Children's exploration of the concepts of home and belonging: Capturing views from five European countries

Maine, F.; Brummernhenrich, B.; Chatzianastasi, M.; Juškienė, V.; Lähdesmäki, T.; Luna, J.; Peck, J.

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift) | Peer reviewed

Zusammenfassung

Understanding one's sense of belonging is a central part of identity formation and self-awareness; feeling safe somewhere, with specific people is identified as a basic human need. This paper explores the ideas of children from three age groups in five different European as they discussed the concepts of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’. Findings showed that the children's ideas could be organised into six interrelated aspects: Spatiality, Materiality, Multiplicity, Social Relations, Affect, and Dislocation. Whilst there were differences in the ways that the children conceptualised home across the classes, even the youngest children were able to describe their ideas using metaphors and abstract concepts, and they agreed that a home was more than just a building.

Details zur Publikation

FachzeitschriftInternational Journal of Educational Research
Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume110
Artikelnummer101876
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2021
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch
DOI10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101876
Link zum Volltexthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883035521001452
StichwörterBelonging; Classroom discussion; Concepts of home; Cultural understanding; Primary and secondary students

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Brummernhenrich, Benjamin
Professur für Sozialpsychologische Grundlagen von Erziehung und Unterricht (Prof. Jucks)