THE PLACE OF CHILDREN IN RESEARCH ON CHILDREN: SOME PLACEMENTS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORIC-CULTURAL THEORY

Authors

  • Suely Amaral de Mello

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v18i2.1525

Abstract

Defending the importance of the child's voice in research on childhood, I bring in this article, an essential argument of the historical-cultural approach to human development: the comprehension that when relating to culture, the child gives a personal sense to what she knows. This meaning shapes the new approaches the child, from there on, does to culture for new appropriations that promote development of conscience. In others words, this sense produced by the child affects her learning processes. From this standpoint, it seems imperative that research on infant also contemplates their participation as informants and not just as an object of this process. Keywords: Cultural-historical approach; child conception; research with small children.

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Published

2010-07-05

How to Cite

de Mello, S. A. (2010). THE PLACE OF CHILDREN IN RESEARCH ON CHILDREN: SOME PLACEMENTS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORIC-CULTURAL THEORY. Reflexão E Ação, 18(2), 183-197. https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v18i2.1525