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dc.contributor.authorLin, KL
dc.contributor.authorPendergast, D
dc.contributor.editorMargrain, Valerie
dc.contributor.editorHultman, Annica Löfdahl
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-20T02:25:20Z
dc.date.available2020-11-20T02:25:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.isbn9789811377716
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-13-7771-6_17
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/399488
dc.description.abstractThere are extensive empirical studies exploring adolescent and young adult resilience and identity formation, yet comparatively little attention is devoted to researching the development of children’s resilience during their early years. Furthermore, the concept of resilience, including consideration of protective and risk factors, has been investigated primarily in Western settings, with little known about resilience in non-Western cultures, including in Taiwan. Paradoxically, there is wide acceptance that the influence of cultures and contexts is an important factor of relevance to resilience and identity research. In contributing to exploring the notion of democracy and specifically the theme of empowerment in this book, in the case of this chapter through student voice and focusing on the experiences of three 5-year-old male preschool children, we contribute to building a greater understanding of challenges and resilience in preschool children in a non-Western context. We do so by exploring narratives from Victor, Howard, and Ian considered through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. These case studies illustrate the relationship between preschool children’s emergent identities and resilience in their early years and extend our insights into culturally influential elements on young children’s resilience development associated with their emergent identities. We found that culturally influential elements include families, media, and multiple religious traditions in Taiwan. By giving voice to these students, we are contributing to developing democracy in the early childhood sector, specifically through our educational research practice that enables children to have a voice via participation and hence influence, leading to empowerment as a key component of democracy.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeSingapore
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleChallenging Democracy in Early Childhood Education: Engagement in Changing Global Contexts
dc.relation.ispartofchapter17
dc.relation.ispartofchapternumbers18
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom247
dc.relation.ispartofpageto261
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarly childhood education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390302
dc.titlePreschool Children’s Resilience: An Ecological Perspective in a Taiwanese Context
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLin, KL; Pendergast, D, Preschool Children’s Resilience: An Ecological Perspective in a Taiwanese Context, Challenging Democracy in Early Childhood Education: Engagement in Changing Global Contexts, 2019, 28, pp. 247-261
dc.date.updated2020-11-20T02:22:15Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPendergast, Donna L.


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