In an article titled “Studying Children: Phenomenological Insights” (1986), sociologist Frances Waksler complained about people not taking children seriously. She wanted others to see that children’s actions can “constrain, facilitate, encourage and in myriad ways have implications for others, adults in particular.” To illustrate her point, Waksler provided the following example: Adults are known to “make” children eat their vegetables, but less noticeable is that children “make” adults eat their vegetables if those adults are to claim they are being good “models.” Can […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, children, education