CARE09003 2022 Children's Lives

This module focuses on the socio-cultural contexts of children's everyday lives, and invites students to take a step back from their practice to look at the 'bigger picture' of contemporary childhood. It requires critical thinking around commonsense ideas, and questioning assumptions about childhood and children's culture. It also explores a range of perspectives on issues such as diversity, equality and education itself, which are central to children's experiences.The module examines children's lives from a range of contemporary and historical perspectives, drawing on Sociology of Childhood and on empirical policy-based work. It provides ECCE leaders with a contextual lens on current issues in children's lives, informing linkages between theory and practice.  

Reimagining Childhood Studies incites, and provides a forum for, dialogue and debate about the direction and impetus for critical and global approaches to social-cultural studies of children and their childhoods. Set against the backdrop of a quarter century of research and theorising arising out of the new social studies of childhood, each of the 13 original contributions strives to extend the conceptual reach and relevance of the work being undertaken in the dynamic and expanding field of childhood studies in the 21st century. Internationally renowned contributors engage with contemporary scholarship from both the global north and south to address questions of power, inequity, reflexivity, subjectivities and representation from poststructuralist, posthumanist, postcolonial, feminist, queer studies and political economy perspectives. In so doing, the book provides a deconstructive and reconstructive dialogue, offering a renewed agenda for future scholarship. The book also moves the insights of childhood studies beyond the boundaries of this field, helping to mainstream insights about children's everyday lives from this burgeoning area of study and avoid the dangers of marginalizing both children and scholarship about childhood. This carefully curated collection extends beyond critiques of specified research arenas, traditions, concepts or approaches to serve as a bridge in the transformation of childhood studies at this important juncture in its history.

Never shying away from the most pressing topics in the field, this book provides a multifaceted and extensive analysis of the study of children and childhood. Linking key concepts, themes and problems together, this text offers an interdisciplinary approach with its topical and timely case studies and illustrations which illuminate the latest research in the field. The book: Features a number of international case studies including children and military conflict, child migrants, children and networking sites, child trafficking, and children as consumers Includes questions which help you to make connections between topics and get you reflecting on your own childhood Is packed with engaging learning features including chapter aims, boxed sections, summaries and further reading suggestions

This book showcases rights based participatory approaches to policy-making, practice and research with children and youth. Throughout its three parts, the book conceptualises a rights-based participatory approach; showcases constructive and innovative rights based participatory approaches across the domains of research, policy and practice; and interrogates the challenges and complexities in the implementation of such an approach. In recent times, Ireland has been at the forefront of promoting and implementing participatory approaches to policy-making, practice and research focused on children and youth. This edited volume is a timely opportunity to capture previously undocumented learning generated from a wide range of innovative participatory initiatives implemented in Ireland. In capturing this learning, real world guidance will be provided to international policy-makers, practitioners and researchers working with children and youth. This book is essential reading for those interested in a rights based participatory approach, for those who want to appropriately and meaningfully engage children and youth in research, and for those wishing to maximise the contribution of children and youth in policy-making.

The second and fully revised edition of James and Prout's acclaimed seminal work on the study of childhood.

The Posthuman Childcombats institutionalised ageist practices in primary, early childhood and teacher education. Grounded in a critical posthumanist perspective on the purpose of education, it provides a genealogy of psychology, sociology and philosophy of childhood in which dominant figurations of child and childhood are exposed as positioning child as epistemically and ontologically inferior. Entangled throughout this book are practical and theorised examples of philosophical work with student teachers, teachers, other practitioners and children (aged 3-11) from South Africa and Britain. These engage arguments about how children are routinely marginalised, discriminated against and denied, especially when the child is also female, black, lives in poverty and whose home language is not English. The book makes a distinctive contribution to the decolonisation of childhood discourses. Underpinned by good quality picturebooks and other striking images, the book's radical proposal for transformation is to reconfigure the child as rich, resourceful and resilient through relationships with (non) human others, and explores the implications for literary and literacy education, teacher education, curriculum construction, implementation and assessment. It is essential reading for all who research, work and live with children.

When situated in the wider European context, 'the Irish family' has undergone a process of profound transformation and rapid change in very recent decades. Recent data cites a significant increase in one parent households and a high non-marital birth rate for instance alongside the emergence of cohabitation, divorce, same sex families and reconstituted families. At the same time, the majority of children in Ireland still live in a two-parent family based on marriage and the divorce rate in Ireland is comparatively lower than other European countries. 21st century family life is, in reality, characterised by continuity and change in the Irish context. This book seeks to understand, interpret and theorise family life in Ireland by providing a detailed analysis of historical change, demographic trends, fertility and reproduction, marriage, separation and divorce, sexualities, children and young people, class, gender, motherhood, intergenerational relations, grandparents, ethnicity, globalisation, technology and family practices. A comprehensive analysis of key developments and trends over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is provided.

Books/ebooks

Play

Barron, C. (2013) ‘Physical activity play in local housing estates and child wellness in Ireland’. International Journal of Play 2(3), pp. 220-236.

Cohen, D. (2006) The development of play [Concepts in developmental psychology]. London: Routledge.

Dublin City Development Board (2012) Play here, Play there, Play everywhere. Dublin City Play Plan 2012-2017. Dublin: Dublin City Development Board

Gauntlett, D. (2007) Creative Explorations: New approaches to identities and audiences. London: Routledge

Gill, T. (2007) No fear: Growing up in a risk averse society. London: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Grieshaber, S. & F. McArdle (2010) The trouble with play. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Howard, J. & K. McInnes (2013) The essence of play: A practice companion for professionals working with children and young people. London: Routledge.

Kallialla, M. (2006) Play culture in a changing world. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Learning through landscapes (2014) Play Out! How to develop your outside space for learning and play. London: Routledge.

Lester, S. & W. Russell (2008) Play for a change: Play, policy and practice a review of contemporary perspectives. London: Play England. [www.playengland.org.uk/media/120519/play-for-a-change-summary.pdf]

Levinson, M.P. (2005) The Role of Play in the Formation and Maintenance of Cultural IdentityGypsy Children in Home and School Contexts. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. Vol. 34(5)pp. 499-532

Marsh, J. and Bishop, J. (2014) Changing Play: Play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day. OUP.

Sutton-Smith, B. (1997) The Ambiguity of Play. Harvard Press

The changing family

Connolly, L. (2014) The 'Irish' family. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis.

CSO [Central Statistics Office] (2013) Survey on income and living conditions (SILC) 2011 and 2010 revised results. [cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/silc/2011/silc_2011.pdf]

Davis. A (2012) Modern motherhood: Women and family in England 1945-2000. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Fahey, T. & C. Field (2008) Families in Ireland: An analysis of patterns and trends. Dublin: Department of Social and Family Affairs.

Hilliard, B. (2007) ‘Family’. In S. O’Sullivan (ed) Contemporary Ireland: A sociological map. Dublin: UCD Press.

Lutz, H. (2011) The new maids: Transnational women and the care economy. London: Zed.

Share, P., M. Corcoran & B. Conway (2012) ‘Gender, sexuality and the family. In Sociology of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan.

Children’s cultural worlds

Bragg, S. & M. Kehily (2013) Children and young people's cultural worlds. Bristol: Policy Press.

Buckingham, D. (2011) The material child: Growing up in consumer culture. Cambridge Polity.

Cross, G. (2004) The cute and the cool: Wondrous innocence and modern American children’s culture. New York: Oxford University Press.

Clark, A. (2013) Childhoods in Context. OU/ Wiley Press

Corsaro, W. (2005) The Sociology of Childhood

Crowley, A. and Johnson, V. (2016) Children's Participation in Global Contexts: Beyond Voice. London, Routledge

Devine, D (2008) 'Children at the margins? - Changing constructions of childhood in contemporary Ireland' In: James, A and James, A (eds). European Childhoods: Cultures, Politics and Participation. New York: Palgrave Press.

Hood, S. & E. McEvoy (eds) ‘Írish archives: Children/childhood in Ireland’. Journal of the Irish Society for Archives 2013.

Ito, M. et al (2008) Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of findings from the digital youth project. MIT Press

Livingstone, S. Haddon, L. Gorzig, A. and Olaffson, K. (2011) EU Kids Online report. http://www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EUKidsOnline/EU Kids II (2009-11)/EUKidsOnlineIIReports/Final report.pdf

Marsh, J. (2010) Young Children's Play in Online Virtual Worlds. Journal of Early Childhood Research 8(1)

Jenkins, H. (1998) The Children's Culture Reader New York University Press

Livingstone, Sonia, Marsh, Jackie, Plowman, Lydia, Ottovordemgentschenfelde, Svenja and Fletcher-Watson, Ben (2014) Young children (0-8) and digital technology: a qualitative exploratory study - national report - UK. Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Luxembourg.

Marsh, J. (2010) Young Children's Play in Online Virtual Worlds. Journal of Early Childhood Research 8(1)

Marsh, J. and Bishop, J. (2014) Changing Play: Play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day. OU Press

Matthews, S. (2007) A window on the New Sociology of Childhood. Sociology Compass

Messenger Davies, M. (2010) Children, Media and Culture OU Press

Minecraft: More than a game http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05mqpgl

Renold, E. (2005) Girls, boys and junior sexualities: exploring children's gender and sexual relations in the primary school. Routledge

Ruddock, A. (2013) Youth and Media. London: Sage Publications Ltd.

Stoeklin, D. and Bonvin, J.M. (2014) Children's Rights and the Capability Approach: Challenges and Prospects. Heidelberg, Springer

Tisdall, EKM and Punch, S. (2013) Not so new: looking critically at childhood studies. Children's Geographies 10:3 249-264

Diversity

Ball, J. (2008) Cultural Safety in Practice with Children, Families and Communities. University of Victoria Press. http://www.ecdip.org/culturalsafety/

Baldock, P. (2010) Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Early Years. London: Sage Publications Ltd.

Devarakonda, C. (2013) Diversity and inclusion in early childhood: An introduction. London: Sage.

Devine, D. and Kelly, M. (2006) 'I just don't want to get picked on by anybody' Dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in a newly multi-ethnic Irish primary school. Children and Society 20

Fearon K. and E. Mearns (2012) ‘The Media initiative for children: using early years programmes to tackle sectarianism and racism’. International Journal of Diversity 11(5) [www.early-years.org/mifc/docs/mifc article.pdf]

Hankivsky, O. (2012). An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework. Vancouver, BC: Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy, Simon Fraser University.

Jeffers, G. & U. O’Connor (2008) Education for citizenship and diversity in Irish contexts. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration.

Konstantoni, K., Kustatscher, M. and Emejulu, A. (2014) Children's Rights, Social Justice and Social Identities in Scotland: Intersections in Research, Policy and Practice. Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series Report. Scottish Universities Insight Institute. 

Lindon, J. (2012) Equality and inclusion in early childhood. Oxford: Bookpoint.

Murray, C. (2012) A Minority within a Minority? Social Justice for Traveller and Roma Children within ECCE.  European Journal of Education. Vol. 47 (4)pp. 569-583

Office of the Minister for Children (2006) Diversity and equality guidelines for childcare providers. Dublin: OMC. [www.dcya.gov.ie/documents/childcare/diversity_and_equality.pdf]

O'Nions, H. (2010) Divide and teach: educational inequality and the Roma.  International Journal of Human Rights. Vol. 14(3) pp.464-489

Family support

Brady. B., P. Dolan & J. Canavan (2004) Working for children and families. Galway: Western Health Board/ Child and Family Research Policy Unit, NUIG

DCYA (2014) Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: the national policy framework for children and Young People 2014-2020. Dublin. Stationary Office.http://www.dcya.gov.ie/documents/cypp_framework/BetterOutcomesBetterFutureReport.pdf

DCYA Department of Children and Youth Affairs (2011) Children First: national guidance for the protection and welfare of children. Dublin. Stationary Office.

DoHC [Department of Health and Children] (2004) Working for children and families: Exploring good practice. Dublin: Stationery Office

Family Support Agency (2012) Strategic plan 2010-2012. Dublin: FSA

Forkan. C. (2008) An evaluation of the Sligo Springboard Resource House Project. Galway: Child and Family Resource Centre NUIG

FRC Family Resource Centre (2006) National Forum: Supporting families, building communities 2006–2009 Strategic Plan. Dublin: Family Support Agency.

Graham G (2006) ‘Social care work with families in crisis: attachment strategies and effective care-giving through life-space opportunities’. In T. O’Connor & M. Murphy (eds) Social care in Ireland: Theory, policy and practice. Cork: Cork Institute of Technology Press.

Lalor. K. & P. Share. P (2013) Applied Social Care. An Introduction for Students in Ireland. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan.

McKeown K., T. Haase & J. Pratschke (2001) Springboard: Promoting family well being through family support services. Dublin: Department of Health and Children.

Molloy, B. & G. Harper (2009) Community Mothers Programme annual report. Lenus -Irish Health Repository. [www.lenus.ie/hse/handle/10147/110453]

O’Doherty, C. (2007) A new Agenda for Family Support: providing services that create social capital. Dublin Blackhall.

Oliver. B & B. Pitt (eds) (2011) Working with children, young people and families. Exeter: Learning Matters.

Phillips, G. (2012) ‘What is family support anyway?’ In A. Jackson & C. O’Doherty (eds) Community development in Ireland: Theory, policy and practice. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan.

TUSLA Child and Family Agency (2015) Meitheal: a national practice model for all people working with children, young people and their families http://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/TUSLA-Meitheal_Toolkit.pdf

Education

Barnardo’s (2009) Written Out Written Off : Failure to Invest in Education Deprives Children of their Potential https://www.barnardos.ie/assets/files/campaigns/disadvantages/Written_Out_Written_Off.pdf

Department of Education and Skills (2011) Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life: the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy Among Children and Young People 2011-2020https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/lit_num_strategy_full.pdf

Newman, L. and Woodrow, C. (2015) Practitioner Research in Early Childhood: International Issues and Perspectives. London: Sage Publications Ltd

• http://www.cypsc.ie/
• http://www.tusla.ie/
• Marte Meo – Working with children [www.earlychildhoodireland.ie]
• Irish Qualitative Data Archive (2012) New Perspectives on Family Change in Ireland [presentations from conference] [www.iqda.ie/content/new-perspectives-family-change-ireland-presentations]