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"The Demands of Liberal Education," by Meira Levinson.
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Alexander, Kern – Journal of Education Finance, 2003
Summarizes Meira Levinson's argument that parental choice by and large reduces autonomy and, therefore, ultimately reduces the liberty of each succeeding generation. Recommends that all public educators read this book to grasp the magnitude of the potential effects that privatization of education may have on liberty and choice of future…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Childrens Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, General Education
The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn and Flourish.
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Young, Karen MacKay – Canadian Children, 2002
Emphasizes that the Brazleton and Greenspan book focuses on the needs of children, not those of parents or service providers, spotlighting healthy maturation. Stresses recommendations for public policy, research, and clinical experiences. (SD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Book Reviews.
Reamer, Frederic G.; And Others – Children and Youth Services Review, 1995
Reviews: (1) "Deciding Who Lives: Fateful Choices in the Intensive-Care Nursery" (Renee Anspach); (2) "Maltreatment and the School-Age Child: Developmental Outcomes and System Issues" (Phyllis Howing and others); (3) "Preventing Prejudice: A Guide for Counsellors and Educators" (J.G. Ponterotto and P.B. Pederson); and…
Descriptors: Bias, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Welfare
Education and the Child Labor Paradox Today. Essay Review of "Children on the Streets of the Americas" (Roslyn A. Mickelson, editor); "The Policy Analysis of Child Labor: A Comparative Study" (Christiaan Grootaert, Harry Anthony Patrinos); "What Works for Working Children?" (Jo Boyden, Birgitta Ling, William Myers); "Child Employment in Britain: A Social and Psychological Analysis" (Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie); and "Bud, Not Buddy" (Christopher Paul Curtis).
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Post, David – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Reviews five books on child labor, published 1997-2000, with reference to the International Labour Organization's 1999 convention that retreats from its previous hard stance on child labor. Discusses street children; public policy on child labor, child welfare, and school attendance; types of children's work; and working children as agents…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Book Reviews, Child Labor, Child Welfare