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Children and the Communities
Paul Henderson
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Description for Children and the Communities
Paperback. The book is a call to ensure policy makers facilitate children's participation in their neighbourhoods Editor(s): Henderson, Paul. Series: Community Development Foundation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
With the continuing debate in the UK on the 1989 Children Act, and the alternative given by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, there is an urgent need to reassert children's rights to participate in the neighbourhood context. This collection addresses two crucial and linked questions: how can children participate in decision-making activities which impact on their lives? And how can children keep hold of their rights in neighbourhoods—eg play, access, safety—at a time when those rights are severely threatened?
Readers are encouraged to make links between different aspects of children's lives and the ... Read more
With the continuing debate in the UK on the 1989 Children Act, and the alternative given by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, there is an urgent need to reassert children's rights to participate in the neighbourhood context. This collection addresses two crucial and linked questions: how can children participate in decision-making activities which impact on their lives? And how can children keep hold of their rights in neighbourhoods—eg play, access, safety—at a time when those rights are severely threatened?
Readers are encouraged to make links between different aspects of children's lives and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Community Development Foundation
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745307992
SKU
V9780745307992
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paul Henderson
Paul Henderson is Director of the North of England and Scotland Community Development Foundation. He has been involved with community development for over 20 years and is the joint editor of Rural Action (with D. Francis) and Community and Public Policy (with H Butcher et al) both Pluto Press.
Reviews for Children and the Communities
'This book is both sad and refreshing. Sad that a book has to be written for a society acknowledged for a sentimentality that runs little more than skin deep. Refreshing that a clutch of practitioner professionals can come together to mull over issues which can improve the lot of children'
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