The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Rights

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Author biographies
Foreword
PART 1: Policy affecting young children’s rights
	1. Introduction: the state of young children’s rights
		A
short history of children’s rights
		The nature of rights
		The nature of children’s rights
		Some problems with children’s rights
		Conclusion
		References
	2. Implementing the rights of young children: an assessment of the impact of General Comment No. 7 on law and policy on a global scale
		Introduction
		The method
		Provision
		Protection
		Participation
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	3. Babies’ rights, when human rights begin
		Introduction
		Two ways of justifying rights: legal and natural
		Protection rights
		Provision rights
		Participation rights
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	4. Understanding children’s rights in early childhood: policy and practice in Australia
		Introduction
		ECE: what is the rights-based approach?
		Early childhood and the family: rights, regulation and the state
		Conclusion
		References
	5. Towards comprehensive and systematic children’s rights education for early childhood education and care students: experiences from Ireland
		Introduction
		The children’s rights framework
		The young child’s rights under Articles 28, 29 and 42 of the UNCRC
		The case study of Ireland
		Conclusion
		References
	6. Satu Desa, Satu Paud – one village, one centre: unpacking the meaning of children’s participation within ECE policy and provision in Indonesia
		Introduction
		Early childhood education in Indonesia
		Satu Desa, Satu Paud (one village, one centre)
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
PART 2: Young children’s rights to protection
	7. Introduction: young children’s rights to protection
		Introduction
		What is the extent of violence against children?
		Causes and effects of violence against children
		What is being done at global level to address violence against children?
		New perspectives on young children’s rights to protection
		Conclusion
		References
	8. Rhetoric and realities: macro-policy as an instrument of deflection in meeting the needs of young children marginalised by SEND
		Introduction
		Young children’s rights: current aspirations
		Practical challenges and tensions
		Moving towards more inclusive, rights-based practice
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	9. Risk and safety in Western society
		Introduction
		Risk (and) society
		Safeguarding and child protection welfare systems
		Risk-aversion culture and rights
		Conclusion
		References
	10. The (in)visibility of infants and young children in child protection
		Introduction
		Protection rights
		Prevalence of violence against infants and young children
		Defining child abuse
		Consequences of abuse
		Making the invisible visible
		Conclusion
		References
	11. Childcare and standardisation: threats to young children’s right to education
		Introduction
		The UN Committee’s conclusions
		Some critical reflections
		Undermining the committee’s intent
		Conclusion
		References
	12. Leave no one behind: young children’s rights to education
		Introduction
		Background on Kenya
		Inclusive education for children below 8 years
		International policies supporting children younger than 8 years with disabilities
		Kenya’s policies on inclusive education for children below 8 years
		Girl Child Network
		Girl Child Network’s inclusive education interventions
		Case study on infrastructural modifications
		Provision of assistive devices and learning resources
		Advocacy and awareness creation for inclusive education
		Challenges and opportunities
		Conclusion
		References
	13. Young children’s rights in ‘tough’ times: Towards an intersectional children’s rights policy agenda in Greece and Scotlan
		Introduction
		The rationale for Greece and Scotland
		Links between the fields of childhood studies, early childhood and intersectionality
		Links between the fields of childhood studies and children’s rights
		The case of early childhood rights in Scotland
		The case of early childhood rights in Greece
		Towards an intersectional approach to young children’s rights policy and practice in Scotland and Greece
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	14. Achieving rights for young children in Ghana: enablers and barriers
		Introduction
		History and location of Ghana
		Children’s rights in Ghana
		Children’s participation rights
		Children’s participation rights in Ghana
		Enablers of children’s rights
		Barriers to achieving children’s rights
		Conclusion
		References
	15. Being a refugee child in Lebanon: implementing young children’s rights in a digital world through the Blockchain Educational Passport
		Introduction
		In between states: being a
refugee learner
		The changing rights of children: from protection to participation
		The world to come: enabling protection, provision and participation for the digital child
		Building the future by investing in the present: enabling thedigitally poor
		The Blockchain Educational Passport: adecentralised and permanent proof of learning
		Conclusion
		References
	16. ‘Dad! Cut that part out!’ Children’s rights to privacy in the age of ‘generation tagged’: sharenting, digital kidnapping and the child micro-celebrity
		Introduction
		What is ‘sharenting’?
		The dangers of ‘sharenting’
		Parent blogging
		Fly-on the-wall documentaries
		Recommendations
		Conclusion
		References
	17. Safeguarding the protection rights of children in the Eastern Caribbean
		Introduction
		UNICEF’s work in the world
		Violence against children in the Eastern Caribbean states
		How is UNICEF addressing child sexual abuse in the Eastern Caribbean?
		With whom is UNICEF working?
		What progress has UNICEF ECA made in achieving the Multi-Country Programme goals?
		What constraints has UNICEF ECA encountered in programme implementation?
		Conclusion
		References
	18. Understanding young children’s experiences growing up with domestic violence from a children’s rights perspective
		Effects of IPV on young children’s development
		How young children experience intimate partner violence
		Does exposure to IPIV constitute aform of neglect or abuse?
		Practice and policy recommendations
		Notes
		References
PART 3: Young children’s rights to provision
	19. Introduction: young children’s provision rights
		Introduction
		Budgets and finance
		Education
		Housing
		Health, food and nutrition
		Provision of spaces and places to explore and play
		Conclusion
		References
	20. Young children’s right to good nutrition
		Introduction
		Rights-based social systems
		The right to food
		Nutrition in the Convention on the Rights of the Child
		Young children’s nutrition issues
		Strengthening children’s right to good nutrition
		Conclusion
		References
	21. Learning with and from Colombia: perspectives on Rights-Based Early Childhood Policies
		Introduction
		Early childhood policy context of the European Union
		Children’s rights in Colombia
		Challenges and tensions in the context of diversity
		Violence and displacement
		Implications for young children’s rights
		Two perspectives on children’s rights: policy choices, implications and
the need for new global conversations
		Policy choices
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Note
		References
	22. Enabling children’s rights in Wales with early years professionals: policy and practice
		Introduction
		Children’s rights policy: Wales
		Participation
		Construction of atraining framework
		Delivery
		Evaluation of training
		Conclusion
		Data availability statement
		Disclosure statement
		References
	23. Beyond recognition: persistent neglect of young Traveller children’s rights in Ireland
		Introduction
		Who are the Travellers?
		Historical context
		Traveller children
		Policy analysis
		Who is responsible for ensuring implementation?
		Traveller accommodation: an ongoing crisis
		Traveller health: a
characteristic of disadvantage and discrimination
		Education: the struggle for equality of respect, recognition and learning
		Early childhood education and care: explicitly addressing diversity in ECEC matters
		Discrimination: layers and layers of prejudice run deep
		Conclusion
		References
	24. Listening and deciding: children’s rights in paediatric palliative care
		Introduction
		Listening in paediatric palliative care
		The advance care planning for an effective children’s participation
		Fulfilling the children’s right to participate
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		References
	25. Young children’s education and care beyond the school walls: The right to adventure, away
		Introduction
		Doing adventure, being away
		Documenting and analyzing Adventure Group
		Stairs and stares
		Finding/founding spaces
		Rethinking school with adventure in mind
		Conclusion
		References
	26. Early childhood education and care for Indigenous children and their families from colonised nations: working towards culturally meaningful service provision
		Introduction
		Case study: New Zealand
		Case study: Australia
		Case study: Canada
		Conclusion
		References
	27. Respectful educators, capable learners: then and now
		Introduction
		Views of childhood
		Then and now. For better? For worse?
		Questions for respectful educators
		Conclusion
		References
	28. Young children and their educational rights: critical perspectives on policy and practice in India
		Introduction
		Methodology
		Background of the educational rights discourse in India
		Inequities in education for young children
		Critical frameworks: postcolonialism and neoliberal globalisation
		Conclusion
		References
	29. Children’s rights in Hungary in early childhood education and care
		Introduction
		Understanding children’s rights in the Hungarian context
		Implementing children’s rights in practice
		Conclusion
		References
	30. Play Maps: Supporting children’s provisional rights to play in their local community
		Introduction
		Background
		Consultation methodology
		What did children say?
		Creating short videos from consultations
		Creating the Play Maps
		Using the Play Maps
		Conclusion
		References
PART 4: Young children’s rights to participation
	31. Introduction: young children’s participation rights
		Introduction and context
		Participation rights for young children: issues and possibilities
		References
	32. Towards a more participatory fulfilment of young children’s rights in early learning settings: unpacking universalist ideals in India, Scotland and the EU
		Introduction
		Conclusion
		References
	33. Immigrant children’s lifeworlds in the U.S. borderlands
		Introduction
		Context and Border Crit theory
		Our conversations with children
		What we learned from children
		Home
		Community
		School
		Implications for research in the borderlands
		Conclusion
		References
	34. Exploring global citizenship with Canadian and Tanzanian children through voice and multimodal meaning-making
		Introduction
		Geographical and cultural contexts
		Purpose
		Theoretical framework
		Global citizenship education
		Children’s perspectives
		Methodology and analysis
		Research project
		Findings
		Conclusion
		References
	35. Children’s perspectives on belonging in Icelandic preschools
		Introduction and context
		The current study
		Theoretical background
		Methodology
		Methods and analysis
		Findings: what does belonging in the preschool communitymean for children?
		Discussion
– conclusion
		References
	36. How to create an open listening climate: using the Lundy model of child participation with adults
		Introduction
		Research context and purpose
		Theoretical underpinning and methodology
		Data management and analysis
		Findings
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	37. What do children expect out of research participation?
		Introduction
		Background
		Children’s expectations
		Thinking about starting school
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	38. ‘Otherness’ in research with infants: marginality or potentiality?
		Introduction
		The context of participatory research and implications in research withinfants
		Research with and by infants: recognise but not know how
		Ethical praxis and otherness
		Research about infants: recognise the notion of ‘otherness’
		Conclusions
		References
	39. Children as research consultants: the ethics and rights of no research about them without consulting with them
		Introduction
		Ethical issues of research with children
		The consultative process
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	40. Using the UNCRC as a frame of reference for ethical research with young children
		Introduction
		Research context and methodology
		Embedding rights in an ethical research process
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		References
	41. Combining children’s participation rights in research with professionalisation of educators and teachers: critical analysis of a transition study design
		Introduction
		The buddY pilot project and the buddY children study
		The 1989 UN right of the child to participation
		Discussion: how could further research settings be designed combining
children’s participation and professionalisation of educators and
teachers?
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	42. Young children’s right to play during their transition from early childhood education to primary school in Chile
		Introduction
		The UNCRC and Chilean ECE policies
		Play and transitions in childhood
		The study
		Learning from children’s views on play
		Reflections on outdoor space provision for young children’s play
		References
	43. Epilogue: imagining child rights futures
		Introduction
		Limitations to young children’s rights
		Evidence and policy
		Young children’s rights: addressing challenges, imagining futures
		Conclusion
		References
Index