Children's Rights in Education
Published on 15. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-85302-977-6 (ISBN)
Description
Providing perspectives, insights and recommendations, this is a comprehensive overview of the current state of children's rights and education around the world. Written by experts in their fields, the book includes chapters on:
national accountability
how international standards can be implemented
the rights of children with special needs
respecting children's views in education
education and democracy
how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child can be implemented.
This authoritative and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for anyone involved in, or concerned about, the rights of children in education around the world.
national accountability
how international standards can be implemented
the rights of children with special needs
respecting children's views in education
education and democracy
how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child can be implemented.
This authoritative and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for anyone involved in, or concerned about, the rights of children in education around the world.
Reviews / Votes
Children's Rights in Education provides important insights into the current state of children's rights internationally and succeeds in raising a range of important questions of interest to practitioners working with children across different fields. It would be useful for those seeking to develop better awareness of the legal and political machinations in establishing children's rights agendas in exploring key underlying themes and would be a useful reference for work in this area. -- Youth & Policy Much valuable material on an important topic. -- International Social Work The book expands upon the themes of the first International Conference on Children's Rights in Education., held in 1998. The aim of that conference and of the book is to 'advance respect and support for children's rights and the full development of children through education'...it is a philosophical and academic discussion of the benefits to society of respecting and recognising the rights of the child -- Young Minds Magazine Compiled with the Human Rights Act in mind this book explains what rights children have in education in the UK. Includes sections on the rights of children with special needs, how international standards can be implemented and respecting children's views in education. A must for anyone who is interested and concerned about the rights of children in education. -- adders.orgMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-977-6 (9781853029776)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Martha Farrell Erickson | Cynthia Price Cohen | Stuart Hart
Children's Rights in Education
E-Book
06/2001
1st Edition
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
€53.19
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Persons
Stuart Hart is the Director of the Office for the Study of the Rights of the Child at the School of Education of Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, USA and the Coordinator of Children's Rights Education International. Cynthia Price Cohen is the Director of ChildRights International Research Institute in the USA. Martha Farrell Erickson is the Director of the University of Minnesota's Children, Youth and Family Consortium in the USA. Malfrid Flekkoy was the world's first ombudsman for children in Sweden from 1981-1989 and is currently Chief Psychologist at the Nic Waals Institute in Oslo, Norway.
Content
Introduction, Stuart Hart, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis,1. Children's Rights in Education, Sandra Prunella Mason, United Nationals Committee on the Rights of the Child and Cynthia Price Cohen, ChildRights Institute, USA2. Progress in Implementing the Rights in the Convention: Factors helping and hindering the process, Gerison Lansdown, Freelance Children's Rights Consultant. 3. What Can Be Done to Implement International Standards Concerning Children's Rights to Education Worldwide? Ulf Fredriksson, Education Officer, Education International, Brussels National Accountability and Reporting on Progress in Achieving International Standards for Education, Lukas Scherer, Education and Media SubGroup of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Stuart Hart. 4. . 5. The Rights of Children with Special Needs: From rights to obligations and responsibilities, Lena Saleh, UNESCO. 6. Facilitating Children's Rights in Education: Expectations and demands on teachers and parents, Eugeen Verhellen, University of Gent, Belgium. 7. Education Towards Democracy, F. Clark Power, Notre Dame University, USA. 8. Achieving Respect for Children's Views in Education, Mary John, Exeter University, UK. 9. The Role of an Ombudsman for hildren: Securing the child's right to education, Malfrid Flekkoy. 10. Respectful Learning Communities: Laying the foundations of human rights, democracy and peace in the new millennium, John Bennett, Senior consultant to the OECD Policy Review of Early Childhood Education and Care, Paris, France and Stuart Hart. 11. Status and Prospects - concluding perspectives, Martha Farrell Erickson. References. Index.