Children, Structure, and Agency
Author | : Georges Kristoffel Lieten |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780415989732 |
ISBN-13 | : 0415989736 |
Rating | : 4/5 (736 Downloads) |
Download or read book Children, Structure, and Agency written by Georges Kristoffel Lieten and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of children living in adverse conditions in Vietnam, India, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Bolivia and Nicaragua. It addresses the idea of children as self-conscious actors, flagging up issues of child agency, the structural constraints to that agency, and the consequences this may have for child-centred development work.