Summary
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Early Childhood is a complex and diverse field. This text is designed to help students understand and engage with current themes in early childhood, supporting the development of critical thinking skills. Key themes such as children's voice, child wellbeing, identities and professional relationships are presented and opened up for the reader through essential theory and selected extracts. Thought provoking activities in all chapters help students to get a deeper understanding of contemporary themes in early childhood, supporting them in assignment writing and in linking theory to practice.
Children's Rights and Children's Voice
Children's Rights and Children's Voice
In this chapter, the concepts of children's rights and children's voice are explored, examining some of the theoretical perspectives and considering how these may translate into practice. The debates are set in an international context though the examples given contextualise the discussion in the national context.
By the end of this chapter you should have:
- considered the complexities inherent in the concept of children's rights and become aware of alternative theoretical perspectives;
- explored the concept of children's voice and looked critically at the implications for implementing the right in practice;
- reflected on your own responses to the questions raised in the chapter, and on how these might affect your approach to the issues raised.
Introduction
The notion of children's rights ...
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