To educate for autonomy: Experiences of freedom in childhood – a historical-cultural approach.
Adultocentrism; self-regulation; child development; freedom; lived experience.
The child, as a social human being, can become aware of the world in a dialogical and collaborative manner with adults. However, given that we live in an adult-centric society that regulates human beings for its control, and that children are increasingly separated from broader social interactions, our thesis is that selfregulation as freedom can only be experienced through social and relational agreements in educational environments specifically designed for this purpose. Thus, the objective of this work is, under the auspices of Lev Semionovich Vygotsky's HistoricalCultural Theory, to find the prism that refracts the influence of the environment (intentionally organized settings for emancipation and autonomy) on the child (how they emotionally relate and attribute meaning—become aware (self-regulation)—to social rules and degrees of freedom). To achieve this, we will observe children in educational spaces where there is an intention to educate for autonomy and emancipation. The research path will follow the pedagogical method, clinical analysis of data, and the use of language as a methodological tool.