Self-determination, volition, or free will. Agency is the power of
individuals to act independently of the determining constraints of social
structure.
Autonomy
Independence or Self-government.
Diversity
A variety of traits, experiences and cultures of
children within and across societies.
Social Structure
Relatively enduring pattern of social arrangements within a particular
society, organization or group.
Dutch Vocabulary
Kinderdagverblijf
a merger between day care and nursery school. It is available for
children
between the ages of 0 and 4.
Gastouder
A host parent. This parent usually has children of her own and
entertains a group of children in her house.
Oppas
A babysitter.
Buitenschoolse/Naschoolse Opvang
After School Hours. This is an organization that takes care of your
children after school hours and during holidays.
Peuterspeelzalen
Toddler groups in the mornings for children age 2 to 4.
The purpose of this site is to inform web users of the status of children
in the Netherlands. We
are not and do not claim to be experts on the Netherlands. This project
was completed with limited
resources and time. This
site was designed by Lindsey Heines, Melissa Venture, Corey Penedo, and
Dane Harbaugh as part of a
collaborative web project for the first year writing seminar Children &
Society at Tulane University
taught
by
Professor April Brayfield .
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Updated December 13, 2002
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