Today, the challenge for Research on Children is the issue of the "good life". Discourses and the production of knowledge on the "good life" require a theoretical frame. This frame can be provided by various perspectives: the feminist ethic of care, the Human and Children's Rights Convention, the idea of welfare, or the Capability Approach. The aim of this book is to answer the question of how we can define and measure a "good life" for children growing up in the modern world. The book discusses the cogency of universalistic theories and explores the potential contribution of research on children and the possible integration of children into the research process and debates on the "good life".
The articles collected in this book reflect the state of the art in research and discussions on this topic. Written by researchers from different countries and with expertise in various disciplines, the articles present theoretical and methodological analyses as well as empirical reports.

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Andresen, Sabine; Diehm, Isabell; Sander, Uwe; Ziegler, Holger

Springer Science + Business Media BV

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Children's well-being: indicators and research series, v. 4, Dordrecht, ©2010

Children's well-being: indicators and research series, v. 4, Berlin, 2010

Children¿s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, Dordrecht, 2011

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Contents 6
Contributors 8
Introduction 10
References 15
Part I Children and the Good Life: Theoretical Challenges 16
1 Introduction 16
References 19
Modern Children and Their Well-Being: Dismantling an Ideal 22
1 The Data Source: Children's Surveys 24
2 The Findings: Migration Background, Social Class and Gender Shape Childhood 25
3 The Shortcomings: Concept and Method Distort the Picture 27
4 Monitoring Child Well-Being: Possibilities and Limitations 30
5 Outlook: Disastrous Consequences of a Skewed Perception of Childhood 34
References 35
Children, the Feminist Ethic of Care and Childhood Studies: Is This the Way to the Good Life? 38
1 Introduction 38
2 Feminist Ethic of Care 39
3 Children and Well-Being 42
4 Feminism and Childhood Studies 44
5 Formation of Alliances 45
References 47
Childhood Welfare and the Rights of Children 49
1 Introduction 49
2 Social Welfare and Human Rights 49
3 The Social Welfare of Childhood 51
3.1 Children's Rights 51
3.2 The Deal Between Society, the Family and the State 53
4 How Children Experience Their Well-Being 56
5 Conclusions 57
References 58
Children and Their Needs 60
1 Introduction 60
2 Theories of Human Needs 61
2.1 Psychological Need Concepts 62
2.2 Sociological Need Approaches 65
2.3 Needs from the Perspective of the Capabilities Approach 66
3 Focusing Research on the Needs of Children 68
4 Need Theories and the Well-Being of Children: Provisional Conclusion 72
References 74
Part II The Capability Approach and Research on Children 76
1 Introduction 76
2 The Concept of the Child Within NSCS: Problems from a Capabilities Perspective 76
3 Action Research with Children: Problems from a Capabilities Perspective 77
4 A Productive Combination of Childhood Research and a Capabilities Perspective 78
References 80
The Capability Approach and Research on Children: Capability Approach and Children's Issues 81
1 Capability Approach and Children: A Review of Empirical Analyses 81
2 Children and Evolving Capabilities 87
3 A First Investigation Using a Focus Group Discussion 90
4 Conclusions 92
References 92
Subjective Well-Being and Capabilities: Views on the Well-Being of Young Persons 96
1 The Subjective Well-Being Perspective 96
2 The Capabilities Perspective 101
References 104
Language Education—For the “Good Life”? 107
1 Introduction 107
2 The Relevance of Language and Literacy in the Context of the Capabilities Approach 108
3 Language Education as Making Capabilities Possible? 110
4 Conditions of Language Education—Reconstructed by Way of Participant Observation 112
5 Conclusion and Prospects 116
References 117
Part III Children's Perspectives: Methodological Critiques and Empirical Studies 119
1 Introduction 119
References 121
Biographical Research in Childhood Studies: Exploring Children's Voices from a Pedagogical Perspective 123
1 Introduction 123
2 Biographical Research with Children: The World of the Child (II) 124
3 Methodological Design 125
3.1 Results 126
4 Ongoing Research: ``Growing Happy'' 128
4.1 Starting Point 129
4.2 Fieldwork 129
5 Conclusion 132
References 133
Researching Identities, Difference, Subjectivities and Social Relations in Childhood Within Multi-ethnic Infant and Primary School Settings 134
1 Introduction 134
2 The Theorising of `Whiteness', `Race/Ethnicity' 136
3 Negotiating Differences in Developing a Racialised Self 137
4 `Othering' Difference 138
5 Conclusion and Implications 141
References 142
Childhood Studies in Turkey 143
1 Introduction 143
2 Childhood in the Early Years of the Republic of Turkey 144
3 Children and Gender in Numbers in Turkey 145
4 Relationship Between the State and Children 146
5 Childhood Studies in Turkey 147
6 Ka ̆gıtçıba ̧sı’s Model of Child Development and Personality Formation 149
7 Research on Infant and Child Mortality in Göçkent, Istanbul 150
8 Rural Childhoods in Delaney's Ethnography 151
9 Childhood Is Sinless: Childhood Paralleled in Cosmology 152
10 Urban Childhoods in Memoirs, Diaries and Autobiographies 153
11 Prejudices, Discrimination, Present Day Islamophobia and Beyond 154
12 Conclusion 156
References 157
Part IV Structural Conditions and Children in Different National Contexts 160
1 Introduction 160
References 162
Child Poverty—Social and Economic Policy for Children 164
1 Spreading of Poverty 164
2 Children with a Migration Background 165
3 Life in Permanent Poverty 165
4 Poverty as a Developmental Risk 166
5 Child Poverty and Health 167
6 Child Poverty and Education 168
7 Social Resources, Networks and Social Integration 169
8 Lack of Jobs and Education 170
9 Social and Economic Policy for Children 171
10 Health Policy for Poor Children 172
11 Policy for Best Practice 173
References 174
Well-Being of Children in Turkey 177
1 Introduction 177
2 Manifestation of Poverty in Contemporary Turkey 178
3 The Situation of Children in Turkey 181
4 Social Protection Mechanisms 183
5 Conclusion 184
References 186
Roma Children and Social Exclusion in Lithuania: Sociological Approach to Human Development 188
1 Roma in Lithuania: Baseline Situation 188
2 Roma and Public Education System 189
3 Social Context of Children's Experiences 192
4 Roma Integration Policy Context 198
References 200
Index 201

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 7-12
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Modern Children and Their Well-Being: Dismantling an Ideal....Pages 13-28
Children, the Feminist Ethic of Care and Childhood Studies: Is This the Way to the Good Life?....Pages 29-39
Childhood Welfare and the Rights of Children....Pages 41-51
Children and Their Needs....Pages 53-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-73
The Capability Approach and Research on Children: Capability Approach and Children’s Issues....Pages 75-89
Subjective Well-Being and Capabilities: Views on the Well-Being of Young Persons....Pages 91-101
Language Education—For the “Good Life”?....Pages 103-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-118
Biographical Research in Childhood Studies: Exploring Children’s Voices from a Pedagogical Perspective....Pages 119-129
Researching Identities, Difference, Subjectivities and Social Relations in Childhood Within Multi-ethnic Infant and Primary School Settings....Pages 131-139
Childhood Studies in Turkey....Pages 141-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-162
Child Poverty—Social and Economic Policy for Children....Pages 163-175
Well-Being of Children in Turkey....Pages 177-187
Roma Children and Social Exclusion in Lithuania: Sociological Approach to Human Development....Pages 189-201
Back Matter....Pages 203-205

In April 2009, an inspiring international conference was held at Bielefeld on the topic "Children and the Good Life: New Challenges for Research on Children." The focus was on how we can define and measure a "good life" for children growing up in the modern world. This tied in with discussions on how convincing universalistic theories are, what research on children can contribute, and how children themselves can be integrated into the research process and debates on the "good life." Discourses and the production of knowledge on the "good life" or "well-being" require a guiding idea or a theoretical frame. This frame can come from the feminist ethic of care or from the Human and Children's Rights Convention, from the idea of welfare, or from the Capability Approach.
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2010

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