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Journeys Through Childhood Studies - Constructing Identities Through Higher Education Children s

English · Paperback / Softback

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Investigating the experiences of a group of female students as they journey into and through higher education, and into work with and for children, Journeys through Childhood Studies offers a critical analysis of the intersectional influences and effects of social division on experiences of higher education and career trajectories.

The book explores the influences of gender, race, and class on the experiences of higher education and the development of professional identities, and whether the professionalisation of work in relation to children and childhood opens up opportunities for career development or narrows the range of choices available to women. Adopting a distinctive qualitative approach to track strategies used by women participants to accommodate the changing terrain of their journeys, this book demonstrates how the women's pathways to university are shaped by factors such as social divisions, friends, family, and school, and their experiences of working with children.

Featuring detailed interviews, Journeys through Childhood Studies offers an insightful exploration of the construction and practices of the Children's Workforce. It is a must-read for academics, postgraduate students, and those researching Childhood Studies, professional identities, and experiences of higher education.



List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Policy and Politics in Higher Education and The Children’s Workforce; Chapter 3: Social Identities, Educational Choices, and Professional Identities; Chapter 4: Research Approach: Epistemology, Methodology and Methods; Chapter 5: The Journey: Becoming a Childhood Studies Student; Chapter 6: The Journey: Being a Childhood Studies Student; Chapter 7: The Journey: Becoming a Childhood Worker; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Appendix 1: Participant Pen Pictures; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Ingrid Richter was a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Summary


Investigating the experiences of a group of female students as they journey into and through higher education, and into work with and for children, Journeys through Childhood Studies offers a critical analysis of the intersectional influences and effects of social division on experiences of higher education and career trajectories.

The book explores the influences of gender, race, and class on the experiences of higher education and the development of professional identities, and whether the professionalisation of work in relation to children and childhood opens up opportunities for career development or narrows the range of choices available to women. Adopting a distinctive qualitative approach to track strategies used by women participants to accommodate the changing terrain of their journeys, this book demonstrates how the women’s pathways to university are shaped by factors such as social divisions, friends, family, and school, and their experiences of working with children.

Featuring detailed interviews, Journeys through Childhood Studies offers an insightful exploration of the construction and practices of the Children’s Workforce. It is a must-read for academics, postgraduate students, and those researching Childhood Studies, professional identities, and experiences of higher education.

Product details

Authors Ingrid Richter, Richter Ingrid
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.06.2021
 
EAN 9781032091129
ISBN 978-1-0-3209112-9
No. of pages 240
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

EDUCATION / General, teacher training, Gender studies: women, Child welfare, Gender studies: women and girls, Child welfare and youth services

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