Stories Of Self: Tracking Children's Identity And Wellbeing Through The School Years

Synopsis

This Longitudinal Study Portrays Five Children As They Grow Up From Age 3 To 17. It Creates A Window Into Their Internal Lives And Affords A Detailed View Of Intrapersonal Development And Specifically How They Construct Their Personal Identity As They Progress Through Their School Years. They Tell Us About Who They Believe Themselves To Be, How They Have Changed And How They Have Remained The Same, And About How School Experiences Have Contributed To Their Narratives Of Self. Their Stories Are Moving, Sometimes Gripping, And Provide A Vivid And Grounded Illustration Of The Nature And Function Of Identity. Policy For Children And Young People Should Be Rooted In Their Lives. These Children's Stories Illuminate Current Debates About Educational Purpose And Contribute To The International Literature Concerned With Children's Wellbeing And The Push To Incorporate Socio-emotional Education Into Schools And Children's Services.--publisher. Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Andrew Pollard -- Section 1. Beginnings -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Childhood Revolution -- Chapter 2. Life Chances And Longitudinal Studies -- Chapter 3. Telling Stories: The Making And Re-making Of Selves -- Chapter 4. Narrating Self Through Childhood And Beyond -- Chapter 5. Creating A Research Relationship With Children Over A 14 Year Period -- Summary Of Section 1 -- Section 2. Matching Theory With Real Lives: Five Stories Of Self -- Chapter 6. Martin's Story: A Value For Authenticity In Telling A Story Of Self -- Chapter 7. Shelley's Story: A Shaky School Entrance And An Ambitious School Exit -- Chapter 8. Simon's Story: Fateful Moments As A Prompt For The Story Of Self -- Chapter 9. Jayne's Story: A Roller Coaster Of Self Confidence -- Chapter 10. Liam's Story: Social Disadvantage And Identity Capital -- Section 3. Endings -- Chapter 11. Hindsight And Foresight -- Chapter 12. So What? What Can Education Policy Do? -- Appendix 1 Appendix 2. References -- Index. Jo Warin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.