Conceptualizations of Children: Difference between revisions
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* Children as Chattel, the property of parents / state - this was the dominant conceptualisation at the time of the introduction of mass public funded education | * Children as Chattel, the property of parents / state - this was the dominant conceptualisation at the time of the introduction of mass public funded education | ||
* Children as innocent Cherubs, originating in the Enlightenment, influencing the work of "Progressive" educators such as Rousseau | * Children as innocent Cherubs, originating in the Enlightenment, influencing the work of "Progressive" educators such as Rousseau | ||
* Children as future workers, as in modern Human Capital Theory, especially the [[Reductive Human Capital Theory|reductive version]] | * Children as assets - raw material to be refined to productive future workers, as in modern Human Capital Theory, especially the [[Reductive Human Capital Theory|reductive version]] | ||
* [[Children as the Subject of Rights]] | * [[Children as the Subject of Rights]] | ||
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There are several competing views of children, of which the following are most relevant in the context of Education
- Children as Chattel, the property of parents / state - this was the dominant conceptualisation at the time of the introduction of mass public funded education
- Children as innocent Cherubs, originating in the Enlightenment, influencing the work of "Progressive" educators such as Rousseau
- Children as assets - raw material to be refined to productive future workers, as in modern Human Capital Theory, especially the reductive version
- Children as the Subject of Rights