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9780826499363 0826499368 A key textbook for BA Childhood Studies., A key textbook�exploring all of the different aspects of childhood: from education to health, from national policies to home life., Rethinking Childhood examines attitudes towards, and experiences of, childhood. Phil Jones draws on a wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries to debate, challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs, attitudes and ways of working and living with children. Children's own perspectives on their lives and on adults' attitudes towards them are drawn on throughout the book. The result is a wide-ranging invitation to the reader to become aware of current perspectives on children and childhood, to develop a critical relationship with the content, and to develop their own 'reading' of childhood. Thoughts are provoked through examples of research, reflections on research, activities, key points and guidance on further reading. Rethinking Childhood is essential for those studying childhood at undergraduate and graduate level and of great interest to those working with children in any field. Book jacket.
9780826499363 0826499368 A key textbook for BA Childhood Studies., A key textbook�exploring all of the different aspects of childhood: from education to health, from national policies to home life., Rethinking Childhood examines attitudes towards, and experiences of, childhood. Phil Jones draws on a wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries to debate, challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs, attitudes and ways of working and living with children. Children's own perspectives on their lives and on adults' attitudes towards them are drawn on throughout the book. The result is a wide-ranging invitation to the reader to become aware of current perspectives on children and childhood, to develop a critical relationship with the content, and to develop their own 'reading' of childhood. Thoughts are provoked through examples of research, reflections on research, activities, key points and guidance on further reading. Rethinking Childhood is essential for those studying childhood at undergraduate and graduate level and of great interest to those working with children in any field. Book jacket.