Based on a study of 12 schools over a two-year period, this book explores issues of equality
and power both in the classroom and in the staffroom. Through classroom observation …

The aim of this paper is to investigate children's views and experiences of democracy and
pupil participation in relation to everyday school life, and to let their voices be heard on …

This article analyses the experience of school in terms of children's citizenship, exploring the
level of participation experienced by a sample of Irish primary school children over decisions …

This is a study of the cultural politics of Irish education. Its content is the relationship between
understanding and action, and how educational policy is shaped by the meanings that come …

Nyström, A.-S. 2012. Att synas och lära utan att synas lära. En studie om underprestation
och privilegierade unga mäns identitetsförhandlingar i gymnasieskolan.(To be seen and to …

Using disposable cameras a group of children living in Dublin City developed images which
captured their experience of public space on their everyday walks, for a small-scale doctoral …

The six papers in this special issue focus on how values and values education are
embedded in the everyday life at Nordic preschools. The studies in this special issue …

The aim of this book is to examine a striking characteristic of the Irish State: the control of its
education system by religious and private bodies, which entails an analysis of the place of …

In the UK, domestic violence (DV) is one of the most common safeguarding concerns
children and young people report (CAADA, 2014). However, little is known about how …

All these emerging theories provided the scope to study play from a biological,
psychological and social perspective. During the 20th century, the study of children's play …