Children, Structure and Agency
Author | : G.K. Lieten |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2008-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135857172 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135857172 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Children, Structure and Agency written by G.K. Lieten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines children living in adverse conditions in Vietnam, India, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Bolivia and Nicaragua. Here Lieten addresses the idea of children as self-conscious actors, highlighting issues of child agency, the structural constraints to that agency, and the consequences that this may have for child-centred development work.