"We need to stay in the woods to talk with people." Public space and collective action of kindergarten children

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.94719
Keywords: Children, public space, collective action, kindergarten
Agencies: The work developed by ProChild CoLAB was supported by: (i) FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. - and NORTE-06-3559-FSE-000044, integrated in the invitation NORTE-59-2018- 41, aiming to hire Highly Qualified Human Resources, co-financed by the Regional Operational Programme of the North 2020, thematic area of Competitiveness and Employment, through the European Social Fund (ESF) and (ii) Mission Interface Program from the Resilience and Recuperation Plan, notice nº 01/C05-i02 /2022, approved by ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A

Abstract

Through the dialogue between the Sociology of Childhood and Education Sciences, this study presents an exploratory case analysis researching the relationship between childhood and public space in urban contexts. Particularly, it explores the collective action undertaken by children and educators from a private Kindergarten in Lisbon during 2022/2023, with the aim of raising awareness about the issue of litter in a public woodland. The analysis of children's collective action, exploring dimensions such as Why was it done? How was it done? and What are the implications?, contributes to the ongoing discourse on children's political socialization and prompts a reevaluation of early childhood education as a space conducive to democratic experiences.

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Catarina Tomás, Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa e CICS.NOVA

Sociológa. Doutorada em Estudos da Criança, Sociologia da Infância. É Professora Coordenadora na Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa e investigadora integrada do CICS.NOVA - Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.

Gabriela Trevisan, ProChild CoLAB

Doutorada em Estudos da Criança, especialidade em Sociologia da Infância, pela Universidade do Minho e mestre em Sociologia da Infância e licenciada em Sociologia das Organizações pela mesma instituição. Fez uma pós-graduação em Ciências da Educação, na FPCE-UP onde trabalhou com jovens do Ginasiano numa pesquisa sobre expressão artística e intervenção comunitária. De 2001 a 2019 foi Professora Adjunta da ESEPF . Desde 2019 integra o ProChild CoLAB. Leciona as unidades curriculares de Sociologia e de Temas Contemporâneos na Universidade da Maia. 

Marta Reis, Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa

Educadora de Infância, segundo o Movimento da Escola Moderna, desde 2013, formada pela Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Tem Especialização em Educação Especial, em 2022, pela Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa.
Membro da Comunidade de Práticas “OutGoing - crianças, natureza e cultura em relação”, desde 2021.
Membro da direção do Movimento da Escola Moderna, desde 2022.

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Published
2024-06-24
How to Cite
Tomás C. ., Trevisan G. y Reis M. (2024). "We need to stay in the woods to talk with people." Public space and collective action of kindergarten children. Sociedad e Infancias, 8(1), 63-76. https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.94719
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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): Children, cities and territories: interdisciplinary perspectives
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Monographic

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