Mariane Hedegaard is a Professor of Developmental Psychology and head of the Centre for Person, Practice, Development and Culture at the University of Copenhagen. Professor Hedegaard was the founding president of the International Society for Cultural Activity Research (ISCAR, formerly ISCAT). Her recent publications include Motives in Children's Development, co-authored by Marilyn Fleer and Anne Edwards (Cambridge, 2011).
Foreword
Part I. A Wholeness Approach to the Study of Children's Everyday Life: 1. Children's social situation and their activities in everyday settings
2. The conditions that family practices create for children's learning and development
3. Societal conditions shape family practices
Part II. Family Activity Settings: 4. Morning routines in families
5. Walking to school
6. Afterschool settings and homework activities
7. Relaxing at home - unstructured times in families
8. The afterschool period - outdoor play at home
9. Evening meals
10. Bedtime routines
Part III. Children Entering School Practices and Participating in Different Settings: 11. Entering into school practice
12. How schools create conditions for being a successful school child
Part IV. Learning, Play, and Children's Development: 13. Children's everyday life in families and across into school.
