School Journey as a Third Place: Theories Methods and Experiences Around The World

Journeys to school are important time and space transitions between homes and schools for children worldwide. This book comprises various chapters providing 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 impacts their daily lives and interactions with their environment. The way to and from school becomes a third place for some children who develop meaningful social and environmental relationships, mix up with children who belong to different groups, learn, relax, and so on. Studies from a wide range of disciplines and using different methods have highlighted benefits and risks related to children?s journey to school, providing insightful data regarding modes of transportation, health and wellbeing issues, school organisation and legislation, safety or urban development, and so on.Additional ISBNs9781839986338School Journey as a Third Place: Theories, Methods and Experiences Around The World is written by Zoe Moody and published by Anthem Press (NBN). ISBNs for School Journey as a Third Place are 9781839986321, 1839986328 and the print ISBNs are 9781839986314, 183998631X. Additional ISBNs include 9781839986338.