| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 263 pages) : illustrations |
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Anthem Series on Thresholds and Transformations |
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Anthem Series on Thresholds and Transformations
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. Theories and methods to explore the school journey -- Chapter 1. The multidimensionality of the way to and from school: a third place for children? -- Chapter 2. Walking through mundane landscapes: children's experience of place during the school journey -- Chapter 3. Dangers in the third place: walking, public transport and the experiences of young girls in Cape Town and Abuja -- Chapter 4. The (im)possibility of spatial autonomy for young city dwellers |
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Chapter 5. The quality of the way to school lies in the design details -- Part II. Children's experiences of the school journey -- Chapter 6. Children's experiences and affective connections with place in their independent mobility -- Chapter 7. Parental concerns and perceptions related to children's independent travel to school: a case study in Germany -- Chapter 8. How does families' daily mobility between home and school change with the Trottibus, a walking school bus program in Quebec, Canada? |
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Chapter 9. The spatial distribution of the walking school bus: an interactionist approach, environment-family -- Chapter 10. Incorporating the extended theory of planned behaviour in a school travel mode choice model: a case study of Shaoxing, China -- Chapter 11. Thinking about ableism and third place to understand and improve the school journeys of disabled children and their families -- Index |
| Summary |
Journeys to school are important time and space transitions between homes and schools for children worldwide. This book provides insights into children's experiences of this essential aspect of their lives and schooling experience. From an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, leading international scholars focus on how children from very different contexts travel between their homes and their schools and how this transitional space (Third place) impacts their daily lives and interactions with their environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibltiographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on March 28, 2023) |
| Subject |
School children -- Transportation.
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Urban transportation.
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urban transportation.
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School children -- Transportation
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Urban transportation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moody, Zoe, editor.
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Berchtold-Sedooka, Ayuko, editor
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Camponovo, Sara, editor
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Jaffé, Philip D., editor
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Darbellay, Frédéric, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781839986338 |
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1839986336 |
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9781839986321 |
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1839986328 |
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