This dossier encourages a reflection on the experiences of children and the agency of youth (between adapting and resisting) in France and the neighbouring countries over a long period of time and using a wide range of sources. It thereby aims to shed light on the way in which children took action within social structures.

From a socio-historical perspective, this issue proposes to analyse from different angles the changing relationship between teachers and their profession in the light of the social and institutional transformations they are facing. It looks at the notion of teacher engagement or disengagement, distinguishing between the different dimension involved