Abstract

RAMIREZ PAVELIC, Mónica  and  CONTRERAS SALINA, Sylvia. Deconstructing the notion of childhood associated with citizenship and participation. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2014, vol.10, n.1, pp.91-105. ISSN 2226-4000.

Childhood has been traditionally conceived as a preparation for adulthood, it requires protective measures, considering that children are vulnerable and weak beings, which is why they have been excluded from the public space and processes participation course where they could deploy their human condition. The present paper is a theoretical approach to the concept of childhood, related citizenization processes and participation, relying on various topics that assist in the deconstruction of metaphors root plates recurrent childhood praxis

Keywords : Children; citizenship; participation; deconstruction; education.