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Understanding Childhood: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| Editor: Martin Woodhead ( ); Editor: Heather Montgomery ( ) |
| Understanding Childhood is the first of four books which form part of The Open University course Childhood. Together they provide an undergraduate-level introduction to the interdisciplinary field of childhood and youth studies, and a framework for analyzing contemporary policy and practice in, for instance, education, health and social work. Childhood is now a global issue, forcing a reconsideration of conventional approaches to study. Childhood is also a very personal issue for each and every one of us - scholars, policy-makers, parents and children.
The books encourage the reader's active involvement, especially through the use of activities. They include children's and parents' voices as well as academic discussion of childhood in diverse societies and points in history. Selected readings accompany the chapters to present additional perspecitve. | | |
