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Project

Beyond patronizing? The area of tension between educationalization and commercialization in the lifeworld of children

The starting point of this research lies in the economical (the child as consumer) and political changes (the child as citizen) that took place in the lifeworlds of children during the second half of the 20th century in the Western countries. This research aims at mapping the implications of these sociatal changes for our constructions of today's childhood as well as for the actual lifeworlds of children.

Date:1 Jan 2007 →  31 Dec 2012
Keywords:philosophy of education, history of education, childhood studies
Disciplines:General pedagogical and educational sciences, Education systems, Specialist studies in education, Education curriculum, Journalism and professional writing, General psychology, Other pedagogical and educational sciences, Communication sciences, Media studies, Other media and communications