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SymposiumSymposiumNORTHERN CHILDHOOD NORTHERN CHILDHOOD
– – lenses to children’s lives in Northern areaslenses to children’s lives in Northern areasDate: November 23th- 25thDate: November 23th- 25th
Place: Hotel Levitunturi, KittiläPlace: Hotel Levitunturi, Kittilä
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The network ”Northern ChildhoodThe network ”Northern Childhood
• A subgroup of the Finnish Society for Childhood Studies, which have been founded after the Finnish Network of Childhood Studies will end its activity after 2008
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The Finnish Network for Childhood StudiesThe Finnish Network for Childhood Studies
• a multidisciplinary network that interconnects local and thematic research networks, research groups, and individual researchers working within childhood studies
• Main aims of the network– to create a variety of opportunities for the researchers to
converse and collaborate across various disciplines – to form a general view of the current state of childhood studies
and the future challenges in the field– to establish preconditions for a multidisciplinary childhood
research programme – to promote interaction and collaboration among researchers,
administrative organizations, decision-makers, and the practice – to establish and enhance contacts with international research
centers and networks
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• Events in 2008 and 2009
• National Congress on Childhood Studies was in 2-3 June 2008, Turku
• Special Interest Group meetings, themes and location:
• 1) Agency and participation, Jyväskylä• 2) Children & Politics, Tampere• 3) Children and control, Helsinki• 4) Northern dimension, Oulu • Next National Congress on Childhood Studies will be held in 1- 2
June 2009 in Tampere.
• The coordination is located at the University of Jyväskylä.
The Finnish Network for Childhood StudiesThe Finnish Network for Childhood Studies
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The network ”Northern Childhood”The network ”Northern Childhood”
• ”a bottom up”-network, founded at the University of Oulu
• aims of the network: – a forum for discussions – to promote multidisciplinary research – to build a non-formal, innovative group – to publish papers, articles and books
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Northern childhoodNorthern childhood
Children’s well-being
Everyday life of children
Children’s and youth’s participation
Social services for families with children
Early learning and learning environments
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Members of the Northern Childhood- Members of the Northern Childhood- network/research groupnetwork/research group
• Anu Alanko: Developing ways for children and young people to participate in the city of Oulu
• Pirkko Hyvönen: Children as routine and adaptive experts in designing play environment
• Seija Järvi: Parents’ participation in early childhood education services
• Marko Kielinen: Education for all• Sinikka Kaartinen and Riitta-Liisa Korkeamäki: Joint Book Reading
as an Acquisition of Number Words• Eeva-Liisa Kronqvist: Early learning and children’s collaboration • Taina Kyrönlampi-Kylmänen: About children's perspective on
everyday life• Elina Viljamaa: Storytelling in children’s everyday life in home
context• Marikaisa Kontio. Children’s everyday contexts
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• How do the network support childhood research?
• Which are the critical qualities? Which are the “good-enough” prerequisities for a good research group?
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Challenges and possibilities of the Northern Challenges and possibilities of the Northern Childhood- research groupChildhood- research group• To clarify the basic task • To focus on multidisciplinarity and
multimethodology • To promote international collaboration,
especially to other Nordic countries• To link to other research groups and
networks • To find research funding • To find time for sharing (!)• To collect common data base or/and own
data?
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An example of research funding: An example of research funding: Research Research Programme on Child Welfare and HealthProgramme on Child Welfare and Health
by Academy of Finland by Academy of Finland • The Academy is preparing a research
programme focusing on the well-being and health of children
– The focus is on ways of promoting children’s health and well-being as well as on children’s health and welfare problems
– The programme is also concerned to research health and welfare risks, risk management and environments of childhood growth.
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• The programme will deal with the following research themes: 1) Changing environments of childhood growth 2) Healthcare systems 3) Challenges to children’s health
• Focus on interdisciplinary research projects and international networking of researchers
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Northern childhood – new openings? Northern childhood – new openings?
Children’s Well-being
Everyday life of children
Children’s and youth’s participation
Social services for child families
Early learning and learning environments
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