Constructions of childhood 6 Theme 1: Historical Evolution of Childhood and Children In this theme we consider the following: The importance of understanding childhood and children as a social construct in the 21st century; The changing ideas of what constitutes childhood and children; Different perceptions of childhood and children over the centuries and how these perceptions have shaped di. [...] Neoliberalism, schoolification and human capital One of the consequences of the Industrial Revolution and compulsory schooling was the gradual realisation Neoliberalism is a of the importance of early childhood education. [...] • Comment on how the skills you have identified in the NCF link to the world of work and the construction of the neoliberal child. [...] The child is seen as the generational connection in the family unit – the living person who ties the present to the past and to the future. [...] The meaning of the construct being, belonging and becoming; Some of the discourse and theoretical perspectives that inform this construction of childhood and children; Concepts and principles that inform belonging, being and becoming; and The implications of these constructions for practice.
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