Looking at Past Experiences Through the Lens of Children's Rights Reflections from Prospective Teachers' Childhood Memories Educators' Memories in Light of Children's Rights
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS RIGHTS, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.986-1043, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1163/15718182-33040008
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS RIGHTS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Public Affairs Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.986-1043
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Childhood memories tell us something about school experiences, but they can also transfer new educators' ideas, concerns and hopes in pedagogical terms for the present and the future (Britzman, 2003). In the research on which this paper is based, prospective teachers' (N:172) memories were used to explore how those memories shape and explain the teachers' pedagogical beliefs and approaches and how they are indicative of the teachers' understanding and practice of children's rights. This research, which has a retrospective approach, intersects the life story approach and memory work strategies with children's rights and teacher education. The data were obtained with a memory narrative form and reflective narratives. To analyse the data, thematic content analysis and IPA were utilised. Results show the severe experiences of violations of rights that they encountered in childhood. According to the results, childhood experiences reconstructed prospective teachers' current approaches for children in the axis of rights awareness. Also, they are a powerful motivation source to progress in the direction of children's rights awareness of their professional approaches. Results underline the significance of investigating educators' memories to generate insights that will strengthen awareness of children's rights, and they encourage us to reconsider the value of rights education intended for educators and children.