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An Attractive School-Age Educare: Free Choices as Expanded or Limited Agency
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning. Linnaeus University, Linnaeus Knowledge Environments, Education in Change. (PEPP;FRIP)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9523-6379
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Pedagogy and Learning. (PEPP;FRIP)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5497-7034
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education and Teacher's Practice. (PEPP;FRIP)ORCID iD: 0009-0008-6915-8865
2024 (English)In: Education Sciences, E-ISSN 2227-7102, Vol. 14, no 9, article id 937Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

The present study aimed to investigate and problematize an attractive school-age educare (SAEC) from the children’s perspectives. Which different aspects of quality appear in the children’s narratives about the SAEC activities? This was achieved by listening to children’s narratives and their voices. Forty-three children aged 6 to 10 participated in group conversations with the staff intheir SAEC center. The study is theoretically based on a childhood sociological lens where childrenare recognized as active participants and agents for change and therefore important to listen to.The results show that an attractive School-Age Educare requires committed staff who inspire new discoveries, its own identity-specific premises with appropriate materials, the provision of planned and guided activities, the offering of unexpected and non-routine activities, and space for children’s agency to influence and to choose and to direct one’s own time. It is shown that free choices can both expand and limit children’s agency. In addition, the study illustrates how conversations with children can form a basic method for both developing quality and making the contextual factors for children’s agency visible.

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MDPI, 2024. Vol. 14, no 9, article id 937
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school-age educare; quality; childhood sociology; children’s agency; child perspectives
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Pedagogical Work
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Pedagogics and Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-132095DOI: 10.3390/educsci14090937ISI: 001323188300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85205244543OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-132095DiVA, id: diva2:1892223
Available from: 2024-08-26 Created: 2024-08-26 Last updated: 2025-02-24Bibliographically approved

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