Children's grief: repertoires of practices in institutional early childhood education and care

Tutkimustuotos: ArtikkelijulkaisuArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

Although grief is common in children’s lives, it is under-researched and undertheorized. The aim of our exploratory study is to investigate children’s grief as a cultural activity that consists of repertoires of practices in institutional early childhood education and care (ECEC). ECEC is a central site where grief is learned and practiced, because this institution may socially organize crises in children’s lives, such as separation from a parent/guardian or exclusion from the peer group. Teachers and caregivers play a key role in creating and maintaining the local moral order—how, where, and how much one can grieve. Taking a cultural-historical approach using ethnographically inspired research methods, we analyzed interaction in the contexts of separation, absence of a parent, and social exclusion. We focused on the moments of grief, demonstrating how children and adults organize their social encounters and interactional history, and engage in rich repertoires of practices. We discuss the methods and conditions for recognizing and encountering grief in institutional ECEC.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
LehtiMind, Culture, and Activity
Vuosikerta29
Numero3
Sivut215-235
Sivumäärä21
ISSN1074-9039
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

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