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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788026603321

Autore

Gal Ṭali

Titolo

International perspectives and empirical findings on child participation : from social exclusion to child-inclusive policies / / edited by Tali Gal, Benedetta Duramy ; contributors Nicholas Bala [and twenty eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-936700-0

0-19-062523-6

0-19-936699-3

Descrizione fisica

501 s

Classificazione

SOC025000

Disciplina

323.3/52

Soggetti

Children - Political activity

Children's rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Enhancing Capacities for Child Participation: Introduction; 1 A Feminist Perspective on Children and Law: From Objectification to Relational Subjectivities; Part I Child Participation in Education and Research Settings; 2 Inclusion and Participation in Special Education Processes in Ontario, Canada; 3 Implementing the Principle of Child Participation: Pupils' Participation in Placement Committees in Israel

4 Children and Young People's Participation in ResearchPart II Child Participation in Family Disputes; 5 Implementation of Article 12 in Family Law Proceedings in Ireland and New Zealand: Lessons Learned and Messages for Going Forward; 6 Judicial Interviews of Children in Canada's Family Courts: Growing Acceptance but Still Controversial; 7 Children's Participation in Israeli Family Courts: An Account of an Ongoing Learning Process; Part III Participatory Mechanisms for Children at Risk



8 Inclusive and Respectful Relationships as the Basis for Child Inclusive Policies and Practice: The Experience of Children in Out-of-Home Care in Australia9 Child and Family Team Meetings: The Need for Youth Participation in Educational Success; 10 Teen Experiences of Exclusion, Inclusion, and Participation in Child Protection and Youth Justice in Vermont; 11 Professionals' Conceptions of "Children," "Childhood," and "Participation" in an Australian Family Relationship Services Sector Organization; Part IV Child Participation in the Criminal Process

12 Teen Courts: Children Participating in Justice13 The Developmental Stakes of Youth Participation in American Juvenile Court; 14 Benefits of Restorative Reentry Circles for Children of Incarcerated Parents in Hawai'i; Part V Child Participation in the Public Sphere; 15 Face to Face: Children and Young People's Right to Participate in Public Decision-Making; 16 Addressing the Challenges of Children and Young People's Participation: Considering Time and Space; 17 Child Participation in Monitoring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; 18 Children's Participation in Haiti

19 Conclusion-From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies: Toward an Ecological Model of Child ParticipationIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired advocates and policy makers across the globe, injecting children's rights terminology into various public and private arenas. Children's right to participate in decision-making processes affecting their lives is the acme of the Convention and its central contribution to the children's rights discourse. At the same time the participation right presents enormous challenges in its implementation. Laws, regulations and mechanisms addressing children's right to participate in decision-making processes affecting their lives have been est