Childhood and education in the era of globalization
By (author) Bogusław Śliwerski By (author) Marzenna Magda-Adamowicz By (author) Mirosława Nowak-Dziemianowicz By (author) Beata Przyborowska By (author) Marzanna Farnicka By (author) Agnieszka Cybal-Michalska
Hardback (Published)
(October 2025)
ISBN: 9783847119135
6.34 x 9.33 inches
Price: $57.00
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The authors challenge prevailing assumptions, raise critical voices and foreground the child as an epistemic subject living in complex and contested realities. The volume shows the child not only as a passive recipient of adult interventions, but as a subject constructed by and within dynamic global technological, economic, cultural and political forces. They provide a valuable resource for scholars in the fields of educational theory, childhood studies and globalization studies.
The first chapter focuses on pedocentrism and offers a genealogical and critical analysis of the child-centered tradition in pedagogical thinking. The second chapter explores the impact of globalisation on childhood, focusing on phenomena such as the commercialisation of children’s lives, the hybridisation of cultural identities, and the emergence of new pedagogical paradigms. Chapter 3 looks at the deficit of recognition within family relationships, arguing for a relational and dialogic approach to education. Chapter 4 deals with educational innovation through the lens of Raymond Williams’ theory of residual, dominant and emergent cultural codes. Chapter 5 turns to the role of technology in shaping children’s creativity, drawing on empirical evidence and theoretical debates about digital natives and cognitive development. The final chapter examines the broader global transformation processes and their impact on subjectivity, citizenship and educational institutions. The volume is an important contribution to the scholarship on childhood and education in globalised contexts. It is marked by conceptual depth, theoretical pluralism, and a commitment to social justice.
Prof. Dr Bogusław Śliwerski is professor at the Academy of Special Education at the Institute of Education, University of Łódź. He founded the Journal of Educational Studies (Studia z Teorii Wychowania) and is editor of the four international handbooks of educational studies (Gdańsk 2006-2010). Between 1984 and 2013 he took up guest professorships at Masaryks in Brno, Prague Karl, Ostrava and Pardubice Universities in the Czech Republic, at Bratislava, Trnava and Presov Universities in Slovakia and at Mǘnster, Giessen and Freiburg Universities in Germany.
- By (author) Bogusław Śliwerski
- By (author) Marzenna Magda-Adamowicz
- By (author) Mirosława Nowak-Dziemianowicz
- By (author) Beata Przyborowska
- By (author) Marzanna Farnicka
- By (author) Agnieszka Cybal-Michalska
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