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Priscilla Alderson - Young Children´s Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice - 9781843105992 - V9781843105992
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Young Children´s Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice

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Description for Young Children´s Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice Paperback. This readable, informative and thought-provoking book is a compelling invitation to rethink our attitudes to young children's rights in the light of new theories, research and practical evidence about children's daily lives. It will be of interest to anyone who works with young children. Series: Children in Charge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.

Published in association with Save the Children

Priscilla Alderson examines the often overlooked issue of the rights of young children, starting with the question of how the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to the youngest children, from birth to eight years of age. The question of finding a balance between young children's rights to protection, to provision (resources and services) and to participation (expressing their views, being responsible) is discussed. The author suggests that, in the belief we are looking after their best interests, we have become overprotective of children and deny them the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Children in Charge
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843105992
SKU
V9781843105992
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Priscilla Alderson
Priscilla Alderson, PhD, FRSA is Professor of Childhood Studies at the Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London. She has written numerous books and articles on young children's rights, and is the author of the first edition of this book, Young Children's Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice. Save the Children is the leading international voluntary organisation ... Read more

Reviews for Young Children´s Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice
This book gives an accesssible introduction to the complex subject of children's rights, suitable for most practitioners working with young children. There are real life examples past and present, helping the reader gauge how attitudes towards children's rights have changed through time. The book looks at the issues arising in different cultures and the influence of gender on rights, and ... Read more

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