Children's Life World as a Perspective on their Citizenship: The Case of the Finnish Children's Parliament

Autor/inn/en	Tuukkanen, Terhi; Kankaanranta, Marja; Wilska, Terhi-Anna
Titel	Children's Life World as a Perspective on their Citizenship: The Case of the Finnish Children's Parliament
Quelle	In: Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 20 (2013) 1, S.131-147 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0907-5682
DOI	10.1177/0907568212451472
Schlagwörter	Citizenship; Children; Child Development; Foreign Countries; Citizen Participation; Childrens Rights; World Views; Political Issues; Parliamentary Procedures; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Well Being; Natural Resources; Leisure Time; Environment; Content Analysis; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerschaft; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; World view; Weltanschauung; Politischer Faktor; Parlamentarische Anfrage; Parlamentsbeschluss; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Bildung; Erziehung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Freizeit; Umwelt; Inhaltsanalyse; Finnland
Abstract	The latest childhood studies present children's citizenship as a process of engaging in matters related to children themselves in their everyday lives. However, only a few studies have been conducted on what those issues are and what they actually tell about children's citizenship. This study explores the nature of children's participation and citizenship by adopting a life world perspective. The aim is to examine what kind of issues children want to participate in and influence. The data are drawn from an online discussion in the Finnish Children's Parliament. Altogether 61 children participated in the discussion, with 566 postings. The analysis of the children's online discussion shows that children comment mainly on issues that directly impact their lives, such as school. However, they also want to engage in issues that are global in nature, such as children's general well-being. (Contains 3 figures, 3 tables, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10