Contemporary Issues and the 21st Century Child

Andre Kurowski is a senior lecturer and teaches and coordinates on childhood programmes at the University of Chichester. His interests are in social science aspects of childhood including crime and childhood, and the ′digital child′ i.e., children in a digital world.  His research covers leadership in education and socio-cultural issues in language, and he is a regular contributor to European journals. Sandra Lyndon is a reader in Childhood and Social Policy at the University of Chichester. She teaches on a range of Childhood undergraduate programmes as well as taking a lead on supporting research within the department. She is co-chair of the Centre for Childhood in Childhood, Inclusion and Society (CECIS). She is both a qualified teacher and an educational psychologist. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Sussex and her research interests include poverty, homelessness, mindfulness, child centred approaches, intergenerational practice, and narrative methodologies.  

Childhood in the 21st century - Sandra Lyndon
Part I: Influences on Childhood
Understanding Children’s Behaviour in Early Childhood - Lianna Wilding and Sandra Lyndon
The Digital Child - Eva Mikuska and Andre Kurowski
Childhood and Crime - Andre Kurowski
Family, grandparents and intergenerational practice - Sandra Lyndon
Part II: Children′s Experiences
Safeguarding children: the case for early help in the early years - Helen Moss
Global Refugee crisis: focus on the child - Debra Laxton and Linda Cooper
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – breaking down barriers and accessing learning - Becky Edwards and Heather Green
Health inequalities and well being - Suzanna McGregor
Childhood, loss and bereavement - Marie Price
Part III: Children′s Minds
Dreaming the child awake - Carol Lloyd
Emotional Safety - Becky Edwards
Childhood and resilience - Chris Smethurst
Working therapeutically with children - Sam McNally
Futures of childhood - Andre Kurowski