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Whose Paradigm? Rethinking Childhood Agency in Education Policy: Ecuador, Spain, and Wales
Gisselle Tur Porres
,
Michelle Brinn,
Jacky Tyrie
,
Lauren Henderson,
Rubén Chao García ,
Hazel Acosta ,
Juan Carlos Brito,
Virginia Gámez Ceruelo
Swansea University Authors:
Gisselle Tur Porres , Michelle Brinn, Jacky Tyrie
, Lauren Henderson
Abstract
This blog introduces a critical research study that explores national policy frameworks in Ecuador, Spain, and Wales and how children’s agency is recognised in ECEC. Drawing on a decolonising perspective to understand children’s agency in cross-cultural contexts, we engage with some critical reflect...
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EECERA Conference 2025 – Guest Blog # 22: Whose Paradigm?
2025
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| Online Access: |
https://www.eecera.org/general/eecera-conference-2025-guest-blog-22-whose-paradigm/ |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70202 |
| Abstract: |
This blog introduces a critical research study that explores national policy frameworks in Ecuador, Spain, and Wales and how children’s agency is recognised in ECEC. Drawing on a decolonising perspective to understand children’s agency in cross-cultural contexts, we engage with some critical reflective questions: Whose knowledge shapes the understanding of childhood agency and participation? Whose voices remain unheard in national education policy frameworks? |
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| Item Description: |
EECERA Conference 2025 – Guest Blog # 22: Whose Paradigm?https://www.eecera.org/general/eecera-conference-2025-guest-blog-22-whose-paradigm/ |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |

