Is children's development determined by their genes and their neurons, or do they have the capacity to think about and influence their own lives and the world around them? Children as Agents in Their Worlds aims to answer these questions through a critical psychological approach.

Sheila Greene is a developmental psychologist, former Professor of Childhood Research at Trinity College Dublin, and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin.

Elizabeth Nixon is Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology at the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Concept of Agency in Childhood Studies

Chapter 3. Theorising Agency

Chapter 4. The Development of Children's Agency

Chapter 5. Children's Agency Within Families

Chapter 6. Children's Agency in School and with Peers

Chapter 7. Children's Agency in the Public Sphere: Rights and Participation

Chapter 8. Agency and Diversity: Variation in the Expression of Agency by Children

Chapter 9. A Theoretical Synthesis

References

Index