Claudio Baraldi is Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes in the Department of Studies on Language and Culture at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His research concerns communication systems, especially intercultural and interlinguistic communication and adult-children interactions in educational contexts. He has co-authored, edited and co-edited eight books for international publishers, and published more than 60 chapters and articles in international volumes and journals.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Concept of Agency and the Sociology of Childhood.- 3. Educational Interaction: Tradition and Change.- 4. Facilitation in the Education System.- 5. Researching Agency and Interaction: Methodological Considerations.- 6. Facilitating Organized Manifestations of Agency.- 7. Facilitating Unpredictable Manifestations of Agency.- 8. Facilitating and Mediating Agency Across Cultures and Languages.- 9. Managing Conflicts Related to Children's Agency.- 10. Reducing and Suppressing Exercise of Agency.- 11. Beyond Education?

Claudio Baraldi is Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes in the Department of Studies on Language and Culture at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His research concerns communication systems, especially intercultural and interlinguistic communication and adult-children interactions in educational contexts. He has co-authored, edited and co-edited eight books for international publishers, and published more than 60 chapters and articles in international volumes and journals.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Concept of Agency and the Sociology of Childhood.- 3. Educational Interaction: Tradition and Change.- 4. Facilitation in the Education System.- 5. Researching Agency and Interaction: Methodological Considerations.- 6. Facilitating Organized Manifestations of Agency.- 7. Facilitating Unpredictable Manifestations of Agency.- 8. Facilitating and Mediating Agency Across Cultures and Languages.- 9. Managing Conflicts Related to Children's Agency.- 10. Reducing and Suppressing Exercise of Agency.- 11. Beyond Education?