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The children's senator : Landon Pearson and a lifetime of advocacy / edited by Virginia Caputo.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pearson, Landon.
- Children's rights.
- Women human rights workers--Canada--Biography.
- Women human rights workers.
- Human rights workers--Canada--Biography.
- Human rights workers.
- Women legislators--Canada--Biography.
- Women legislators.
- Legislators--Canada--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- The Children's Senator
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Table
- Foreword
- Preface
- PART ONE: CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION AND RIGHTS-RESPECTING APPROACHES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
- 1 Introduction "Curiosity, Creativity, Culture": Landon Pearson's Life and Work in Canadian Children's Rights Advocacy
- 2 Exploring the Meaning of Children's Participation
- 3 Travels with Landon: A Children's Rights Journey
- 4 Is it genocide? The danger of saying "no" too quickly
- 5 Language, Culture, and Early Childhood: Indigenous Children's Rights in a Time of Transformation
- 6 Policy and Punishment: The Struggle for Children's Rights to Protection in Canada
- 7 Reflections, Opportunities, and Capacities: Being Bold and Creative
- PART TWO: REFLECTIVE ESSAYS ON PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP
- 8 The Power of Partnerships
- 9 Earthquakes and Guinea Pigs: Spreading the Word about Children's Rights with Landon
- 10 On Leadership, Intellect, and Kindness
- 11 Landon Pearson
- 12 A Testament of the Great Impact of the Honourable Landon Pearson
- PART THREE: ON MENTORING
- 13 Sage Wisdom and Safe Harbours: A Life of Social Impact
- 14 For Landon, Just Landon
- 15 Creating Consciousness for a Better World
- 16 (Re)Building a Sense of Identity: Landon's Lessons in Trust, Love, and Mentorship
- 17 "Sometimes, all it takes is one person to make a difference": Reflecting on the Importance and Impact of Quality Mentorship in Early Career Development"
- Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 08, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Children's senator.
- ISBN:
- 9780228004349
- 0228004349
- 9780228004332
- 0228004330
- Publisher Number:
- 40030134368
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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