Rethinking childhood: child and space
Synopsis
Contemporary (postmodern) reassessments of children and childhood have significantly altered and modified the perception of childhood in general, partly by moving away from understanding childhood solely as a developmental stage. Instead, the contemporary perspectives approache the conception of childhood as a social construct that is dependent on time, place, and culture. Correspondingly, the representation of the child has transformed from that of a passive entity in need of physical and emotional protection to an active social agent who seeks to engage actively with their surroundings. This shift in the educational paradigm and the perception of the child and childhood has led social and human sciences to find a shared interest in an interdisciplinary dialogue that best interprets, illuminates, and conceptualizes childhood. Recent literature explores childhood from an angle of exceptional scientific complexity, while still prioritizing multidisciplinary scientific and epistemological approaches. This is the central theme of the series of publications titled “Rethinking Childhood,” which comes as a result of the collaboration between two higher education institutions: the Department of Teacher and Preschool Teacher Education at the University of Zadar and the Faculty of Education at the University of Maribor. The monographs aim to position themselves within the broader context of contemporary childhood studies, bringing together experts from various fields and cultures who examine childhood from different perspectives. This scientific monograph explores the interrelationships between two concepts: childhood and space. It focuses on the influence of the child on space and, conversely, the influence of space on the child and childhood. The significance of space and spatiality can be recognized across various scientific disciplines, including pedagogy, psychology, sociology, philology, philosophy, history, anthropology, cultural studies, and childhood studies, as well as within the arts. By rethinking spatial categories and linking them with the concepts of child and childhood in scientific discussions, we find intriguing insights into the phenomena of space and spatiality – ranging from real (physical) spaces to the mental and emotional spaces of the child, and extending to the constructed (social) spaces of childhood. It is crucial to highlight that the concepts of space associated with the child and childhood are viewed as cultural constructs specific to a particular time. Scientific monograph consists of 27 scientific papers, including 16 original research papers, 9 pilot study papers (preliminary communications), and 2 review papers. The papers are divided into four thematic sections: Interpretative Potentials of Space in the Context of Literature and Culture; Spatial Meanings in Language and Film; Spiritual, Virtual, and Real Spaces in Education; and Spaces in Play and Art. Each section focuses on specific scientific disciplines, where researchers of similar profiles engage in reasoned discourse, structuring a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to childhood spatiality, while providing an engaging perspective on the relationship between children (childhood) and space. All papers underwent individual double-blind peer-review process, which involved reviewers from various domestic and international higher education institutions (a total of 68 reviewers), the monograph has been reviewed in its entirety.
Chapters
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Foreword
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INTERPRETATIVE POTENTIALS OF SPACE IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Children as victims in Euripides' tragedies
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The history of walking in the context of the history of childhood
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The position of childhood in the early poetry of Vesna Parun
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The concept of fictitious space in the function of overcoming war trauma exemplified by the novel "Sloboština Barbie"
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Following a band of children in the city of uskoks – the linguistic realization and the meaning of space in the novel Crvenkosa Zora i njezina družina
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War Space in Selected Contemporary Croatian Children’s Novels
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Spaces / places in the children's novel by Pavao Pavličić A place in the heart (Mjesto u srcu)
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Between mimesis and expression – Lacan’s mirror in selected literary works written by authors from Imotski and Herzegovina
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SPATIAL MEANINGS IN LANGUAGE AND FILM
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Dialectal space in the translation of Mići princ
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Space, spatial meanings in language, and early speech language development
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Prechool teachers' perspective on the use of Croatian language in preschools
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Space in the children's film The seventh continent
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Kids in (Outer) Space. Locating the Child in Audiovisual Astroculture - The Case of the Cosmos Series
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Children in the Sky. Flying Dreams in the Fantasy Films of the 1980
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Where is My Place? On The Construction of Identity in the Domestic Space and beyond in South Korean Coming-of-Age Films
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SPIRITUAL, VIRTUAL AND REAL SPACES IN THE UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
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ETWINNING: use of virtual space in teacher education
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Examining the Effect of Belief in God on Children’s Comprehension of Scientific Concepts and Religious Claims
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Correlation of factors of the living space of children of early and preschool age in the development of their spirituality
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Unveiling the Impact of Digital Reading and Research on Product Design: Empowering Technology and Engineering Education Through New Literacies
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Children's perception of play in the digital environment
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Family space in compulsory reading from 1st to 4th grade of elementary school
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Attitudes of classroom and subject teachers on the imposition of pedagogical measures
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SPACES IN PLAY AND ART
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Outdoor play - space for holistic development of a child
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Children’s participation in the design of the kindergarten environment
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(Re)defining the educator’s role in creating the environment
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New Public Art and the Child-Friendly City
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Spatial and material environment as an incentive for integrated artistic creativity of preschool children
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