Empowering children : children's rights education as a pathway to citizenship / R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell.

By:

Howe, Robert Brian

Contributor(s):

Covell, Katherine

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781442674387
1442674385
9781442687974
1442687975
1282023659
9781282023659
0802095232
9780802095237
1442692138
9781442692138

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Empowering children.DDC classification:

323.3/52/071 22

LOC classification:

HQ789 .H69 2005eb

Other classification:

80.44

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Contents:

1. Denying children's rights -- 2. Fulfilling an obligation -- 3. Recognizing children as citizens -- 4. Educating for citizenship -- 5. Catching citizenship -- 6. Confronting the challenges -- App. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Review: "In Empowering Children, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell assert that educating children about their basic rights is a necessary means not only of fulfilling a country's legal obligations, but also of advancing education about democratic principles and the practice of citizenship. The authors contend that children's rights education empowers children as persons and as rights-respecting citizens in democratic societies. Such education has a 'contagion effect' that brings about a general social knowledge on human rights and social responsibility." "Although there remain obstacles to the implementation of children's rights in many countries, Howe and Covell argue that reforming schools and enhancing teacher education are absolutely essential to the creation of a new culture of respect toward children as citizens. Their thorough and passionate work marks a significant advance in the field."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-231) and index.

"In Empowering Children, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell assert that educating children about their basic rights is a necessary means not only of fulfilling a country's legal obligations, but also of advancing education about democratic principles and the practice of citizenship. The authors contend that children's rights education empowers children as persons and as rights-respecting citizens in democratic societies. Such education has a 'contagion effect' that brings about a general social knowledge on human rights and social responsibility." "Although there remain obstacles to the implementation of children's rights in many countries, Howe and Covell argue that reforming schools and enhancing teacher education are absolutely essential to the creation of a new culture of respect toward children as citizens. Their thorough and passionate work marks a significant advance in the field."--Jacket