'Suffer the little children' : national and international dimensions of child poverty and public policy / edited by Carol Camp Yeakey, Jeanita W. Richardson, Judith Brooks Buck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeakey, Carol Camp.

Richardson, Jeanita W., 1957-

Brooks-Buck, Judith.

Series:

Advances in education in diverse communities ; 4.

Advances in education in diverse communities : research, policy and praxis ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor children--Social conditions--21st century.

Poor children.

Poverty--International cooperation.

Poverty.

Poor children--Government policy.

Poverty--Government policy.

Children's rights.

Poor children--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xxi, 500 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier JAI, 2006.

Summary:

"'Suffer the Little Children': National and International Dimensions of Child Poverty and Public Policy," (co-edited by Carol Camp Yeakey of Washington University in St. Louis, Jeanita W. Richardson of Virginia State University, and Judith Brooks Buck of Hampton University), examines the burden of poverty that children and young adults disproportionately share throughout the world. Contributions from international researchers examine some of the profound precursor issues that serve to inhibit the chances of children and young adults to education and social mobility in an international context. Issues such as housing and homelessness, family income, maternal and child health, child care, hunger, adolescent pregnancy, violence by and against children, the impact of war and famine, various forms of social deviance and early childhood education are investigated. The volume also examines the social, political and economic contexts in which poverty occurs, utilizing various theoretical perspectives by which to view issues such as human rights, social development and social cohesion in developing, emerging and transitional societies. Implicit thoughout the volume are the decisions and non-decisions of governments as they confront issues of growing poverty and the repercussions of that poverty for future generations.

Contents:

1 America's Shame: Children Living in the Shadows of America's Prosperity / Carol Camp Yeakey, Jeanita W. Richardson, Judith Brooks Buck 1

2 Talking Poverty: Urban Scots and Social Deprivation / David Matheson 39

3 Fenced into Cycles of Deprivation: Orphans, Their Female Carers and Education in Malawi / Rob McBride 57

4 Roma Childhood in Eastern Europe / Tamas Kozma, Gabriella Pusztai, Katalin Torkos 73

5 Coming to America: Dashed Hopes and Uncertain Futures / Elavie Ndura 97

6 The Loss of Identity and the Underutilization of Black Children's Educational Potential: Rethinking Assimilation Globally / Kassie Freeman 121

7 Children and Youth in Poverty in Trinidad and Tobago: A Lack of Commitment in the Midst of Plenty / Frank C. Worrell 145

8 The Dilemma of Child Soldiering in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kingsley Banya, Juliet Elu 177

9 Violence, Democracy and Education: An Analytic Framework / Jamil Salmi 207

10 The Reach and Possibilities of Educational Reform for the Rural Poor in Mexico / Maria Teresa Tatto 231

11 Poverty and Education: Brazil's Search for Viable Solutions? / Francis Musa Boakari 253

12 Small Hands: Global Dimensions of Child Labor and Exploitation / Carol Camp Yeakey, Judith Brooks Buck 295

13 Child Protection and Survival in Southern Africa: Focus on Child Welfare Policy in Namibia / Rodney K. Hopson 307

14 The Health and Cognitive Consequences of International Child Poverty / Jeanita W. Richardson 335

15 Juvenile Institutionalization Practices in India: A Study of Two Institutions in Madras / Sesha Kethineni, Tricia Klosky 359

16 Child Poverty in Sierra Leone: Vignettes from the Leonenet Street Children's Project / Samuel Hinton 385

17 Stolen Childhood: Cultural Constructions of "Unmarried" Pregnancy in Bangladesh / Margot Wilson 407

18 The World Bank, Ngos and the State of Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Alleviating Poverty and Advancing Societal Reform / Kingsley Banya 433

19 Defeating the Trends: In Search of a Better Future / Ximena de la Barra 477.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0762308311

OCLC:

56646658

Publisher Number:

9780762308316