well-being of children in New South Wales, Australia. In this paper, we outline the rationale for and details of qualitative research methods employed in the project, along with details of the major findings from the research. These include, the overarching importance of relationships with others and, more specifically, the importance of agency and control in the various domains identified as relevant to their wellbeing, the importance of safety and security and the way these factors contribute to sense of self. More minor but significant domains identified were: dealing with adversity, material and economic resources, physical environments, physical health and social and moral responsibility. The significance of the findings for policy development and the particular challenge of developing indicators from the research are discussed.

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“…De modo diferente das crianças cujo trabalho representa renda para a manutenção da casa e da família -a infância pobre protegida pelo Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (Lei nº 8.069, 1990) contra formas de trabalho compulsórias e que colocam a criança em risco -as crianças de classe média/alta parecem estar protegidas pela crença de que seus estilos de vida são fundamentais na garantia de um futuro próspero. As suas rotinas super ocupadas representam, então, capital não econômico, mas social e cultural (Levey, 2009;Miller, 2005;Qvortrup, 2005;Zelizer, 2005) e que prepara essas crianças para lidar com a vida de adulto.…”

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Significados de atividades extracurriculares para crianças bailarinas

Brandão

Lordelo

2017

Psicol. Esc. Educ.

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ResumoEste estudo investigou o cotidiano de crianças da classe média em Salvador, Bahia. A pesquisa foi realizada em uma escola de balé com meninas entre seis e sete anos de idade. Para a coleta de dados, foi feita observação não estruturada de caráter etnográfico e exploratório na escola de balé e entrevistas-conversa com cinco crianças. Os resultados apontam para os sentidos ambivalentes que circunscrevem o balé entre as dimensões da disciplina e do lúdico, além do status de hiperocupação, que constitui um ponto que une as crianças do presente estudo e nos faz refletir sobre as representações da infância atualmente. Na medida em que surgem cada vez mais instituições especializadas em ofertar atividades para crianças, os resultados indicam que os ambientes em que se desenvolvem atividades extracurriculares permanecem ainda pouquíssimo explorados no Brasil; e discutem, também, a necessidade de investigar mais essa infância, invisibilizada por ser considerada normativa. Palavras-chave:Crianças; dança; atividades extra-curriculares. The meanings of extracurricular activities for ballarinian children AbstractThis study investigated the daily life of middle-class children in Salvador, Bahia. The research was developed at a ballet school with girls between six and seven years. The collection of data was done by an unstructured observation of ethnographic and exploratory character in ballet school and interviews with five children. The results point to the ambivalent meanings that circumscribe the ballet between the dimensions of the discipline and the playfulness, as well as the status of hyperactivity, which constitutes a point that unites the children of the present study and makes us reflect on the representations of childhood today. As more and more institutions specialized in offering activities for children appear, the results indicate that the environments in which extracurricular activities are developed are still scarcely explored in Brazil; and also discuss the need to investigate this childhood, which is invisible because it is considered normative.Keywords: Children; dance; extracurricular activities. Significados de actividades extracurriculares para niños bailarinos ResumenEn este estudio se investigó el cotidiano de niños de la clase media en Salvador, Bahía. La investigación se realizó en una escuela de balé con niñas entre seis y siete años de edad. Para la recolecta de datos, se hiso observación no estructurada de carácter etnográfico y exploratorio en la escuela de balé y entrevistas-conversa con cinco niños. Los resultados apuntan para los sentidos ambivalentes que circunscriben el balé entre las dimensiones de la asignatura y del lúdico, además del status de híperocupación, que constituye un punto que une los niños del presente estudio y nos hace reflexionar sobre las representaciones de la infancia actualmente. En la medida en que surgen cada vez más, instituciones especializadas en ofrecer actividades para niños, los resultados indican que los ambientes en que se desarrollan actividades extracu...

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Varieties of Childhood

Cited by 58 publications

References 5 publications

Children's Initiative in Contributions to Family Work in Indigenous-Heritage and Cosmopolitan Communities in Mexico

Children's Initiative in Contributions to Family Work in Indigenous-Heritage and Cosmopolitan Communities in Mexico

When Children are Asked About Their Well-being: Towards a Framework for Guiding Policy

Significados de atividades extracurriculares para crianças bailarinas

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