The present study examined 60 (30 early-to-middle adolescents and 30 late adolescents) British adolescents' understanding of the rights of asylum-seeker children. Participants completed semi-structured interviews designed to assess judgments and evaluations of hypothetical asylum-seeker children's nurturance and self-determination rights in…

Argues that government structures are not effective for children. Suggests that a Minister and Children's Unit be responsible for four tasks, including developing government strategy for children, presenting research on children to provide a full view of the child's situation to government, coordinating government departments, and consulting…

Challenges current concepts of citizenship in their exclusion of children. Articulates a social model of citizenship emphasizing the connections among people. Maintains that conferring citizenship according to a system of rights and obligations assumes profound connections between people, and if associations with others form the starting point of…

This book explores the concept of advocacy in British society with regard to children and young people, examining advocacy from a number of different perspectives, and taking into account the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and legislation that affects children and young people. The three parts of the book examine why young people need an…

Discusses the questions of who should make the decisions as to whether children born with severe disabilities should live or die and what criteria should be used to make such decisions. Describes the ethical positions of various medical and advocate groups in the U.S. and Great Britain and the factors to be considered in making these decisions.…

Claims that Britain's policy and practice on delinquency rides roughshod over welfare needs of children and negates their claims to justice, and that representation of children as "really persistent nasty little juveniles" by officials has served to legitimize harsh excesses of government responses. Challenges such "legitimacy"…

Discusses the release of a British government Green Paper supporting the principle that children with special needs should, wherever possible, be educated in mainstream schools. Notes concern that the Green Paper will actually threaten children's legal rights to the provision required to meet their needs. (CR)

Reports findings of research into the conduct of in-depth assessments of families by social workers in child protection cases in Britain. Concludes that children are only partially represented in the assessments and that much of what is learned about them is mediated by adult perspectives and actions. (Author)

Examines a selection of local anti-poverty strategies in Great Britain. Outlines findings on child poverty and links findings with current debates on children's rights. Concludes that issues affecting children living in poverty are insufficiently addressed and that anti-poverty strategies should be refocused to consider the needs and rights of…

Examines children's participation in public life in relation to the tension between control and self-realization found in late modernity. Argues that social tension is created through the conflict between recognition of children as persons in their own right and public policy marked by intensification of control of children creating a view of…

Examined are issues surrounding allegations of abuse in independent residential schools in Great Britain. The article focuses on the process of placing students in residential schools, protection of the rights of students, procedures for handling complaints of abuse, and proposed measures which can ensure the rights of students. (Author/JDD)

Considers the practice implementations for teachers, schools, and local education authorities of the recent British Green Paper, "Excellence for All Children: Meeting Special Educational Needs," published in October 1997. Discusses the Green Paper's emphasis on inclusion, early intervention, target setting, and parental choice. (CR)

The study was designed to examine and compare British and Israeli teachers' perceptions, expectations, and needs regarding the inclusion process. In both countries, the inclusion movements support the rights of children to have their special educational needs identified and met through education legislation and the right of individuals with…

Attention is drawn to important themes thought likely to influence the continuing development of group care services for children and young people in the decade ahead. These include a poorly educated workforce, autonomous training, multi-disciplinary approaches, centres of excellence, diversified programs, new trends and issues shaping the future,…

This book provides an overview of the political, moral, and social context within which British child welfare practitioners and managers attempt to work with children, families, and others. The book reviews the development of improved policy and practices in child protection. Placing children at the center of policy, practice, and discourse, it…