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Robinson, Carol; Quennerstedt, Ann; I'Anson, John – Curriculum Journal, 2020
This paper is concerned with the inclusion, exclusion and reshaping of articles within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as they are translated into English education legislation. The CRC comprises 54 articles aimed at outlining rights and freedoms for children and was ratified by the United Kingdom (UK) government in…
Descriptors: International Law, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Treaties
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Robinson, Carol; Phillips, Louise; Quennerstedt, Ann – Educational Review, 2020
The United Nations (UN) asserts that children and young people should have access to human rights education (HRE) and that schools are one of the key means through which HRE should be made available. However, there is currently limited knowledge about the presence and form of HRE in school contexts, and there is no established means through which…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Teacher Responsibility, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Wall, Kate; Cassidy, Claire; Robinson, Carol; Hall, Elaine; Beaton, Mhairi; Kanyal, Mallika; Mitra, Dana – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2019
Grounded in children's rights, this article advances understanding of the affordances and constraints in implementing Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in educational settings with young children -- those under 7. It starts from the premise that if we are to foster democratic skills and understanding in…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Young Children, Foreign Countries, International Law
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Robinson, Carol – Education Inquiry, 2011
This paper aims to develop understandings around the factors which facilitate and those which constrain implementation of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989; UN General Assembly Resolution 44/25) in student voice projects. Article 12 is concerned with children being given the right to express their views…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Student Projects, Student Empowerment, Student Participation