Global Studies of Childhood - New Online Journal

Global Studies of Childhood is a peer-reviewed, internationally focused, online research journal. The journal provides an opportunity for researchers, university and college students and professionals who are interested in issues associated with childhood in education, family, and community contexts from a global perspective to present, share and discuss their work. GSC aims to present opportunities for scholars and emerging researchers to interrogate the ways in which globalization and new global perspectives impact on children’s life experiences.

Volume 1 Number 1 2011:

Alan Prout. Taking a Step away from Modernity: reconsidering the new sociology of childhood
Karen Wells. The Politics of Life: governing childhood
Sue Saltmarsh. Bus Ride to the Future: cultural imaginaries of Australian childhood in the education landscape
Hillevi Lenz Taguchi. Investigating Learning, Participation and Becoming in Early Childhood Practices with a Relational Materialist Approach
Claudia Mitchell. What’s Participation Got to Do with It? Visual Methodologies in ‘Girl-Method’ to Address Gender-Based Violence in the Time of AIDS
Mark Vicars. Artful Practices: identities at work in play

Call for papers:

"Bridging Theory and Practice: partnerships and collaboration in childhood services."

Deadline expression of interest, 300 word abstract: May 31 2011

Link to the call for papers

Tags: ["journal", "bridging the gap between research policy and practice", "Globalisation"]

Published Apr. 8, 2011 2:42 PM - Last modified Apr. 17, 2013 4:40 PM