%0 Journal Article
%T Tokens, peer context and mobility in preschool children's positioning work
%A Lovisa Sk£¿nfors
%J Nordisk Barnehageforskning
%D 2010
%I H?gskolen i Oslo
%X : This article is about the positioning work of preschool children. Ethnographic observations were made of interactions among 2¨C5-year-olds in their preschool setting. In the analysis, Corsaro¡¯s theoretical framework of children¡¯s peer cultures and positioning theory as described by Harr¨¦ & Langenhove were used. Results show that children share knowledge concerning their social positions in the peer group as built up, negotiable and possible to move between in relation to various ¡®tokens¡¯, namely established relationship, proper age and specific competence, all of which change in relevance depending on the actual peer context and activity. Keywords: Preschool children, Peer cultures, Positioning work, Tokens, Ethnographic observation
%U http://grundtvig.hio.no/index.php/nordiskbarnehageforskning/article/view/107