Children's Rights in Practice
- Phil Jones - Insitute of Education, University of London
- Gary Walker - Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Chapters cover:
- the child's right to play
- youth justice and children's rights
- the voice of the child
- ethical dilemmas in different contexts
- involvement, participation and decision making
- safeguarding and child protection
- social justice and exclusion
This book helps the reader understand what constitutes good practice, whilst considering the advantages and tensions involved in working across disciplines to implement children's rights against a complex legislative and social policy backdrop.
Essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students on Early Years, Early Childhood Studies, Childhood and Youth, Education, Law, Social Work, Play and Psychology courses, it is relevant to professionals working across education, health and social work.
A useful and informative book that gave the best section on the 'voice of the child' that we have found to date.
Adopted for semester 2, Rights of the child module at level 4 of BA Early childhood studies
An excellent book for academic module and for both years of practice. The example and question sections are extremely helpful and used in tutorials.
Very clear, easy to read format. Have advised students to read this useful text.
This will be a core text for the next intake of undergraduates to our Childhood Studies degree.It fuses conceptual and practical debates in a very accessibly way that appeals to students.
This is a very useful book to develop your understanding of the Rights of the Child. The theory and legislation is relevant to students studying any Childcare course and students studying Social Work. The book promotes children's rights and offers ways to understand legislation in an easily digestible read.
A very accessable supplementary text for all students studying a BTEC Extended Diploma in Health or Care.This book brings 'Childrens Rights' alive for learners through the application of case study examples throughout all chapters.This approach also lends itself to being an excellant classroom resource that can be easily built into class sessions providing a solid framework for learners to explore, debate and engage in making sense of good practice in this area.Particularly excellant text for those students who are looking to specialise/progress in this area and are ready to be stretched and challenged.
Essential resource for all lecturers/practitioners teaching in the post 16 sector.
This book provides a very useful discussion on the topic of children's rights.
Recommended for specific interests
An informative text likely to promote high quality critical reflection in students focusing on children's rights.
