Child rights : the movement, international law, and opposition /
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| Imprint: | West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, 2012. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8957037 |
Table of Contents:
- Part one. The movement and the UN Convention: Children's rights: an historical and conceptual analysis / Clark Butler; The case for the Convention on the Rights of the Child from the perspective of child psychology / Katherine Covell; Developmental considerations in teaching children's rights / Katherine Covell and Brian Howe; Introducing critical thinking and dialogue in preschool / Marie-France Daniel
- Part two. The opposition: nannies with blue berets: the UN Convention and the invasion of national and family sovereignty / Michael Farris; Educational freedom and human rights: exploring the tensions between the interests and rights of parents, children and the state / Perry Glanzer; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada: a problem of political will / Brian Howe; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK: a problem of political will / Claire Cassidy
- Part three. Children's rights in the developing world: motivating political responsibility for children in poor countries / Stephen L. Esquith; 'The Right Child": challenges and opportunities of child rights legislation in theory and practice / Krisjon Olson; Pragmatism, capabilities and children's rights in development ethics / Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht.