Young children's rights : exploring beliefs, principles and practice / Priscilla Alderson ; foreword by Mary John.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alderson, Priscilla.

Series:

Children in charge series ; 13.

Children in charge ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's rights.

Children and adults.

Interpersonal communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Praise for the first edition:. 'There is much to be commended in Alderson's book, … It is written with clarity and passion and adopts a child-centred perspective, and most of Alderson's points are well backed up with appropriate, illustrative, research and practice examples. …'. - Child Abuse Review Vol. 11: 124-132 (2002). 'This book will prove invaluable to any who are involved in research or professional practice with children. It is also carefully and quietly making 'child-citizens' thinkable. A final commendation is that it takes the 'tough' cases of young children and babie

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Young Children's Rights; Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Children's Provision Rights; 2 Children's Protection Rights; 3 Children's Participation Rights; 4 Young Children as People; 5 Beliefs and Feelings about Consulting Young Children; 6 Methods and Levels of Involving Young Children; 7 Consulting Young Children and Taking Risks; 8 Working Together: Sharing Decisions and Responsibility; 9 The Key Messages from the Evidence and Experience; References; Subject Index; Author Index; BACK COVER;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611782023

9781281782021

1281782025

9781846427749

1846427746

OCLC:

476169005