Search for dissertations about: "Katarina Ayton"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Katarina Ayton.

2. 1. An Ordinary School Child : Agency and Authority in Children’s Schooling

   Author : Katarina Ayton; Ann-Carita Evaldsson; Tuula Gordon; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Etnografi; generation; positionering; agens; skolgång; barn; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : The aim of this doctoral thesis is to explore the position, and the restrictions and possibilities for action available to children in a Swedish mainstream school class. With focus on everyday activities the questions generated were: whether being a member of a specific school class has significance; how the children position themselves in negotiations of time and space; in what manner the children can claim, and be granted, command over their school day activities; and what happens when the adults’ right to control becomes visible. READ MORE