RESEARCH PROFILE

Michael is an Associate Professor in childhood studies in the Institute of Education. His research interests are in the Sociologies of Childhood and Education. His most recent book Childhood and Society (2006 Palgrave) has just gone into a second edition (2012). His previous books were Contesting Childhood (1999) and Schooling Welfare and Parental Responsibility (1995) both published by RoutledgeFalmer. His research interests are in children's participation, childhood and theory, children's transitions and home-school relations. He is also currently working on project entitled 'the school as a socio-emotional network'.

BACKGROUND

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Wyness, M.(2013) 'Global Standards and Deficit Childhoods: The Contested Meaning of Children?s Participation' Children's Geographies 11 (3), (1473-3285)
• Wyness, M.(2012) Childhood and Society, Second Edition (978-0-230-23182-4) Basingstoke: Palgrave
• Wyness, M.(2012) 'The Social Construction of Childhood: sociological approaches to the study of children and childhood' in Working with Children and Families, Editors: R. Adams, Basingstoke: Palgrave
• Wyness, M.(2010) 'Children and young people's participation within educational and civic settings: a comparative case study approach to research' in Educational research and inquiry: qualitative and quantitative approaches, 159 - 169, Editors: Hartas, D. (9781441183798), London; New York: Continuum International Publishing Group
• Wyness, M.(2009) 'Children representing children: participation and the problem of diversity in UK youth councils' Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research 16 (4), 535 - 552 (0907-5682)

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