Essays about: "exported model of childhood"

Found 1 essay containing the words exported model of childhood.

  1. 1. Discourses of agency and power in lives of Burmese migrant children in Tak province, Thailand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Victoria Stetsko; [2012]
    Keywords : migrant children; exported model of childhood; agency; power; Thailand; nongovernmental; organizations; community organizations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research aims to identify the extent to wgich concepts of childhood originated in the West influence the perceptions and representations of Burmese migrant children living in Thailand by non-governmental and community-based organizations working with these children. Theoretical foundation is built upon conceptions of childhood, agency and empowerment as well as on academic theories related to these concepts. READ MORE