scholarly journals Poisoning children: A reflection on the social constraints of children’s agency and narratives of sexual abuse

Childhood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-168
Author(s):  
Claudio Baraldi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Children's Narratives ◽  
Children’S Agency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
Children’S Accounts

Drawing inspiration from a story of abuses, involving 16 children in 1997–1998, this article deals with the social constraints on children’s participation in institutional interactions, in particular for what concerns their accounts of abuse. The article explores the problem of the truthfulness of children’s accounts through the lenses of an approach combining a theory of narratives, the concept of children’s agency and the analysis of interactions. It analyses the institutional context in which the children’s narratives were constructed and validated, drawing some conclusions about the ways in which institutions may deal with children’s agency.

scholarly journals Love, rights and solidarity: Studying children’s participation using Honneth’s theory of recognition

Childhood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
Struggle For Recognition

Recent attempts to theorize children’s participation have drawn on a wide range of ideas, concepts and models from political and social theory. The aim of this article is to explore the specific usefulness of Honneth’s theory of a ‘struggle for recognition’ in thinking about this area of practice. The article identifies what is distinctive about Honneth’s theory of recognition, and how it differs from other theories of recognition. It then considers the relevance of Honneth’s conceptual framework to the social position of children, including those who may be involved in a variety of ‘participatory’ activities. It looks at how useful Honneth’s ideas are in direct engagement with young people’s praxis, drawing on ethnographic research with members of a children and young people’s forum. The article concludes by reflecting on the implications of this theoretical approach and the further questions which it opens up for theories of participation and of adult–child relations more generally.

Discourses of Children's Participation: Professionals, Policies and Practices

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Pinkney
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
Fresh Insight ◽  
Insight Into

This article explores the dynamic field of children's participation and provides fresh insight into its construction within professional frameworks as well as within the social policy process. Protectionism, developmentalism, rights and managerialism are identified as significant discourses and this article explores their articulation and negotiation through policies. The argument is that the settlement reached represents a new configuration within policy frameworks relating to children where a version of children's rights is appropriated and mainstreamed. The interaction between children's rights, managerialism and professional discourses are illustrated with reference to policy and legislation.

scholarly journals Children’s participation idea and practice: Korczak’s inspirations and contemporary faces

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Ewa Jarosz
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation

AbstractCurrently, children’s participation is one of the most promoted ideas of the social development. As mentioned in several resources, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has its roots in Janusz Korczak’s philosophy of a child and relations between a child and an adult and his pedagogy. The most fundamental Korczak’s thoughts, listening to a child and giving respect to his or her opinion, are well-known pillars of the contemporary children’s participation idea. However, there are much more Korc­zak’s inspirations that can be recognised in the current discourse about children’s participation. The paper shows and considers these inspirations, and on this basis some meaningful aspects of the idea of participation are presented.

'The best holidays I ever had': the benefits of social tourism programmes for children at risk of poverty and social exclusion.

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-125
Author(s):  
Cátia Loureiro ◽  
Celeste Eusébio ◽  
Elisabete Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
The Social ◽  
Summer Holiday ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation

Abstract This chapter analyses children's participation in the social tourism programme promoted by the 'O Século' Foundation in Portugal. A literature review is first presented, which discusses both the constraints of poverty and social exclusion in childhood and the relevance of social tourism programmes in mitigating its effects and promoting social inclusion. The chapter then presents an analysis of 131 questionnaires and 132 drawings, collected during the 2014 summer holiday camps of the 'O Século' Foundation. Results are discussed in terms of children's motivations, satisfaction levels and perceived benefits from the social tourism programme.

Children’s participation: moving from the performative to the social

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre Horgan ◽  
Catherine Forde ◽  
Shirley Martin ◽  
Aisling Parkes
Keyword(s):  
The Social ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation

'The best holidays I ever had': the benefits of social tourism programmes for children at risk of poverty and social exclusion.

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-125
Author(s):  
Cátia Loureiro ◽  
Celeste Eusébio ◽  
Elisabete Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
The Social ◽  
Summer Holiday ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation

Abstract This chapter analyses children's participation in the social tourism programme promoted by the 'O Século' Foundation in Portugal. A literature review is first presented, which discusses both the constraints of poverty and social exclusion in childhood and the relevance of social tourism programmes in mitigating its effects and promoting social inclusion. The chapter then presents an analysis of 131 questionnaires and 132 drawings, collected during the 2014 summer holiday camps of the 'O Século' Foundation. Results are discussed in terms of children's motivations, satisfaction levels and perceived benefits from the social tourism programme.

Towards a Theology of Childhood: Children’s Agency and the Reign of God

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 673-691
Author(s):  
James Gerard McEvoy
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Social Agency ◽  
Clergy Sexual Abuse ◽  
Children’S Agency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reign Of God ◽  
Interpretative Approach

This article contributes to a theology of childhood in the context of recent research in the social sciences on children’s lives and the nature of childhood. The clergy sexual abuse crisis heightens the need for such a theology. First, the author offers an account of children’s social agency, with particular attention to cognition and sociality, arguing that an interpretative approach affords the best account. Second, the argument takes a christological turn, examining Jesus’s welcoming of children and the statement “it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs” (Mark 10:14), to consider what can be learnt about Jesus’s appreciation of children’s agency.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Support in Participation Perspectives of Caregivers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in India and South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakila Dada ◽  
Kirsty Bastable ◽  
Santoshi Halder
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
South African ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Children's Participation

Caregivers are an intrinsic component of the environment of children with intellectual disabilities. However, caregivers’ capacity to support children’s participation may be linked to the social support that they, as caregivers, receive. Social support may increase participation, educational, psychological, medical and financial opportunities. However, there is a lack of information on social support in middle-income countries. The current study described and compared the social support of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities by using the Family Support Survey (FSS) in India and South Africa. The different types of social support were subsequently considered in relation to participation, using the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE). One hundred caregiver–child dyads from India and 123 from South Africa participated in this study. The data were analysed using non-parametric measures. Indian caregivers reported greater availability of more helpful support than did the South African caregivers. Social support was associated with children’s participation diversity (India) and intensity (South Africa). The child-/caregiver-reported participation data showed different associations with participation. Results from this study suggest that perceived social support of caregivers differs between countries and is associated with their child’s participation. These factors need to be considered when generalising results from different countries.

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