The altruism of pre-adolescent children's perspectives on "worry" and "happiness" in Australia and England
Journal article
Sargeant, Jonathon. (2010). The altruism of pre-adolescent children's perspectives on "worry" and "happiness" in Australia and England. Childhood: a global journal of child research. 17(3), pp. 411 - 425. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568209341087
Authors | Sargeant, Jonathon |
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Abstract | This article presents the perspectives of Australian and English children on the broad terms worry, happy and change. Utilizing a qualitative methodology, the study engaged with pre-adolescent children (‘tweens’) on the issues affecting them in the modern world. Participants were drawn from a large regional secondary school in Eastern Australia and a comparable regional secondary school in England. Students completed an open-ended questionnaire. In both contexts, many of the children identified specific personal and predominantly social priorities. In their responses, the children tended towards features in their lives that reflected the high importance of individual relationships. The factors that give rise to the identified importance of the family relationship reveal their prioritization of the conditions in their lifeworld. The children demonstrated an acute and sophisticated knowledge of their local community and the global world. They identified local and global issues as they impacted on them personally. |
Keywords | childhood; education; happiness; tweens’ perspectives; worry |
Year | 2010 |
Journal | Childhood: a global journal of child research |
Journal citation | 17 (3), pp. 411 - 425 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 0907-5682 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568209341087 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-77956955277 |
Page range | 411 - 425 |
Research Group | School of Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89721/the-altruism-of-pre-adolescent-children-s-perspectives-on-worry-and-happiness-in-australia-and-england
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