Children’s Voice and Agency in Diverse Settings

Mhairi C. Beaton is Professor of Social and Educational Inclusion, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University, UK.Anne Burke is Professor of Literacy Education and Digital Learning, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Pigga Keskitalo is Professor in Education, University of Lapland, and Adjunct Professor in Education, University of Helsinki, Finland.Tuija Turunen is Professor of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Finland.

• Part 1: Key Theoretical IdeasChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Being well, being in the community, having voice and agency through practical philosophyChapter 3: An exploration of practices for rights-based education through promoting voice in the early years: Building a spider’s webChapter 4: The sociomateriality of voice and its implications for research with children: Voice-as-event in an intergenerational art programPart 2: ADVOST Case StudiesChapter 5: Children’s Identity and Agency in an Art Gallery: Voices in the MakingChapter 6: Using Children’s Literature to Augment Children’s Multimodal Voices and Agency: Placelessness in the ClassroomChapter 7: Teachers’ perspectives on Sami culture-based pedagogical innovations promoting children’s agency in online Sami language classesChapter 8: Exploring Sámi language instruction for young learners: Comparative case studies in Finland and NorwayChapter 9: Space and Time as Pedagogical Tools for Facilitating Voice and AgencyChapter 10: An approach to developing community that supports voice and agency in education settings: Circles of TrustChapter 11: Advancing Young Children’s Inclusion and Agency in Society Through Voice and Story: A Reflection

“This book brings together several theoretical underpinnings of listening to children with case studies of practice from across diverse contexts. The chapters capture the dynamic nature of listening to children and the importance of this for all children, but particularly for those in marginalised communities whose perspectives and voices tend not to be heard. The book is driven by commitments to valuing children, listening to children, and respecting their rights and agency.”- Sue Dockett is Emeritus Professor, Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia