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Kronqvist, E-L & Hyvönen, P. (Eds.), (2010). Insights and outlouds: Childhood research in the North. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis E 107. Oulu: Oulu University Press.
- CHILDREN IN CULTURAL CONTEXT
- Boys’ motivation at school and future orientation in Lapland (Anneli Lauriala and Marjo Laukkanen)
- Norwegian children negotiating cross-gender play (Berit Overå Johannesen)
- Cultural competence and children in the North (Merete Saus)
- CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN INTERACTION
- Social interaction and verbal communication in children (Marko Kielinen and Anneli Yliherva)
- Discussing children’s participation (Anu Alanko)
- Parent participation in early childhood education – is it a chance or a must? (Seija Järvi)
- CHILDREN IN COLLABORATION
- Early learning and children’s collaboration – joy for learning (Eeva-Liisa Kronqvist)
- Joint story-book telling for the learning of number names (Sinikka Kaartinen)
- Children as experts in designing a play environment (Pirkko Hyvönen and Marjaana Kangas)
- CHILDREN IN RESEARCH
- Block story: Listening to child’s narrating at home (Elina Viljamaa)
- Ethical insights and child research (Eila Estola, Marikaisa Kontio, Taina Kyrönniemi-Kylmänen, and Elina Viljamaa)
INTRODUCTION
Childhood is important. Certainly it is important for children, and it is important and interesting for adults as well. We, as teachers, researchers and parents, therefore need to understand children in their everyday life; their actions, intentions and emotions in order to provide supportive environments where children are listened to and valued as such.
Four orientations and eleven chapters The topics of the book build a wide range of childhood studies, which has been organized under four orientations. The first is called Children in cultural contexts including three chapters, which stress cultural experiences, cultural change and cultural competence. Cultural contexts refer to children living in sparsely populated areas in Finland and Norway.
The title of the book – Insights and outlouds: Childhood research in the North – refers to the two main ideas of the book. Insights and outlouds remind us to hear children’s voices and take seriously their expressions and inventions. The latter part of the title, childhood research in the North, brings forth our research group with the inspiration and aspiration to carry on and publish multidisciplinary and multicultural childhood research in the Northern areas.
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