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Book SynopsisThis book investigates and uncover paradoxes and ambivalences that are actualised when seeking to make the right choices in the best interests of the child. The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child established a milestone for the 20th century. Many of these ideas still stand, but time calls for new reflections, empirical descriptions and knowledge as provided in this book. Special attention is directed to the conceptualisation of children and childhood cultures, the missing voices of infants and fragile children, as well as transformations during times of globalisation and change. All chapters contribute to understand and discuss aspects of societal demands and cultural conditions for modern-day children age 0–18, accompanied by pointers to their future. Contributors are: Eli Kristin Aadland, Wenche Bjorbækmo, Jorunn Spord Borgen, Gunn Helene Engelsrud, Kristin Vindhol Evensen, Eldbjørg Fossgard, Liv Torunn Grindheim, Asle Holthe, Liisa Karlsson, Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, Jonatan Leer, Ida Marie Lyså, Elin Eriksen Ødegaard, Czarecah Tuppil Oropilla, Susanne Højlund Pedersen, Anja Maria Pesch, Karen Klitgaard Povlsen, Gro Rugseth, Pauline von Bonsdorff, Hege Wergedahl and Susanne C. Ylönen.
Table of ContentsForeword Gunn Helene Engelsrud Preface Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Introducing Childhood Cultures in Transformation Elin Eriksen Ødegaard and Jorunn Spord Borgen 2 In the Best Interests of the Child: From the Century of the Child to the Century of Sustainability Liv Torunn Grindheim, Jorunn Spord Borgen and Elin Eriksen Ødegaard 3 On Equal Terms? On Implementing Infants’ Cultural Rights Pauline von Bonsdorff 4 Children with Severe, Multiple Disabilities: Interplaying Beings, Communicative Becomings Kristin Vindhol Evensen 5 Spaces for Transitions in Intergenerational Childhood Experiences Czarecah Oropilla 6 Managing Risk and Balancing Minds: Transforming the Next Generation through ‘Frustration Education’ Ida Marie Lyså 7 Children’s Food Choices during Kindergarten Meals Hege Wergedahl, Eldbjørg Fossgard, Eli Kristin Aadland and Asle Holthe 8 Children, Food and Digital Media: Questions, Challenges and Methodologies Karen Klitgaard Povlsen, Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, Jonatan Leer and Susanne Højlund 9 ‘Children at Risk’ in Public Health Policy: What Is at Risk? Jorunn Spord Borgen, Gro Rugseth and Wenche S. Bjorbækmo 10 ‘Childish’ beyond Age: Reconceptualising the Aesthetics of Resistance Susanne C. Ylönen 11 Approaching Agency in Intra-Activities Liv Torunn Grindheim 12 Studying Families’ and Teachers’ Multilingual Practices and Ideologies in Kindergartens: A Nexus Analytic Approach Anja Maria Pesch 13 Studies of Child Perspectives in Methodology and Practice with ‘Osallisuus’ as a Finnish Approach to Children’s Reciprocal Cultural Participation Liisa Karlsson 14 Global Paradoxes and Provocations in Education: Exploring Sustainable Futures for Children and Youth Jorunn Spord Borgen and Elin Eriksen Ødegaard Index
