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Zusatztext ‘A timely book in educational research breaking the loud silence of children's voices in educational debates...Given the dearth of studies that take children's opinions seriously, the authors fill a large void, making a compelling case for extending research in this field.' Teacher Development Informationen zum Autor Paul Croll is Professor in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK.Gaynor Attwood is Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of the West of England, UK. Vorwort Analyses how children starting secondary school feel about their schools, its place in their lives and its role in their futures. Zusammenfassung In many Western societies there is concern that children from less advantaged social backgrounds have limited aspirations, and are disproportionately unlikely to go to university. Children's Lives, Children's Futures explores how children in their first year of secondary school feel about school, its place in their lives and its role in their futures. The authors use child voice to look at the ways in which children are active constructors of their lives, and the implications this has for the alignment between education and ambition.The authors explore the nature of children's engagement with education, the choices and constraints they experience and the reasons some young people fail to take advantage of educational opportunities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Children and the Future \ 3. Educational Futures: Children's Intentions for Educational Participation \ 4. Children's Occupational Choices \ 5. What Children Think about School \ 6. Children as Learners \ 7. Early Exits and Negative Attitudes \ 8. Present and Future: Schools, Structure, Agency \ Appendix 1: The Research Project \ Appendix 2: Supplementary Tables \ References \ Index
