Professor Dr. Asta Cekaite

Biography

Asta Cekaite is a professor at Linköping University, specializing in children's social interactions and cultural socialization within family and educational settings. Her research primarily focuses on bilingualism, peer group dynamics, and emotional development, employing ethnographic methods, video analysis, and action-based research. Cekaite explores how children's social interactions are influenced by emotions and the role of sensory experiences, especially touch, in development. She investigates multilingualism in peer groups, emphasizing the importance of socialization processes in learning cultural activities. Her extensive international collaborations span Sweden, the USA, Japan, and Finland, examining diverse forms of socialization occurring in interactions between children and adults. Cekaite's longitudinal and detailed interaction analyses reveal significant relationships between societal processes and children's everyday experiences. Her work contributes to understanding the complexities of family interactions and community dynamics in contemporary society.

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