Play and learn: Children's agency through the COVID‐19 pandemic in Mozambique

Di Napoli Pastore, Marina; Salvi, Francesca

Abstract

Social distancing, one of the measures adopted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, profoundly impacted on the lives of children. The consequences were, however, not homogenous. By focusing on the daily practices of 41 Mozambican children aged 3–10, we consider how differences in socioeconomic backgrounds led children to respond to the social restrictions in ways that made sense to them. Inspired by Abebe (2019), we identify how the interruptions of daily routines enabled specific instances of agency on children's part. These, we argue, produce new forms of continuity.

Citation

Di Napoli Pastore, M., & Salvi, F. (2023). Play and learn: Children's agency through the COVID‐19 pandemic in Mozambique. Children & Society, 37(1), 270-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12669

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 10, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 2, 2022
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 5, 2024
• Journal: Children & Society
• Print ISSN: 0951-0605
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0860
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 270-287
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12669
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35159892
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/chso.12669