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Wilson, Joanne Elaine; McAloney, Kareena – Child Care in Practice, 2010
Put in place to protect the rights of the child, the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a set of non-negotiable standards. A core principle underpinning the Convention is the child's right to participate fully in social arenas and to access sources of social support without excessive interference. Juxtaposing this is the right of the child…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Internet, Child Safety, International Law
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Cantwell, Nigel – Social Education, 1992
Traces development of idea of special rights for children. Describes United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child as change in view of children's rights as part of human rights. Includes innovations such as participation rights, rehabilitation for children suffering exploitation or cruelty, and articles on adoption and administration of…
Descriptors: Adoption, Children, Childrens Rights, Developing Nations
Smale, Jim, Ed. – Early Childhood Matters, 2001
This document consists of the three 2001 issues of The Bernard van Leer Foundation's "Early Childhood Matters," a periodical addressed to practitioners in the field of early childhood education and including information on projects funded by the foundation. Articles in the February 2001 edition focus on fathers and include: (1)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Rights, Culturally Relevant Education
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Schlene, Vickie J. – Social Education, 1992
Provides a sampling of citations in the ERIC database on children's rights. Includes human rights education, United Nations' conventions, state takeovers of local school districts, and federal law as it affects student rights. Covers child abuse, corporal punishment, child welfare, and child advocacy. (DK)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Hammarberg, Thomas – 1998
Noting that in both developing and developed nations schools may be found that do not reflect the vision of the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child, this report examines the articles of the Convention dealing with education and discusses their implications for the development of educational policy. The report describes articles in the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights