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Kihara, Ivy Evonne Wanjiku. "The Impact of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism on the Right to Education." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1099_1318496212.
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After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America, there has been a shift in the policies of many countries to combat terrorism. Terrorism has had a devastating effect on many citizens of the world. These include âthe enjoyment of the right to life, liberty and physical integrity of victims. In addition to these individual costs, terrorism can destabilise Governments, undermine civil society, jeopardise peace and security, and threaten social and economic development.â1 All of these also had a real impact on the enjoyment of human rights. Therefore the fight to curb further terrorist attacks is paramount. States are charged with the responsibility of curbing terrorism by their citizens. But with responsibility comes obligations to the citizenry.2 States should therefore not engage in policies or actions that further deprive others of their enjoyment of human rights. This is well put by Hoffman when he says âhistory shows that when societies trade human rights for security, most often they get neither.
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Sayeed, Sanjidaa. "Education and Healthcare Possibilities for Street Children in Babati Town,Tanzania." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för livsvetenskaper, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-4115.
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Street children are the most vulnerable group in any society. It is estimated that 150 millions children lives on the street in the world. Most of these children lack all basic needs. This study is been done in Babati district, Tanzania. Focus of this study is to examine the possibilities to Education and Healthcare of street children in Babati. This is a qualitative study based on semi structured interviews with street children, authorities responsible for Education and Healthcare of these children and other actors involve in this subject. The result of this study is that the government of Tanzania has developed a guideline (focus on HIV/AIDS related problems causing orphans) to assist these children with shelter, food, education, healthcare etc. There are 656 identified street children in Babati is receiving assistance from the authority but the interviewed street children are receiving any assistance are none. NGOs in Babati working with street children follow the same guideline assisting street children. Children not falling under this guideline do not have many chances to receive any assistance from the authorities and other actors in Babati. The authorities and actors need to expand their focus on reaching all street children in Babati.
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Ekundayo, Osifunke Sekinah. "The legal protection of children’s right to free and compulsory primary education in Nigeria : problems and prospects." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694706.
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Basnet, Lila Dhoaj. "Gender discrimination and children's right to education in Nepal : Perspectives of parents and children." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norsk senter for barneforskning, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23748.
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Gender discrimination is considered as problematic issues for promoting equality and attainment of universal rights of children especially, in south Asia. In Nepal, where a patriarchal system of social relations predominates, parental preference inclines to the male child and is reflected in the socio-cultural practices, status and economic potentiality associated. Yet, such preference tends to negatively influence the girls' educational right, welfare, health and survival opportunities. This study focuses on how boys and girls receive different allocation of resources within the family based on existing socio-cultural practices in Sarlahi district. It explores the impact of prevailing cultural values and gender discourses in schooling of children together with intra-household resource allocation from children’s and adult’s perspectives. Furthermore, the study examines the implications of the socio-cultural perspective of child work combined with schooling in the rural parts of Nepal. The study is drawn on the theoretical perspectives of the new social studies of children and childhood viewing children as independent, competent social actors having their own rights and perspectives. Qualitative fieldwork was carried out among the children of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds involving multiple methods of data collection: observation, interview, essay writing and focus group discussion. Research participants primarily included 20 children (10 boys and 10 girls) of 12-16 years age. In addition, 5 parents and 5 teachers between 37-52 years old were also included as adult participants. The empirical materials were analyzed qualitatively. The study found out that young girls were more disadvantaged in comparison to their male counterparts. These disadvantages encompass all aspects of their life including intra-household resource distribution in terms of health and nutrition, pocket money, play and entertainment. However, the study also reveals that girl’s rather inferior position in resource allocation is shaped by such factors as age, and birth order within siblings. With reference to schooling, young girls were mainly discriminated against quality of education. It means all the children (both boys and girls) attended school but the discrimination was magnified in terms school they enrolled and the quality of education they received. Boys attend boarding schools that of superior quality than the government schools, where most girls were enrolled. Parental education and attitudes had negative impact on girls schooling. Gender discrimination against girls in schooling was mainly affected by the sociocultural factors such as pro-male bias, household work burden, unequal access and expected returns in the labor market, educational costs, accessibility and proximity to the school and religious factors. Yet, children continue to make significant contribution in the family livelihoods with routine and non-routine forms of household tasks beside their schooling activities.
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Chilemba, Enoch MacDonnell. "A critical appraisal of the right to primary education of children with disabilities in Malawi." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7124_1360933073.
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Isokpan, Aisosa Jennifer. "The Boko Haram insurgency and the child's right to education in Nigeria." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5351.
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Magister Legum - LLMArmed conflict impacts negatively on the child's right to education as the targeted attacks on schools, school children, teachers and school facilities can cause a drop in school enrolment and attendance as well as longer term effects on the standard of education provided. This study assesses the impact of armed conflict on the child's right to basic education in the context of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Also, considering that the child's right to education protected in international and regional human rights instruments is not suspended during armed conflict, the study also assesses how well the Nigerian government in line with its international and regional human rights obligations has responded to the educational needs of children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
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Ande, Meseret Kifle. "The right to education of children with disabilities in Ethiopia." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1731_1380706544.
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Mweni, Sabelo Kenneth. "The right to education of asylum seeker and refugee children." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27907.
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This research reviews the application of the law on the right of refugee children to education and the challenges inhibiting this right. Radical changes in the legal framework protecting refugee children's right to education has occurred since South Africa became a democratic state in 1994. The enactment of international law into the 1994 Constitution contributed into the protection of various children right and insured equal access into the education system. However, refugee children have been prejudiced in the right to access education based on numerous challenges. The lack of access education for refugee children is an unconstitutional practice in schools rather than a legislative injustice. This paper uses journal reports, newspaper articles, academic writing on both national and international perspective on the infringement of education rights on refugee children. The findings provide clarity on unconstitutional practices and the legal standpoint on such practices. The right to education constitutes a valuable foundation for integration. South Africa is obligated by both national and international law to provide immediate education to refugee children.
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Niemi, Pia, and Emma Cete. "Knowledge and Attitudes amongst Teacher-Students in Senegal regarding Girls’ Right to Education : A qualitative study concerning the disparity in school attendance due to gender." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete - Socialhögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-81462.
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Despite Senegal’s ratifications of the UN Conventions CRC and the CEDAW, a noticeable discrepancy regarding secondary school attendance due to the pupil’s sex has been recognized in enrolment and fulfilment ratios. (www.unicef.org, 2011a) The main issue to be examined in this thesis was the teacher-students’ knowledge of girls’ right to education and their attitudes concerning the difference in pupils participating in secondary schools based on the pupil’s sex and how the matter is being addressed amongst teachers. Qualitative interviews were carried out amongst teacher-students at University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar. We reflected upon the collected material mainly through theories of feminism and social constructivism, and moreover briefly through post-colonialism and structural functionalism, as well as in relation to previous research. We found that the respondents lacked deeper juridical knowledge concerning right to education. Overall the respondents expressed an ambiguity in their gender awareness, and their perception of girls’ education in relation to cultural traditions. The main obstacles for girls schooling were gender cultural traditions and socio-economic factors.
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Pare, Mona-Christine. "Street children's right to education : the failure of international law in protecting the rights of a vulnerable group." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2007. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1663.
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This thesis studies the role of international law in protecting the rights of marginalized groups and examines the case of street children as a group whose rights are not adequately protected. It argues that the omission of a reference to street children in international law is a contributing factor to the systematic violation of street children's rights. This discussion examines the concept of group and the meaning of group status in international human rights law. It links the notion of a "vulnerable group" to discrimination and discusses the required special measures and attention in applying the principle of non-discrimination. To illustrate this, the example of the right to education is employed to demonstrate the difficulty in applying international human rights law as it currently stands to street children. The right to education serves to illuminate the discrimination against street children and provides concrete meaning to the application of the principle of non-discrimination to specific groups. Therefore, the thesis examines the international rights of the child and all relevant binding and non-binding instruments to explain how particular provisions and principles may, constructively or adversely, affect the implementation of street children's right to education. The study finds that notwithstanding the apparent inadequacy of international law, relevant provisions have not been used optimally. An examination of the case study of Brazil confirms this, while underscoring the difficulty in linking norms and practice nationally and internationally. The discussion concludes that international law has the potential to better protect street children's right to education. By extension, the practical applications thereof extend to the rights of other groups that are not expressly covered at present. The key to this lies in exploring the role of human rights mechanism in teleologically interpreting human rights norms to determine, and monitor, state obligations towards specific groups.
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Govender, Mahalingum. "Balancing the educator's rights to fair labour practices and to strike with the right to education." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1565.
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This treatise investigates the potential for law (including courts and tribunals) to intervene and act as a lever for the protection and advancement of the rights of the child including the right to basic education. The dissertation critically explores the debate on the educator‟s right to strike and fair labour practices and the child‟s right to education, by assessing the rights and liberties, which accrue to educators and the child (learners) in terms of existing law. The South African Constitution has made specific provision for the protection of the rights of children and the rights of educators and these rights are fundamental to the development of a society in transition. The vexed question that arises is whether these rights can co-exist in a society that has inherited a legacy of discrimination and inequality. The consequences of this legacy have resulted in the rights of educators competing with those of learners. The normalisation of the balance of these opposite rights is the challenge that lies ahead and this process will require intervention of all stakeholders rather than purely legislative intervention. This dissertation recommends a consensus-based approach, which is the most appropriate solution to balance the rights of educators with this of the child‟s right to education, as opposed to a declaration of the education sector as an essential service. It further proposes the establishment of a more structured and organised forum / institution and its sole purpose would be to deal with the individual or collective rights of educators that compete with the rights of learners.
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Chinwuba, Onuora-Oguno Azubike. "Assessing the rights of the indigenous child to education - a case study of the Batwa in Uganda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8005.
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The study seeks to achieve the following: (1) Highlight the perception of the Batwa on the right to education (2) Make a case for the importance of education in the interest of the Batwa (3) Make conclusions and recommendations that will enhance the right to education of the Batwa child.
Conclusions and recommendations reached would not only assist Uganda in fashioning out a model that will not seek to treat education as a means to economic end but as an end in itself. In addition, an all-encompassing model of education that will encourage quality education and training of the indigenous child to erase any form of disadvantage or inferiority already experienced by the indigenous child is proposed. Thus, the benefit of this research is not just to the Batwa but also other indigenous peoples’ in the world generally and Africa in particularThesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2008.
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ben Twinomugisha of the Faculty of Law, Makerere University Kampala
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Ndonga, Moreblessing Memory. "An assessment of the impact of HIV/Aids on the children’s right to education: a case study of HIV/Aids orphans and vulnerable children in the Amathole district." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1018651.
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The research investigated the impact of HIV/AIDS on the children’s right to education with special focus on OVCs. The main aim of the research was to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on the children’s right to education through examining its impact on children’s experiences and opportunities for meaningful access to education in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape Province. The study also sought to investigate how HIV/AIDS programmes can be made an effective part of the education system in terms of the rights-based approach. The study adopted qualitative methods of research and semi-structured interviews, direct observation and literature review as methods of data collection. The findings and responses of all the respondents were analysed and discussed within a rights-based framework. The study identified four pertinent issues which include denial of children’s rights to education, to non-discrimination, to parental care and to lack of protection from abuse as four structural issues that need urgent attention. Thus, the study found out that HIV/AIDS is indeed a development problem and that it can be dealt with using some existing development approaches such as the rights-based approaches. Key recommendations are that HIV/AIDS programmes which are meant to benefit children must be made an effective part of the education system in terms of the rights-based approach. The findings of this research can be used by the Department of Social Development (DoSD), Department of Education (DoE), Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), social workers, Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Politicians and other professionals who work closely with the Orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs). These findings can be used to broaden people’s understanding on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the children’s right to education.
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Murungi, Lucyline Nkatha. "The significance of article 24(2) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the right to primary education of children with disabilities: a comparative study of Kenya and South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8452_1382534032.
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The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the latest human rights treaty at the UN level. The process leading to the adoption called attention to the plight of persons with disabilities, and redefined approaches to issues of disability. Fundamentally, the CRPD embodies a paradigm shift in thinking about disability. It embraces the social model of disability, in terms of which disability is a function of the interaction between a person with impairment and his or her environment as opposed to an inherent limitation of functioning. The social model is, in turn, anchored in a human rights approach to disability. No doubt, the adoption of the CRPD triggered immense optimism for the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. One of the rights recognised under the CRPD is the right to education. Article 24(1) of the CRPD recognises the right of persons with disabilities to education and sets out the aims of such education. Article 24(2) sets out a number of principles to guide the implementation of the right. These include: non-exclusion from the general education system including non-exclusion of children with disabilities from free and compulsory primary education
access to inclusive quality and free primary education on an equal basis with other children in the communities in which children with disabilities live
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and provision of individualised support measures in environments that maximise academic and social development of the students with disabilities. It is generally accepted that the right to education is one of the most essential rights, particularly in light of its empowerment function that helps to facilitate the exercise of other rights. The primary level of education has particularly attained global recognition and priority in resource allocation and implementation. Primary education contributes significantly to the maximum development of the full human potential of children. There are therefore differentiated obligations for the right to primary education in international human rights. Nevertheless, there are still significant barriers to access to primary education, particularly in the African region. While children with disabilities have been excluded from education for a long time the world over, their exclusion in the African context is particularly endemic. The core purpose of this thesis is to determine how article 24(2) of the CRPD affects or is likely to affect primary education of children with disabilities, particularly in the context of developing countries. The focus of the enquiry is mainly the law and policy in this regard. The subject spans three main spheres of rights: children&rsquo
s rights, socioeconomic rights (particularly the right to education), and finally disability rights. Children&rsquo
s rights, especially since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), are generally accepted. The right to education also has a long standing history, and whereas debate regarding the appropriate approaches to its implementation still abides, there is apparent normative and jurisprudential consensus on some aspects thereof, particularly at the primary education level. It is essential to determine the relational framework of these spheres with the disability rights established under the CRPD. The thesis finds that the CRPD does in fact redefine the parameters of the right to education as previously understood in international human rights instruments. Particularly, the expanded aims of education under article 24 call for education systems that recognise non-academic learning, such as the development of the talents or creativity of the learner. This provision is particularly significant to the child with disabilities. Also, while not establishing an entirely new right, the principles under article 24(2) establish actionable sub-entitlements that enhance the justiciability right to education for children with disabilities. However, it is apparent from the comparative studies that it is the implementation of these provisions that presents the greatest challenge for the realisation of primary education for children with disabilities. This suggests that whereas norm creation as under the CRPD may have the value of triggering and sustaining discourse on appropriate responses in the context of the education of children with disabilities, it is the translation of these norms into practical action points that is the determining factor for realization of the right.
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Nsengimana, Jovenal. "Uganda's state responsibility under international law to safeguard refugee children's right to access education." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28071.
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Uganda is Africa's largest refugee hosting country and third in the world with more than 1.25 million refugees as of June 2017. The majority of refugees there are children. Uganda's refugee regime and hospitality date back to the days of World War II, prior to the country's independence, when it hosted refugees from European countries. Since then, the country has generously continued to open its borders to anyone seeking international protection and assistance mainly from the conflict affected countries in the East, Horn and Great Lakes Region of Africa. In compliance with the 1951 UN Convention and its 1976 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees and the OAU 1969 Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, Uganda enacted the Refugees Act No.21 of 2006 and the Regulations Act of 2010 to effectively manage refugee needs. The increase in the number of refugees in Uganda amidst the limited resources at its disposal poses serious challenges in meeting its international obligation to safeguard the rights of refugee children's access to education. This thesis examines the country's responsibility under international law to protect, promote and fulfil the right to access education for refugee children, particularly aimed at understanding the challenges of provision of education to strengthen multi-level response. Research finds international and regional instruments sufficient for the protection and guarantee of education for children. However, the main refugee treaties fail to adequately provide the right to education for refugee children. The UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees has provision for education rights but makes no reference to refugee children while the OAU 1969 Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa provides neither the right to education nor rights to children specifically. The analysis of Uganda's policy and laws on safeguarding refugee children's right to education revealed glaring shortfalls. The laws fail to provide adequate protection to refugee children's education rights. Notwithstanding the existence of an enabling legal and policy framework in Uganda that ensures access to education for nationals, refugee children continue to face legal and structural barriers in accessing post-primary education. The paper shows that both international and national laws guaranteeing the right to education for refugees limits the extent to which it is exercised. At national level, this is not only discriminatory but also inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution of Uganda relating to education and child rights.
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Koopman, Gonzalez Sarah. "The Normalization of Everyday Violence: Rights, Education, and Violence Management in Salvadoran Children’s Lives." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1481145904042934.
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Johnny, Leanne. "Children's right to participate in education: ethical and legal implications of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child for Canadian schools." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=114195.
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On November 20, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a signatory to the Convention, Canada has pledged to uphold the rights of children in all its public institutions, including schools. One of the guiding principles embodied in the Convention, age-appropriate participation, holds that young people have the right to be heard in matters affecting them and to have their views taken into account according to their age and level of maturity (article 12). This dissertation examines what legal and ethical implications this principle has for the Canadian education system. For instance, is the inclusion of children in educational decision-making consistent with desirable educational outcomes? Moreover, what legal obligations do schools possess when it comes to implementing the right to participate? Likewise, does our legislative framework in education support the right for children to participate and be heard in decisions affecting them? Drawing upon insights from the philosophy of education, this dissertation argues that not only is the right to participate theoretically grounded in the aim of promoting children's future capacity for autonomy, but also that upholding this right in education is an important means for ensuring that the education they receive will not impede their future autonomy (i.e. as adults and citizens), but will instead facilitate its growth and expansion. Unfortunately, the right for children to participate has not been adequately protected within education legislation. In addition, while there has been some judicial support for the view of children as citizens with rights to be heard, legal directives are often not applied in schools. As a result, despite Canada's commitment to the Convention, the realization of the right for children to participate and be heard in matters affecting them still remains haphazard and inconsistent in the education system.Le 20 novembre 1989, l'assemblée générale des Nations Unies adopta la convention des Nations Unies sur les droits de l'enfant. En tant que signataire de la convention, le Canada s'est engagé à faire respecter les droits des enfants dans toutes les institutions publiques, y compris les écoles. L'un des principes directeurs renfermés dans la convention, la participation en égard à l'âge, maintient que les jeunes ont le droit d'être entendus dans les affaires les concernant et d'avoir leurs opinions prises en considération, en égard à leur âge et leur degré de maturité (article 12). Cette thèse examine les implications légales et éthiques qu'a ce principe pour le système d'éducation canadien. Par exemple, l'inclusion des enfants dans la prise de décision en éducation est-elle compatible avec des résultats éducationnels souhaitables? De plus, quelles obligations légales les écoles ont-elles lorsqu'il s'agit d'instaurer le droit de participer? De même, notre cadre législatif en éducation protège-t-il le droit des enfants de participer et d'être entendus en relation avec les décisions les concernant? Nous inspirant des idées de la philosophie de l'éducation, cette thèse argumente que non seulement le droit de participer est théoriquement ancré dans l'objectif de promouvoir la capacité future d'autonomie des enfants mais aussi que le respect de ce droit en éducation est un moyen important d'assurer que l'éducation qu'ils reçoivent ne nuira pas à leur autonomie future (en tant qu'adultes et citoyens) mais encouragera au contraire sa croissance et son expansion. Malheureusement, le droit des enfants de participer n'a pas été adéquatement protégé dans la législation relative à l'éducation. De plus, bien qu'il y ait eu un appui judiciaire en faveur de l'opinion des enfants comme citoyens ayant des droits d'être entendus, des directives légales sont peu souvent mises en pratique dans les écoles. Conséquemment, malgré l'engagement du Canada envers la convention, la réalisation du droit des enfants de participer et d'être entendus dans les affaires les concernant demeure fortuite et inconsistante dans le système éducationnel.
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Britton, Erin. "The right to education of Roma children in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4817/.
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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the educational disadvantage currently being suffered by Roma children in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, and to identify the most appropriate human rights mechanism with which to remedy the situation. Education is vitally important for oppressed minorities such as the Roma since, without it, individuals will be unable to fully access the complete range of their fundamental rights and so will be unable to challenge the disadvantage and discrimination that they suffer. This thesis first submits, therefore, that the traditional liberal democratic model of governance as featured in contemporary Europe is insufficient to adequately address the needs of minorities. To address this insufficiency, states must recognise a version of multiculturalism that both embraces critical pluralism and is compatible with liberal theory. Secondly, this thesis suggests that the individualistic focus of rights protection should be enhanced through an increased recognition of children’s rights so that the individual child is firmly entrenched as an autonomous rights holder. The type of education system that would exist in such a rights environment should serve to develop the autonomy and competence of individual children but also to facilitate their security within their own culture. This type of multicultural education can only be achieved if the various international instruments concerning the right to education can be required to place a more onerous burden on states parties when it comes to minority accommodation. At a domestic level, this thesis suggests that the most appropriate means by which to accommodate the Roma within the national education systems of the four countries would be through a culturally sensitive mainstreaming approach adapted from that used in England.
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Ribaeus, Katarina. "Demokratiuppdrag i förskolan." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-31484.
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The aim of the study was to explore the democratic mission of the preschool as expressed in the preschool teachers’ talk and practical work and also through the children’s actions. The goal was to acquire new knowledge about how the democratic mission is carried out in preschool practice and what democratic subjects are supported and developed by the preschool teachers. Field studies were carried out between 2008 and 2010, with a concentration in spring 2009. The study included 5 preschool teachers and 20 children aged 3-6. Observations were made during the teachers’ planning meetings, when they worked with the children and when the children were playing or acting on their own. Two focus group interviews with the preschool teachers were also carried out, and local documents, for example work plans and evaluations, were analyzed. The results indicate that there has been a shift in view from group orientation in the preschool to greater focus on the individual child. In the analysis of the democratic subjects it was clear that much of what happens in the preschool is focused on individual children rather than the children as a group. In summary, preschool teachers speak of the democratic mandate as important but difficult to implement in their daily work. Children’s influence and participation are set up as goals in the work plan, but the preschool teachers do not feel they come to fruition in the pedagogical practice. Still, they define and condition children’s influence and they do work at the task, seemingly unconsciously, in practice. For their part, the children often seize opportunities when they arise but they also create their own. They take initiative and present ideas about what they want to do in preschool. It even turned out they had influence far beyond the preschool walls.Förskolans demokratiuppdrag beskrivs som centralt och viktigt men hur omsätts det i praktiken? Hur ser förskollärarna på det de förväntas göra, hur arbetar de med detta i förskolans vardag och hur går det att förstå ur ett barnperspektiv? Observationer har genomförts på en förskoleavdelning med barn i åldern 3-5 år. Förskollärarna har intervjuats och förskolans olika dokument har analyserats. Syftet var att undersöka förskolans demokratiuppdrag så som det kommer till uttryck genom förskollärares tal och handlingar och genom barns agerande i förskolans verksamhet. Resultaten visar att förskollärarna framförallt förstår demokratiuppdrag i förskolan som en fråga om barns möjligheter till inflytande- ett villkorat inflytande. Barnen tar, inom ramen för de villkor som ställs upp, vara på de möjligheter till inflytande som ges. Bland annat genom att ta egna initiativ, göra motstånd under planerade aktiviteter och utmana de regler som finns på förskolan. Analysen visar också att förskollärarna har en komplex syn på det demokratiska subjekt som eftersträvas. Det ses som individualistiskt ur vissa aspekter, barnen ska kunna stå för sina egna åsikter, det ses som socialt, barnen ska lära sig att lyssna på andra, och det ses också som politiskt, barnen ska kunna vara med och påverka verksamheten genom att själva handla. Som ett didaktiskt bidrag presenteras en ny analysmodell; Institutionella demokratihändelser.
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Elvin, Emelie. "I Am Someone : Towards a Recognition of Nonhuman Personhood in Children’s Media and Education." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105309.
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From our earliest days of childhood, our exposure to certain species is confusing and contradictory, with animals like the beloved characters who fill our storybooks moulded into unrecognisable shapes and served up to us in deceptively happy packaging. With a recognition of this cognitive dissonance as a starting point, this report seeks to highlight the inconsistency of teaching children to love and respect animals whilst at the same time to accept the eating and usage of them. Whilst the topic of animal farming is finally beginning to be taken seriously in conversations about environmental sustainability, its ethical implications for both humans and nonhumans remain massively overlooked. My project aims to bring the conversation about animal rights to the forefront of our moral considerations with childhood education as an entry point. In collaboration with a primary school class (ages 9-11) and an animal sanctuary, I ran a three-part workshop designed to encourage interspecies thinking and provide a space for students to critically evaluate mainstream attitudes and assumptions towards nonhuman animals and, by extension, to question current norms surrounding animal use and consumption.
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Johannes, Warren Dewald. "The Scope and content of the rights to ‘Basic Education’ and its implementation in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/646.
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In terms of Section 29 (1) of the Constitution, everyone has the right to basic education. This right is not subject to ‘reasonable legislative and other measures, available resources and progressive realisation.’ The right to basic, compulsory education is widely regarded as a fundamental human right. For example, this right is included in a number of international human rights treaties such as the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’, the ‘International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,’ the ‘African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child’, the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’, the ‘Dakar Framework for Action: Education for All’, and ‘UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education’. The South African Constitution, however, does not clarify the content and scope of the right to basic education. Consequently, the Constitution has given the state wide discretion to determine the scope, nature and content of this basic right. Apartheid left the South African education system fragmented and unequal. The South African educational system has gone through numerous curricula and institutional changes. The changes in the curriculum were part of the transformation process of the South African education system. In addition, the state has allocated substantial public funds towards basic education. However, the investment in basic education does not commensurate with the quality of teaching and learning in poor and marginalised schools. For example, several rural and farm schools in the Eastern Cape lacked toilet facilities; textbooks and other education support material; furniture; and other essential necessities. Education loses its transformative power when poor and marginalised schools continue to lack these essential services. Consequently, inequality is perpetuated and the poor and marginalised are unable to compete meaningfully in the social, economic and political life of South Africa. The mini dissertation concludes by recommending that the Department of Basic Education should ensure that all schools, especially those in rural communities and farms, have access to textbooks, qualified teachers, clean water and toilet facilities and other essential necessities needed for the delivery of quality basic education.
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Bizimana, Syldie. "A critical analysis of the right to education for refugee children in Great Lakes : the case study of Burundi." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5296.
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Originally the aim of this study was the exploration of the current situation of the right
to education for refugee children in Burundi and Rwanda being the two countries with
the highest number of refugees in Africa. However because of lack of information
about the refugee situation in Rwanda, this study is limited to analysis of the situation
in Burundi. This study then analyses the state of implementation of the international
and national legal instrument by the government of Burundi and suggest ways of
implementing the existing international and national legal framework.Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2007.
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Ass. Prof. Frederick Juuko, of the Faculty of Law, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
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Netshitahame, Nyadzanga Evelyn. "An analysis of learners' knowledge and understanding of human rights in South Africa." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10172008-130614.
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Prellwitz, Marina. "Protecting the Rightless - Are Refugees’ Rights Still the Paradox of Human Rights? : A Case Study of Refugee Children’s Access to Education in Lebanon." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-294944.
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This thesis explores the relationship between citizenship and human rights by focusing on refugee’s rights. The study is based on Hannah Arendt’s theories that when someone loses state-protection human rights appear weak, and one finds oneself in a state of rightlessness (1976). She developed her thoughts during the refugee crisis after the Second World War, and by discussing her theories in relationship to a field study performed in Lebanon this thesis applies her theories on the current refugee crisis, investigating how applicable her theories are on refugees today. This opens up a discussion on if and how the modern human right framework has managed to solve some of the issues that were present for refugees more than 50 years ago. The empirical study is based on a minor field study in Lebanon concerning refugee children’s right to education. By performing interviews and observations, the obstacles that these children face are presented and analysed according to a framework on vulnerabilities that migrant’s face developed by Sabates-Wheeler and Feldman (2011). The result of this study is a discussion that connects the theoretical framework with the empirical findings by discussing traits in the relevant theories in connection to the case study. The thesis finally concludes that many vulnerabilities that Arendt discussed still affects refugee’s lives today, despite the development of human rights.
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Mollvik, Lia. "Are Children Seeds or Are They Soil? : A Comparison between Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Approach and Utilitarian Philosophy applied to Critical Thinking in the Rwandan Education System." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254488.
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Much research has been done within the field of Education on how to integrate Human Rights in education, both as a class subject and as a value system. Similarly, the research field of Education also contains many discussions of how “critical thinking” is taught and what its role in education is and should be. This thesis instead approaches the topic from “the other way round” so to speak, by using a “human rights lens” to explore ethical and political views on the goals of education generally and the role of critical thinking in education particularly, as they appear within a particular educational context – Rwanda’s education system. The philosophy of education of utilitarianism and that of Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Approach are here compared and contrasted with each other and act as a theoretical framework for understanding the Rwandan education system as it appears through the reading of policy documents and through the experience of a selected group of Rwandan primary and secondary school students. The thesis argues that an ethically acceptable and stable philosophy of education should spring from a conception of human beings as ends and not means. Starting with such a conception of human beings, the goal of education becomes that of developing each individual’s capabilities to their fullest potential. Additionally, the thesis argues that the role of critical thinking in education should be regarded as central, as the capability for critical thinking enhances the flourishing of other human capabilities.
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Philpott, Susan Carol. "Realising the right of children with disabilities to early childhood development in South Africa." Thesis, University of Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3363.
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Doctor Legum - LLDThis study sets out to establish what is required of the South African government to comply with international human rights treaties and Constitutional obligations with respect to early childhood development (ECD) for children with disabilities. This requires clarification of the nature, scope and content of ECD and conceptual frameworks for child development and childhood disability are therefore presented. Early childhood is defined as the period from birth to four years of age. It is a period (by comparison to any other phase in the life course) of accelerated growth, during which brain development can be optimally promoted. It is at the same time a highly sensitive period when permanent damage caused by toxic stress can be averted. Early childhood is an opportunity for early intervention for children with disabilities, and is ideally suited for promoting social inclusion between children with disabilities and those without disabilities, particularly in early learning settings. By virtue of its potential to promote optimal development of young disadvantaged children in particular, ECD is not only a means of working towards equity, it has been recognised as a national investment. The content of ECD, drawing from the most recent publication of the South African Child Gauge (2013), is seen as comprising an ‘essential package’ of services, including nutrition, health, social services, caregiver support and early learning opportunities. The focus of this study is on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) all of which have provisions relating to the general context of children with disabilities as well as to the components of the ‘essential package’. In addition to the sector-related rights contained in these treaties, they impose general obligations on the State with respect to legislative and other measures which it must undertake. These are discussed together with the State obligations under the South African Constitution which provide not only for non-discrimination, dignity and equality, but also for specific socio-economic rights for children which create justiciable obligations for the State. Having established the obligations of the State under international law and the Constitution, there is analysis of current legislation and policies and the extent to which they are compliant. A brief description is given of the history of disability and ECD-related services during the apartheid era, and how these have shaped current provision. Attention is given to provisions of the Children’s Act for ECD, partial care and prevention, and early intervention, where there is a lack of a clear mandate for funding services. Further, while limited Social Security is provided to children with disabilities in the form of Care Dependency Grants, these are likely to reinforce a welfarist perspective unless viewed as part of a broader initiative for equalisation of opportunities and development of children with disabilities. In respect of the right to health, progress made in reducing maternal and child mortality rates is applauded, but the primary focus on preventive and curative care has ‘crowded out’ a comprehensive view of primary health care as also encompassing rehabilitative care. Further, mechanisms to ensure early identification and intervention for children with disabilities, through developmental screening and referral, need to be strengthened. In respect of the right to education, there has been limited attention given to children under the age of five years, including within the Inclusive Education Policy (White Paper 6). The study therefore concludes that there are various areas in which there is a lack of alignment between the State obligations under international law, and current legislation and policies. However, drawing on the CRPD in particular, and the current heightened political attention being given to ECD, evidenced by its inclusion in the National Development Plan, this study further concludes that there exists at present a tremendous opportunity to ensure the inclusion of children with disabilities such that they are able to enjoy all the benefits of ECD and thereby reach their full potential.
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Sigwanda, Pakama Sylvia. "The effects of the high rate of learner absenteeism in primary schools in Govan Mbeki area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20394.
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Since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994, the government of South Africa has made significant steps in addressing issues of national concern. One of the major highlights is a Bill of Rights, as stipulated in the South African Constitution, Act 106 of 1996, which states that every child has a right to basic education. However, in spite of compulsory education, an extremely high rate of absenteeism has been noticed in many primary schools of the Eastern Cape Province in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan region. The purpose of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of the major factors that contribute to absenteeism in the Govan Mbeki area of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Region, with the ultimate aim of promoting school attendance among learners. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to collect the data in two schools. Using purposive sampling, two schools in the Govan Mbeki area were identified. These two schools were known to have a high rate of learner absenteeism. In each of the schools – which, in this research, are referred to as school A and school B, 20 parents, 6 teachers and 20 learners (10 per school) were identified as participants. The major findings of this study show that the factors affecting school attendance are interlinked; and, they include – although they are not limited to – bullying, poverty in households, poor teacher-student relationships, a poor learning environment, and the underperformance of the learners, which, in turn, result in disinterested learners. The study recommends a joint engagement of school, homes and the Department of Education to develop mechanisms, which might help both parents and teachers to navigate potential solutions to curb the trend. Furthermore, there needs to be a concerted effort to reduce household poverty and to sensitize teachers of their responsibilities towards their learners.
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Dieter, Anne. "Maria Montessori und das Recht der Kinder auf Bildung." Universität Potsdam, 2007. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2007/1508/.
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Vor einhundert Jahren eröffnete die Wissenschaftlerin und Sozialreformerin Dr. med. Maria Montessori in Rom ihre erste Kindertagesstätte, das „Casa dei Bambini”. Inzwischen gibt es allein in Deutschland ca. eintausend Kindergärten und auch Schulen, die nach ihrem Konzept arbeiten. Der Beitrag will auf die Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Menschenrecht auf Bildung, dem pädagogischen Konzept der Maria Montessori und ihrem natur- und verhaltenswissenschaftlich begründeten Ansatz der Lernforschung hinweisen.One hundred years ago the scientist and reformist Dr. med Maria Montessori established her first kinder garden, called “Casa dei Bambini” in Rome. By now there are approximately one thousand kinder gardens and schools established in Germany which follow the concept of Maria Montessori. The article tries to point out the connection between the human right to education, the pedagogical concept of Maria Montessori and her nature- and behaviour-science-based approach of learning-research.
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Sarfo, Baffour Gyimah Kantanka. "International NGOs in development through the promotion of children's right to quality education: The case of Awutu-Senya District of Ghana." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Geografisk institutt, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-22941.
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Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in recent times have become prominent in the developmental agenda of most deprived societies across the globe. Through the adoption of rights and participatory mechanisms in their development work, NGOs are able to help state authorities to facilitate their development policies. In their quest to reduce poverty and inequality, NGOs initiate and implement certain projects in specific areas within various deprived communities. One such area is the promotion of children’s right to quality education through the execution of educational projects. This study therefore identifies and critically examines the impacts of Plan International’s educational projects on children’s rights to quality education in the Awutu-Senya District of Ghana. Qualitative research methodology was used for data collection and analysis. Both the semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were used to get the perspectives of officials of the NGO and 23 members of the beneficiary communities which included children, their parents and teachers. The theoretical framework used for this study was the alternative development theory with specific emphasis on the rights-based approach to development. The general findings of this study suggested that most of the children in the NGOs assisted communities have witnessed improvements in the quality of their educational system, especially in the area of learning environment and service delivery. The children are now being provided with the necessary skills and tools to make them productive and facilitate the socio-economic development of their community. However, few problems bothering on over-expectations on the NGO, inadequate funds for scholarships, apathy on the part of some members of the beneficiary communities and the inability of local government to fulfill their obligations were recorded in the course of this study.
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Mycroft, Michaela. "Is the right to education for children with disabilities in South Africa sufficiently protected, promoted and supported by the government?" Master's thesis, Faculty of Law, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30876.
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Disability in South Africa is a complex issue to understand and address. Society is structured in such a way that ableism persists, creating ongoing challenges for minority groups such as those living with a disability. In the light of the above, this dissertation examines the right to education for children with disabilities. This dissertation has a narrowed focus, through a desktop study investigating legislation and policies addressing and supporting the right to education in South Africa. If the right to education is effectively addressed, it could lead to improved access to equality, dignity and freedom for children with disabilities, as enshrined in the Constitution. Civil society organisations have become increasingly involved in supporting and promoting the right to education for children with disabilities, to ensure that children with disabilities can and do access their basic rights, when government fails to provide for equitable realisation of this right. I propose that the government has accepted responsibility to meet its obligation1 to provide equal education opportunities for children with disabilities in South Africa through signing international and regional treaties but is ineffective in doing so. However, the pervasiveness of ableism is a major barrier to implement this obligation. As a result institutions such as civil society have been ‘required’ to fill the gap to avoid further marginalisation of children with disabilities and violation of their human rights.
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Thomas, Bernice Karen. "The importance of documentation for the protection of unaccompanied and separated migrant children and the realisation of access to socio-economic rights: An assessment of the participation and roles of stakeholders." University of Western Cape, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8335.
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Magister Legum - LLMThis paper reports on the findings of a study on the importance of documentation for unaccompanied separated migrant children on South African soil. The objectives of the study is to identify what the international and national laws and policies state about protecting children’s rights, particularly, their socio-economic rights, in the context of irregular migration. Their rights to have legal documentation, their right to education as well as health care, among others. Most importantly, the paper attempts to gain an understanding of the role and obligations of South African stakeholders in terms of the requirements of documentation and the implementation of the relevant laws and policies. To understand what the relevant stakeholders such as NGO’s, DE, Health, DSD and DHA do to protect USMC’s socio-economic rights. Their right to documentation, their right to education, to health care, to the justice system and child protection systems.
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Lavan, Daniel. "The Discourse and Practice of Child Protagonism: Complexities of Intervention in Support of Working Children’s Rights in Senegal." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22748.
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Contesting international strategies for combatting child labour that derive from modern, Western conceptions of childhood, several developing country organizations have embraced the principle of child protagonism by declaring that working children can become the leading agents in struggles to advance their interests when they are mentored in forming their own independent organizations. This thesis first explores how an African NGO, informed by its urban animation experiences, developed its own specific discourse of child protagonism and employed it as the basis for establishing an African working children’s organization designed to provide compensatory literacy and skills training and to empower members to improve their own and other children’s working conditions. The thesis considers this foundational child protagonism discourse in light of data collected in Senegal by means of participant observation and interviews in grassroots groups and associations of working children, as well as in the offices of both the local NGO and its international NGO donor. Fieldwork revealed limitations of the specific child protagonism practice pursued over the past two decades. Specifically, redirecting resources from direct pedagogical accompaniment of grassroots working child groups towards bureaucratic capacity building for the “autonomization” of higher hierarchical levels of the organization, as well as towards international meetings, has resulted in the organization’s diminished impact for vulnerable groups in Dakar, particularly migrant girl domestic workers. Deepening implication with international donors has forced shifts in the priorities of the local NGO and the working children’s organization it facilitates, yet the two have been largely successful in buffering donor probes precisely into the ground level effectiveness of their child protagonism strategy. No previous independent research has sought to confront the discourse of child protagonism with a comprehensive examination of a working children’s organization’s practice, from its most local processes to its international dimensions and donor relations.
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Dan, Jau-Wei. "Rights, children's rights and compulsory education." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1991. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3862/.
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The ideas of children's rights, children's right to education and compulsory education are widely accepted nowadays, if only in general terms. This thesis is concerned to explore and offer possible reasons for the acceptance of these ideas, and, particularly, to clarify the relation between the ideas of `lq children's right to education and `lq compulsory education. First, however, it is necessary to consider the general features of rights-talk, on the grounds that the denotations and connotations of rights-talk have some significant bearings on the central issues of the thesis. Thereafter, the emphasis is shifted to the question of children's rights. Certain writers' theories - namely, Hobbes', Mill's and Hart's - were once assumed to be contradictory to the idea of children's rights, but it is argued that these writers' theories have been misunderstood. Apart from clarifying these writers' theories in relation to children's rights, the thrust of this thesis is to offer a convincing justification for the idea of children's rights in general, and children's rights is rationally acceptable and practically necessary in maintaining satisfactory relationships between children and other parties for people who are rational, self-interested, just and benevolent. It is also argued that children's right to education is justifiable on the grounds that it is an essential good for both children and society as a whole. The issue of children's right to education is tackled within the framework of liberal democracy; hence the form of education proposed is also geared to the cultivation of persons who can play a part in a liberal democracy. The issue of compulsory education is discussed. It is argued that compulsory education can be justified and that its justification is mainly based on paternalism and children's obligation to undertake education. In the concluding chapter, it is argued that children's right to education can indeed be used to justify compulsory education, but this line of reasoning should be based on paternalism, which in turn should be rights-based. The thesis finally reaches the conclusion that the option-rights tradition and the claim that rights-talk is not self-referring should be rejected.
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Buckland, Stephanie Helen. "Lost in transition : the barriers to educational access for school-age Zimbabwe migrant children in South Africa and the influences of institutional and social networks on overcoming them." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7522/.
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This thesis aims to deepen our understanding of the barriers that migrant children face in accessing quality education in their host country. It has identified gaps in the research on education of cross-border migrant children in a setting which promotes integration into the host community, and which does not use camps. The research is based in a small border town in northern South Africa and focuses on the recent influx of Zimbabwean migrants into South Africa as a result of political crisis and economic collapse in their homeland. This community was chosen because it is believed to be illustrative of the broader problems faced by cross-border migrant children. The thesis is structured around three central questions, focusing on (i) understanding who these migrant children are and their reasons for migration, (ii) the barriers they face in accessing quality basic education and (iii) the social and institutional networks that influence these children and the role the networks play in overcoming these barriers. The research examines the role of the state and the international community in the provision of support for this marginalised group. It further assesses the influence of social and institutional networks on migrants and the tactics they employ to overcome the barriers to educational success. The study used both quantitative and qualitative research methods, with the majority of data collected through an in-depth survey of 100 migrant children, between the ages of 6 and 17, and 35 parent/guardians. In addition, focus group discussions with teachers and interviews with 12 school principals were conducted. The views of members of the local Municipality involved with migrant children were also sought. The literature review revealed that, while there has been some research on barriers to education in camp settings, there is very limited research on educational access for migrant children integrating into host communities. This study has been able to contribute to this thin body of knowledge by demonstrating that as well as facing the traditional educational access barriers (lack of infrastructure, educational costs, enrolment requirements and social exclusion), integrating migrant children are faced with additional access barriers largely linked to their legal status (civil status, residence, status of guardians). The research identified the difficulties of obtaining the necessary legal status and some important shortcomings of the current migrant classification system. Getting the right documentation to obtain legal status often placed unreasonable burdens on the children and forced them into a catch 22 situation where they needed to return to their homeland to procure documents required for admission to school but doing so automatically invalidated the claims to refugee status. This particular study also highlighted the difficulty in classifying migrants who have fled from a country (Zimbabwe) that is not officially recognised as a conflict zone despite the characteristics of the Zimbabwean migrant situation being largely indistinguishable from classical conflict driven migration. The thesis concludes by recommending steps to change the definition and typology of migrants and points to the policy changes, with regard to support of migrant children that are required. The definitions should be changed to cater for the individual needs of the children so that legal and bureaucratic requirements do not present such an impediment to education. The thesis identified the large role of both the social and institutional networks of the migrant children in overcoming access barriers. This points to an area of valuable further research, which could provide a foundation for better policy development and implementation strategies that recognise the social and institutional dynamics that influence the decisions and choices made by migrant children and their parents.
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Wright, Jennifer Lyn Cole. "Child and adolescent conceptions of the personal, social, and moral implications for diversity, tolerance, and education /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594488721&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Sosio, Manuela. "“Traditional Values” and Sex Education in Russia: how opponents frame their arguments in online media." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-452841.
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This research contributes to understanding the attitudes of Russian politicians towards sex education in schools and the kind of argumentation styles they use to oppose it. The paper is based on a framing analysis of the arguments of two important opponents to sex education: Pavel Astakhov, a Russian politician and former Children’s Rights Commissioner from 2009 to 2016; and Yelena Mizulina, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family Affairs, Women and Children since 2008, using online media sources in a ten-year period (2011-2021). The analysis finds that Astakhov’s most used frames are the disapproval of children’s exposure to new, different attitudes, the interference in Russian traditions by the West and the spread of a gender discourse in Russia. Mizulina focuses mainly on the unfitness of teachers since sex education should only be addressed by parents, and on the “right age” to start talking about it with young people. From the results, both politicians seem to strongly oppose comprehensive sex education (CSE), but Astakhov proposes to adopt a type of abstinence-only curriculum (AO), while Mizulina tries to completely discourage sex education of any kind for school-aged children.
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Pimentel, Fabiana Soares. "Infâncias e direitos das crianças na educação infantil: uma análise a partir do projeto político pedagógico." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2013. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3393.
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This research is developed for Post Graduate program in Education of the Federal University of Goiás – Catalão campus, related to the Research: Educational Practices, Educational Politics and Inclusion. The research is a subject that expresses an urgency of early childhood education: the articulation between the Political Educational Project and the assurance of children’s rights, focusing on the politics implemented in the last decades and the educational practices. The goal of this research is to comprehend if the Political Educational Project is an instrument of organization in the political and educational in which reveals and effectively has a child as the subject of rights. The methodology of investigation was fundamental in the qualitative research and instrumental in obtaining the data involved, registered from multiple interviews and from outside studies. The documental analysis, we worked with official documents that focused on Childhood Education, elaborated by MEC, from SME, through the Municipal Counselor of Education of Goiania, and from Researched Institutions (Political Educational Project). The empirical research was accomplished in two phases, being that the first one was constituted by observations and data from two Municipal Centers of Education in Goiania, and the second one was accomplished by interviewing in such institutions. The theoretical reference utilized for the analysis and the critical reflection of the subject of study was created from different authors with significant production on the Educational Politics, as well as the practical education focused on childhood, such as: Ariés (1981); Charlot (1986); Kramer (1995); Kuhlmann Jr. (2001); Merisse (1997); Rizzinni (2008); Rosemberg (1989); Haddad (1991) and others. The results of this study indicated that starting on the second half of the XX century, in which the history of the childhood in Brazilian children was created, and consequently the formulation of its conceptions, it was defined by its judicial and legal system. Therefore, it’s considered that without the knowledge of childhood, children and its rights are in relation to the historical, logical and the concrete conditions and goals of political projects and educational institutions of childhood, conceptions of childhood and children, continues to be abstract. I emphasize of the necessity to comprehend the process of building early childhood education, in which will guaranty, above all, the children’s rights.
A presente pesquisa está vinculada ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Goiás – Campus Catalão, na Linha de Pesquisa: Práticas Educativas, Políticas Educacionais e Inclusão. Investigamos um tema que expressa uma urgência significativa para a educação infantil: a relação/articulação entre Projeto Político Pedagógico e a garantia dos direitos da criança, destacando-se as políticas implementadas nas últimas décadas e as práticas educativas. A investigação teve como objetivo compreender como o Projeto Político Pedagógico é um instrumento de organização do trabalho político e pedagógico que revele e efetive a criança como sujeito de direitos. A metodologia da investigação fundamentou-se na pesquisa qualitativa e os instrumentos para a obtenção dos dados abrangeram observações, registros em diário de campo e entrevistas. Na analise documental, trabalhamos com documentos oficiais, voltados para a Educação Infantil, elaborados pelo MEC, pela SME, pelo Conselho Municipal de Educação de Goiânia, e pelas Instituições Pesquisadas (Projeto Político Pedagógico). A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em duas etapas, sendo a primeira constituída por observações e registros em dois Centros Municipais de Educação Infantil em Goiânia, a segunda por realização de entrevistas nessas instituições. O referencial teórico utilizado para análise e reflexão crítica do objeto de estudo foi constituído a partir de autores com produção significativa tanto no campo das políticas educacionais, quanto na área das práticas educativas para Educação Infantil como: Ariés (1981); Charlot (1986); Kramer (1995); Kuhlmann Jr. (2001); Merisse (1997); Rizzinni (2008); Rosemberg (1989); Haddad (1991) e outros. Os resultados desse estudo indicaram que a partir da segunda metade do século XX, aquilo que se constitui história da infância e da criança brasileira, e consequentemente a formulação de suas concepções, foi sintetizada pelo recorte do aparato jurídico-legal. Portanto, considera-se que sem a apreensão daquilo que se entende por infância, criança e seus diretos no campo da relação entre lógico-histórico e das condições concretas e objetivas e dos projetos políticos pedagógicos das instituições de educação infantil, a concepção e efetivação de infância, criança e seus direitos, continuam abstratas. Por fim, enfatiza-se a necessidade de compreender os processos de construção da Educação Infantil, que garantam, acima de tudo, os direitos das crianças.
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Morehart, Miriam Corinne. ""Children Need Protection Not Perversion": The Rise of the New Right and the Politicization of Morality in Sex Education in Great Britain, 1968-1989." PDXScholar, 2015. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2207.
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Two competing forms of sex education and the groups supporting them came to head in the 1970s and 1980s. Traditional sex education retained an emphasis on maintaining Christian-based morality through marriage and parenthood preparation that sex education originally held since the beginning of the twentieth century. Liberal sex education developed to openly discuss issues that reflected recent legal and social changes. This form reviewed controversial subjects including abortion, contraception and homosexuality. Though liberal sex education found support from national family planning organizations and Labour politicians, traditional sex education found a more vocal and powerful ally in the New Right.
This thesis explores the political emergence of the New Right in Great Britain during the 1970s and 1980s and how the group utilized sex education. The New Right, composed of moral pressure groups and Conservative politicians, focused on the supposed absence of traditional morality from the emergent liberal sex education. Labour (and liberal organizations) held little power in the 1980s due to internal party struggles and an insignificant parliamentary presence. This allowed the New Right to successfully pass multiple national reforms. The New Right latched onto liberal sex education as demonstrative of the moral decline of Britain and utilized its emergence of a prime example of the need to reform education and local government.
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Chulek, Viviane. "A educação infantil e o ensino fundamental de nove anos nas vozes de crianças e na organização do trabalho pedagógico de duas instituições de Curitiba – PR." Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2012. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/3207.
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A ampliação do Ensino Fundamental para nove anos de duração e a consequente inclusão de crianças de seis anos – no caso do Paraná, antes mesmo dessa idade – na segunda etapa da Educação Básica suscitou o debate sobre as especificidades da infância na Educação Infantil e no Ensino Fundamental. Inseridos neste contexto de debate, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa qualitativa, de abordagem documental e etnográfica, na perspectiva de descrever os pontos de vista, apropriações, percepções e práticas de crianças que frequentam duas instituições da Rede Pública Municipal da cidade Curitiba-PR, uma de Educação Infantil e outra de Educação Infantil e Ensino Fundamental, confrontando esses pontos de vista com a análise dos documentos que regem a Educação Infantil e o novo Ensino Fundamental. No que diz respeito à delimitação dos campos e dos sujeitos participantes da investigação, focalizamos: 1) crianças que frequentam a última etapa (pré-escola) da Educação Infantil de um CMEI localizado em bairro urbano da cidade de Curitiba; 2) crianças que frequentam tanto a última etapa da Educação Infantil quanto o primeiro ano do Ensino Fundamental em uma Escola Municipal. Os dados, coletados por meio de observações participantes e de entrevistas coletivas com as crianças, foram analisados por meio de categorias articuladoras, a saber: “tempo”, “espaço”, “alfabetização e letramento”, “currículo” e “a construção do sujeito aluno” A pesquisa possibilitou perceber que a Educação Infantil e o Ensino Fundamental distanciam-se e articulam-se ao mesmo tempo. Distanciam-se por seus objetivos e normas registradas nos documentos oficiais, mas também pelas concepções e práticas que constituem a cultura dessas instituições. Articulam-se por seus sujeitos, crianças que subvertem a ordem institucional para vivenciar experiências que são próprias do universo infantil.The ampliation of Elementary School to nine years duration and consequently the inclusion of children with six years old in Parana, before this age in the second fase of Basic Education aroused the discussion about the childhood specifies in the kindergarten School and in the Elementary School. Inserted in this discussion, we developed a quality research of a documental approach, using ethenic approach resources. In the perspective to describe the view point, appropriations, perceptions and children practices that frequent two Institutions of Municipal Public Chain in Curitiba, one of kindergarten School and other of kindergarten School and Elementary School, comparing these view points with the documents analysis that govern the kindergarten School and the new Elementary School. In the delimitation of research and the subjects that participate of the invistigation focus: 1-Children that frequent the last fase of kindergarten School of CMEI placed in an urban district in Curitiba. 2-Childlike who frequent the last fase of kindergarten School and children who frequent the first year of Elementary School in Municipal School. The collected dates through partcipates observations and the interview with these children were studied through articulated category like: ''time and space'', reading and writing ,contents and the construction of pupil. This research made possible to perceive that Childlike Education and the Elementary School remate and articulate in the same time. They remate through their objectives and rules in the official documents, but through the conceptions and practices that make the culture of these institutions. They articulate through their subjects, children who surpass the institutional order to live experiences are own of childish universe.
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Susanna, Andersson, and Hanne Pettersson. "Systematiskt kvalitetsarbete - Ett verktyg för en likvärdig förskola? : En kvalitativ studie om hur systematiskt kvalitetsarbete kan användas som verktyg i sträva mot en likvärdig förskola, ur förskollärare och rektorers perspektiv." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46084.
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This study sheds light on preschool teacher’s and principal’s view and practice of how systematic quality work affects the equality in preschools. In January 2020, the convention on the rights of a child became part of Swedish law, which strengthened children’s rights in the Swedish society and childcare. The preschool’s current curriculum states that all children have the right to equivalent preschool education. In order to advance towards fulfilling this objective, the application of SKA is utilized as a means to monitor quality and ensure development. Our purpose with this study is to examine preschool teachers and assistant principal’s perception of systematic quality work in relation to equivalent preschool education along with the work of equal treatment - which is practiced within preschools. We will also define how they experience their opportunities within this matter. We mean to further examine how the convention on the right of a child’s integration in Swedish law affects the work of preschool staff. The desired outcome of this research study is for it to contribute to a more profound development of practices in preschool education. This qualitative study was supported by arranging interviews, involving four preschool teachers along with two assistant principals. When we compiled our data, we were able to draw a connection between the participant’s interpretation of the concept of equality and quality within preschools. In summary, we see a connection in children being deprived of their right to equality within the preschool and surrounding factors, which explains this finding. In our compiled data, there is seemingly a diversity in how concepts are perceived among the principles within the preschool organisation. Apparently, various structural frame factors also had a significant impact on the preschool’s equality. In our findings it appeared so that teachers' approach towards children’s different needs and prerequisites was vital to work supportively for children’s right to equality in preschools, which in turn also affects the quality of the preschool itself.
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Lindén, Eleonore. "Utsatta barns rättsliga skydd för grundskoleutbildning i Indien - En fältstudie i Uttar Pradesh och West Bengal." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131598.
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Sheikhi, Tina. "Utsatta barns rättsliga skydd för grundskoleutbildning i Indien - En fältstudie i Uttar Pradesh och West Bengal." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131603.
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Khanal, Damodar. "The quest for educational inclusion in Nepal : a study of factors limiting the schooling of Dalit children." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-quest-for-educational-inclusion-in-nepal-a-study-of-factors-limiting-the-schooling-of-dalit-children(cafe18fd-80cf-4d69-bc4e-d31ee3bae65a).html.
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This thesis addresses one of the major challenges facing education systems in developing countries: that of how to include all children, particularly those from relatively disadvantaged communities. It looks, in particular, at the example in Nepal of children from the Dalit communities, a group known to be disadvantaged and often marginalized within the formal education system. In particular, the study attempts to investigate the barriers that prevent the educational access, participation and progress of these students at the secondary level. This theme was investigated using an ethnographic approach, which examined people's life experiences and culture in natural settings (within schools and in their communities) using data collected through a series of interviews, and observations. It also involved an analysis of the relevant literature and policy documents. What was found is that the reasons for children from the Dalit community being disadvantaged are many and complex. Broadly, they can be summarized as being, first of all, about the difficulties of implementing national policies, particularly in terms of making resources available and providing effective monitoring, even though these policies are very positive about the inclusion of these children. Secondly, it is about the expectations and attitudes amongst the various Dalit communities as to what they want for their children and young people, which are to do with tradition and culture, life styles and economic circumstances. Thirdly, these two sets of factors together put pressure on the schools, which have to find a way of dealing with the challenge of diversity and various expectations. In this way, this research provides some new understanding of the issues that bear on the education of Dalit children. The knowledge gained through this research has practical implications for stakeholders: policy makers, teachers, and Dalit community members and social workers. It is argued that this would help to foster the improvement of policy initiatives and their effective implementation. It could also help to bring changes in the existing attitudes of teachers and Dalit communities that may have a positive impact on Dalit children's integration into education. Most importantly, it has brought a new way of looking at these issues that can be used to inform public debate. The study illustrates the use of a methodology that might usefully be adopted by researchers carrying out research around similar themes in other developing countries. It might also be the case that the barriers that have been identified in Nepal would represent useful starting points for such research.
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Robach, Elin, and Éponine Sandkvist. "Barnkonventionen och förskolors likabehandlingsplaner : En kvalitativ studie om de fyra huvudprinciperna." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-93043.
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The aim of this thesis is to examine how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is incorporated in theplans for equal treatment in Swedish preschools. The four main principles in the convention, including articles2, 3, 6 and 12 make the lens through which the analysis is conducted. Article 2 is about each child’s right toenjoy the rights of the convention without discrimination of any kind, whilst article 3 states that the best interestof the child shall always be the primary consideration. Article 6 ensures every child the right to life, survival anddevelopment whilst article 12 is about every child's right to be heard and the views of the child being given dueweight in accordance with the age and maturity.43 different plans for equal treatment make up the studies' empirical data and they are analysed through ahermeneutic approach. The result shows a clear overrepresentation of articles 2 and 12 in the data, which isconsistent with the contents of the regulatory documents for Swedish preschool. Article 3 is nearly absent fromthe plans, while article 6 is featured only in regard to the right to development.
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Chetty, Kasturi. "The interaction of children's rights, education rights and freedom of religion in South African schools." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020864.
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This study examines the topic of the interaction of children’s rights, education rights and freedom of religion in South African schools from a legal perspective. It comprises of a discussion on the historical development of religion in South African schools; South Africa’s international obligations with regards to children’s rights, education rights and freedom of religion and the South African substantive law pertaining to children rights, education and freedom of religion as impacting on legal issues pertaining to religion in schools. The study utilises a desktop approach, which comprises of a wide range of legal and other literary sources, international instruments, statutes and case law on children’s rights, education rights and freedom of religion. Importantly, it highlights the integral connection between these aforementioned rights when dealing with issues pertaining to religion in schools. This thesis illustrates that much of the historical development of religion in schools took place without consideration of children’s rights, or more particularly, the best interests of the learners. Instead, (a particular brand of) religious beliefs were promoted in education above other religions and the well-being of school-children. Furthermore, despite the introduction of specific children’s rights into the Constitution, this thesis emphasises that the rights of children have still not been recognised sufficiently in education laws and policies. It is submitted that children’s rights have a paramount and practical role to play in matters pertaining to religion in South African schools. Consequently, it is recommended that children’s rights, more particularly the best interests of the child principle, should be expressly introduced into education legislation and policies. This will create legal obligations for school administrators and SGBs on the inclusion of children’s rights in religious exemption procedures. Furthermore, it is recommended that national guidelines on religious/cultural exemptions (which incorporate children’s rights) be developed which will set legal parameters for the handling of religious/cultural exemption procedures in schools. This thesis also argues against the interpretation that the right to establish private schools includes the right to require religious conformity from non-adherent learners by way of a complete waiver of their religious freedom. Despite the importance of respecting the right of religious communities to protect and preserve their faith in private schools, it is submitted that this right cannot be exercised without regard for the religious freedom, dignity and best interests of non-adherent children. As a result, it is submitted that the waiver of the freedom of religion of non-adherent children is not consistent with the values which South African society reveres and therefore cannot be enforced. This thesis suggests that there is a way for the rights of private schools and the rights of non-adherent children to co-exist in harmony through the application of the reasonable accommodation principle in private schools. Reasonable accommodation of different faiths teaches religious tolerance to leaners in private schools and ensures that they are prepared to grapple with the religious diversity that they will inevitably face outside of the school environment. It is submitted that the enforcement of reasonable accommodation in private schools is to the benefit of all learners in private schools and to South African society in general. Moreover, this study questions and analyses the state’s provision of compulsory religion education in public schools through the National Policy on Religion and Education. A theoretical distinction is made between religion education and religious instruction in the National Policy itself. Religious instruction refers to the teaching of specific religious beliefs. Religion education refers to the teaching about different religions and worldviews from an academic perspective. It is submitted that the National Policy is correct in removing religious instruction from public schools as this would not be in accordance with freedom of religion or equality rights of learners who are not of the majority faith. It is submitted further that, although the provision of compulsory religion education in public schools impacts upon the freedom of religion of learners and their parents, (if taught correctly) it is a reasonable and justifiable limitation on freedom of religion in that it pursues the legitimate state goal of nation-building through the teaching of religious tolerance and “celebrating diversity” in schools. In light of South Africa’s history of religious discrimination, it must be recognised that the current position (although not problem- free) is a significant step forward in the protection of minority religious rights in South African schools. Despite this, it is submitted that there are numerous problems with the implementation of the National Policy that impact upon the dignity, equality and other rights of the learners concerned. These problems cannot be ignored since they impact upon the daily lives of school children. However, many of these problems can be minimised through more effective teacher training in this subject area. Accordingly, this thesis recommends that the current position be maintained as an acceptable compromise between the two extremes of providing religious instruction in one faith and removing religion education from public schools altogether. However, it emphasises that the state has to make a concerted effort to improve teacher training in this subject area in order to ensure that the objectives of the National Policy are carried out as envisaged. Furthermore, this thesis finds that certain provisions of the National Policy contain not only educational goals, but spiritual goals. Also in some instances, it is difficult to determine whether the religion education curriculum borders on being religious or not. In accordance with freedom of religion, it is submitted that the line between religion education and religious instruction must be clearly drawn in law and in practice. Consequently, the state must reconsider the National Policy and the corresponding religion education curriculum to ensure that they are aligned with the objectives of nation-building in all respects, meaning that any provisions or learning outcomes which have purely spiritual goals- must be amended or removed.
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Knudsen, Rebecca, and Josefine Olsson. ""Alla får ju inte rätt till utbildning" : En fokusgruppp studie om hur förskollärare uttrycker sig om idén att alla barn har rätt till utbildning inom den svenska förskolan." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, Förskolepedagogisk-didaktisk forskning, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44398.
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Syftet med vår studie är att undersöka hur förskollärare uttrycker sig om idén att alla barn har rätt till utbildning och deras tankar om det. Forskningsfrågorna är följande: Hur beskriver förskollärare barns rätt till utbildning? Vilka aspekter anser förskollärare finns som påverkar barns rätt till utbildning? Studien är genomförd med två fokusgrupper med 2 respektive 3 legitimerade förskollärare i varje grupp. Dessa förskollärare är verksamma inom samma kommun. Urvalet av deltagare gjordes utifrån ett kriteriebaserat bekvämlighetsurval. Studien har utgått från ett postmodernt perspektiv. Resultatet visar att förskollärare anser att utbildning sker under hela dagen i förskolans verksamhet samt att förskolan endast ska fungera som ett komplement till hemmet. Förskollärarna visar även på en osäkerhet kring barnkonventionen som träder i kraft som svensk lag och hur detta kommer påverka förskolans verksamhet. Förskollärarna beskrev barns rätt till utbildning som att det kan ske genom förskollärarledda aktiviteter eller utifrån barnens initiativ. Förskollärarna beskrev lek, omsorg och trygghet som de viktigaste aspekterna som påverkar barns rätt till utbildning.
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Shepherd, Jacqueline. ""Hopefully if I like get the right support at college, I'll be able to like find my way and all that if you know what I mean?" : experiences of transition from special school to mainstream college for young people with autism." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2016. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/61439/.
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This thesis investigates the transition of young people with autism moving from a small, protected and personalised special school environment to a large, busy mainstream college of further education in England. Whilst potentially unsettling for any young person, this transition can be particularly challenging for young people with autism given a desire for predictability and difficulty in adapting to change. This longitudinal research focused on the experience of transition from the point of view of the young people and their parents, and it contributes to the somewhat limited research on post-16 transitions for young people with autism and learning difficulties. Six young people were at the heart of my research but their parents, teachers, lecturers and careers advisers were also interviewed. A key aim of the research was to develop methods to engage and support the young people in an interview process, without influencing their responses too much or restricting their contributions. With this in mind, ‘interrupted interviews' were developed that involved both the use of collage and card sort applications on a tablet, and walking interviews around the college environment. These methods helped to personalise the interview process, to hear the individual student voices and to facilitate communication about the concerns and experiences of the participants. The research findings demonstrate that young people with autism have aspirations, interests and concerns as they progress towards adulthood; that they both seek and enjoy social interaction and that young people and parents need support during and after transition. The tensions between independence and vulnerability are explored as well as the notion of interdependence. While some of the young people in this research made reasonably smooth transitions to college, there were difficulties and challenges, and these lay almost entirely within the area of social interaction. In order for young people with autism and learning difficulties to progress both academically and socially, there needs to be a greater understanding of autism within the whole college community and proper attention given to personalising the transition process to ensure that these young learners can realise their capabilities.
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Tuveng, Marthe Rise. "That is children’s right – isn’t it? : How does Statens Barnehus bring forward children’s rights to be heard?" Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norsk senter for barneforskning, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23726.
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Through qualitative analysis with basis in a theoretical framework constructed by perspectives from sociology of childhood and Freeman and Dwyer’s understanding of children’s rights, this thesis contributes to in depth knowledge and critical analysis of actors perspectives and experience with Statens Barnehus forwarding children’s rights. This thesis has the aim to explore and examine the role of Statens Barnehus and their work with abused children. Through 8 in-depth interviews this thesis set focus on the impact of establishment of Statens Barnehus and their process related to forensic interview and problematize the concept of understanding children’s rights in different institutions. The aim of the in-depth interviews is to explore different actors understanding of `Statens Barnehus´ and how Statens Barnehus can contribute to forwarding children’s rights to be heard.
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Andrade, Édison Prado de. "A educação familiar desescolarizada como um direito da criança e do adolescente: relevância, limites e possibilidades na ampliação do direito à educação." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/48/48134/tde-10112014-111617/.
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A presente tese tem como finalidade compreender a natureza, os fundamentos e as condições históricas segundo as quais, no Brasil e no mundo, vem se desenvolvendo um movimento social integrado por pais e diversos outros agentes públicos e privados pelo qual procuram garantir e realizar a educação de crianças e adolescentes de modo desescolarizado, por meio de modos e técnicas que não se identificam com o modo escolarizado de educar, mas sim com um modo integrado de educação afinado com as possibilidades atuais do processo de ensino-aprendizagem e o atendimento das necessidades globais das crianças e adolescentes, visando o pleno desenvolvimento de suas personalidades e potencialidades segundo um sentido de formação da pessoa humana dentro de parâmetros valorizados por crenças do tipo não materialista. Além disso, oferece uma reflexão sobre os marcos constitucionais e legais que atualmente orientam a doutrina e a jurisprudência brasileiras quanto ao direito à educação de crianças e adolescentes, demonstrando que, com fundamento nos direitos humanos fundamentais que foram sendo assegurados desde os primórdios das revoluções liberais nas constituições do mesmo jaez, bem como nas declarações internacionais de direitos humanos aplicáveis à esfera da garantia dos direitos da criança e do adolescente, a Educação Familiar Desescolarizada mostra-se constitucional e desejável, não havendo motivo fundado para que o Estado brasileiro a proíba. Finalmente, oferece diretrizes gerais tanto no sentido da legalização e regulamentação da Educação Familiar Desescolarizada no Brasil quanto no sentido de uma abordagem educacional integrada que leve em conta as dimensões física, intelectual, moral social e espiritual da pessoa ainda em desenvolvimento, de modo coerente com os motivos que fundamentam a opção dos pais pelo modelo desescolarizado de educar.This thesis aims to understand the nature, the foundations and historical conditions under which, in Brazil and in the world, is developing an social movement integrated by parents and various other public and private actors which seek to ensure the education and conduct children and adolescents deschooling mode through methods and techniques that do not identify with the educated way to educate, but more in tune with an integrated mode of education with the current possibilities of the teaching-learning process and the care of global needs children and adolescents, aiming to fully develop their personalities and capabilities according to a direction of formation of the human person within the parameters valued by beliefs not materialistic. Moreover, it offers a reflection on the constitutional and legal framework currently guiding doctrine and jurisprudence Brazilian for the right to education of children and adolescents, showing that, on the basis in fundamental human rights that have been secured since the beginning of the liberal revolutions in the constitutions of the same ilk as well as international declarations of human rights applicable to the sphere of ensuring the rights of children and adolescents, the Family Education Desescolarizada shows up constitutional and desirable, there are no reasonable grounds for the state to prohibit the Brazilian. Finally, offers general guidelines both in the sense of legalization and regulation of Family Education Deschooling in Brazil and in the sense of an integrated educational approach that takes into account the physical, intellectual, social, moral and spiritual dimensions of the person still in development, consistent with the reasons for the choice of parents to educate the unschooling model.
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Jawoniyi, O. O. "Religious education in state schools and children's rights : an empirical study." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557633.
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The issue of whether and how religion should be taught in state funded schools in democratic societies remains crucially important. Given the sustained presence of religion in the public sphere, there is need for children to possess knowledge and understanding of the role of religion in today's world. It is, however, crucially important that children are safeguarded from being subjected to indoctrination through religious education (RE) programmes offered in schools. Using international human rights law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as a canon, this thesis examines whether or not RE can be delivered in state funded schools in such a fashion that children's rights and interdependent parental rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. It also scrutinises the degree to which RE can, if at all, engender the actualization of the aims of liberal education articulated in the UNCRC. Using a two-fold qualitative methodological paradigms (i.e. case study and hermeneutic phenomenology) and four ethnographic data collection methods (i.e. observations, interviews, focus groups and documentary and artefacts analyses), qualitative data was collected in two contrasting schools (i.e. one grant-maintained integrated secondary and one Roman Catholic Diocesan voluntary grammar) in Belfast Northern Ireland. Findings highlight that through the deployment of a variety of RE pedagogical approaches, the body of knowledge (of religious and non-religious/philosophical nature) was conveyed to children pluralistically, critically and objectively, without indoctrination. Further, this study draws attention to the fact that the teaching of RE in a pluralistic fashion conceivably facilitates children's development of mutual respect for, and mutual understanding of, one another. It also suggests that the teaching of RE in a critical and objective fashion, without indoctrination, can promote the development of children's critical thinking, rational autonomy and the right of the child to an open future. In these respects, this study suggests that RE can be taught not only in a fashion that respects, protects and fulfils children's and parents' rights, but also in a manner which engenders the actualization of the aims of liberal education articulated in the UNCRC. This research, therefore, seeks to contribute to our understanding of: (i) the dialectical relationships between religious education and children's rights; and (ii) the issue of whether and how religion should be taught in state funded schools.