Children in our charge : the child's right to resources
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Children in our charge : the child's right to resources
(Children in charge, 2)
Jessica Kingsley, 1996
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  Saga
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  Kumamoto
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  Miyazaki
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This second book in this new series concentrates on the theme of providing for children in child-centred ways. It includes the philosophical background to thinking about children's rights vis-a-vis society's responsibilities and examines the effectiveness and dilemmas associated with the concept of the 'Best Interest of the Child'. Article three of the Convention of the Right of the Child states that all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare organisations, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, must hold the best interests of the child as the primary consideration. Rarely, however, does a child have a say in what those interests are.
This volume redresses the balance and looks at provision and redistribution of resources as far as possible from the child's perspective. It looks at children in very disadvantaged circumstances such as in Romania but also at some of the issues arising from developments in the `developed' world. In addition to established areas this volume looks at two new issues as they concern the rights of the young: the possibilities of the information super highway and the rights of children born as a result of reproductive technologies.
Table of Contents
In whose Best Interests? Mary John. PART ONE: Providing a Conceptual Framework. 1. Children's Welfare Rights: a philosopher's view, Colin Wringe, University of Keele. 2. Children's Rights: a lawyer's view, Jeremy Roche, Open University. PART TWO: Providing for Children's Rights in a Changing World. 3. World Changes and Social Policies in Uruguay, Juan Miguel Petit, Centre de Innovacion Y Desarrlollo, Montevideo. 4. Rights of Children in Post-Totalitarian Countries: Czechoslovakia, Jana Ondrackova, Czch Helsinki Committee and Czech Society for Children's Rights, Prague. 5. The Role of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya in Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Munene Kahiro, Child Welfare Society of Kenya, Nairobi. 6. Implementation of the Rights of the Child in the UK, Gerison Lansdown, Children's Rights Development Unit, London . PART THREE: Providing an Education. 7. Equality Assurance, Children's Rights and Education: a UK perspective, Andrew Hannan, University of Plymouth. 8. Creating an Adaptable Science Curriculum for Children in Rural Africa, Alan Peacock, University of Exeter, Exeter. 9. Human Rights Education in the European Context, Cathy Holden, University of Exeter. 10. Realising the Educational Rights of Institutionalised Romanian Children, Margaret Ralph, The Inspectorate, London Borough of Bromley. PART FOUR: Providing for Consultation. 11. The Voice of Children in Health Education: use of the Just a Tick method to consult children over curriculum content, David Regis, University of Exeter. 12. Consulting Children about Play, Viv Hogan, Children Today, Exeter. PART FIVE: Providing for Children's Rights in New Technological Advances. 13. New Reproductive Technologies: children's rights under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 in the UK, Bob Snowden, University of Exeter. 14. Using Computer Mediated Communications to Enhance Teaching and Learning, Niki Davis, University of Exeter. PART SIX: Providing Support for Children. 15. Researching Children's Rights Officers, Rosemary Rae, University of Huddersfield. 16. Divorce, Mediation and the Rights of the Child, Monica Cockett, Postgraduate Medical School, Exeter. PART SEVEN: Providing for the Future. 17. Transforming Power Relationships, Rhys Griffith, Cornwall.
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