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As a Conclusion, to the Future: A Discussion on Trust, Agency and the Semantics of Rights in Intergenerational Relationships

  • Federico FariniEmail author
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Part of the International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development book series (CHILD, volume 25)

Abstract

At the end of a long journey across people, places and cultures, there is a strong belief that the book has offered valuable insights on the position of childhood in society for scholars and researchers. At the same time this book aimed to facilitate a reflection on Early Childhood Education and Care as a crucial context for children’s, but also for adults’, socialisation, a theme that sits at the centre of ever growing interest, not only academically and pedagogically, but also at the level of policy-making and the media discourse.

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  1. 1.Faculty of Health and SocietyUniversity of NorthamptonNorthamptonUK

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