Character Education from a Children's Rights Perspective: An Examination of Elementary Students' Perspectives and Experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 679-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine Lake
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
The World ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Divorce Rates

AbstractRising divorce rates, acts of violence around the world, and other similar events have brought the concept of "character" to the forefront. Educators have responded with a resurgence of character education programmes. However, as technology unites individuals around the globe, our "community" has expanded beyond the boundaries of our own school, city, or even country. With this comes tremendous diversity and following an imposed set of "universal" values no longer seems reasonable. Given that character education has become so complex, children's rights may provide a way for us to conceptualize it on a more universal level. As a start, this pilot project examined the levels of importance and existence of rights as perceived by a small sample of Northern Ontario elementary students. Although these students, particularly the females, generally rated their rights as highly important, they indicated only moderate support for them.

Introduction: Children’s Rights as Human Rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Richard P. Hiskes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World

The world does not really believe that human rights pertain to children. This is so in spite of the fact that the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been ratified by all nations worldwide except for one, the United States. This book explores the reasons behind the US refusal in ...

The Convention on the Rights of the Child – 30th Anniversary

2020 ◽  
Vol 595 (8) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Anna Górka-Strzałkowska
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
30Th Anniversary ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
United Nations General Assembly

The issue of children’s rights is extensive and multi-threaded. Studies on this subject show different perspectives and views, referring to various areas of children’s functioning and development. The article presents the perspective of children’s rights in the activities of organizations, local governments, educational and culture institutions on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child was created, adopted on November 20, 1959 by the United Nations General Assembly, which developed the scope of children’s rights. However, it still had no legal value. It was only the Convention on the Rights of the Child, established on the initiative of Poland on November 20, 1989, that became a global constitution protecting children all over the world. The events related to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention became the culmination of the contemporary activities undertaken to mobilize the entire society to fight for children’s rights. These initiatives enabled the presentation of positions and views on the issue of the child. In a broad sense, they allowed the possibility of implementing program changes to improve the situation of children not only in Poland, but also in the world.

Homeless Children and Children's Rights: The Starting Line in the Human Race

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
Chris Goddard
Keyword(s):  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Human Race ◽  
New Born ◽  
Born Child ◽  
The World ◽  
Wilhelm Reich ◽  
New Residents

The new-born child arrives in the world with an awesome array of capacities and reflexes. They can suck, cough, cry, squirm, turn their heads and grip objects (Segal and Segal, 1985). As Somerville points out, however, what we have to remember is that all children are born ‘prematurely’, in that their character and personality are yet to be fully formed (1982: 242).It was Wilhelm Reich, I believe, who clearly portrayed the shock of being born. After 40 weeks or thereabouts of security, the newborn arrives in a world that is far less warm and far more threatening than the womb. The baby is picked up by the legs, slapped briskly and removed from his or her mother. Reich argued that the world was destined to remain in a mess while new residents are greeted in such a fashion. For some children, even in wealthy countries like Australia, those first few minutes set the scene for much of their future lives.

scholarly journals Research Roundup: Advocating for Children’s Rights

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Tess Prendergast ◽  
Betsy Diamant-Cohen ◽  
Annette Y. Goldsmith
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
North American Society ◽  
The World ◽  
Children And Childhood ◽  
American Society

Although the American Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children are international organizations, meaning they welcome members from around the world, our scope tends to be North American in practice. While communities and funding structures in North American libraries are different (rural vs. urban for example), children’s librarians often share similar outlooks on children and childhood in general.However, while most ALSC members work within the cultural context of North American society, it is also important to understand the state of childhood on a more global scale. One way this can be accomplished is by taking a children’s rights approach. The following annotated links (many shortened through TinyUrl.com) and print resources are meant as an introduction to children’s rights for those working in public and school libraries around the world. 

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI POLA PEMBINAAN ANAK MENURUT RASULULLAH SAW DI MASYARAKAT MUSLIM PATTANI THAILAND

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Hannah Sidek ◽  
Erwin Hafid ◽  
Muhammad Amri
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

The process of fostering children has an important role in the world of education, but there are many problems related to this pattern of formation, especially in terms of morality. At this time, along with the shifting of social institutions that have resulted in immoral acts and violence in all aspects of people's lives, it is necessary to protect or foster children's rights especially children in the Thai Pattani Muslim community, by observing the activities of the Thai Pattani Muslim community in maintaining or giving guidance to children. This paper discusses the Pattern of Child Development according to the Messenger of Allah. in the Thai Pattani Muslim Community. The implications of this study indicate that the attitudes and behavior of parents will be imitated directly by their children and that it will become a habit for children. So from this research is expected to provide knowledge and benefits to all parents in improving the pattern of child development according to the Prophet. so that children can live in Islamic culture.

scholarly journals Study at home in covid-19 pandemic as a legal protection to children's rights in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratri Novi Erdianti
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
The World ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Learning Policies ◽  
The Right ◽  
At Home

The implementation of online learning systems in the pandemic period of COVID-19 caused problems related to learning methods that require adequate facilities and not all students have them. In addition, the community also feels less than optimal for students, especially elementary school children who find it hard to accept learning through online, this is also because there is more work to replace the material students can use. The purpose of this paper is to see that the study at home policy is an appropriate step according to the guarantee of legal protection mandated by Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendment of Law No. 23 of 2002 concerning the Protection of children to continue to carry out the learning process so that the world of education is not paralyzed due to the problem of the spread of covid 19. The purpose of this study is to examine the study at home policy as a guarantee of legal protection mandated by Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendment to the Law no. 23 of 2002 concerning child protection. The method used in this study is the normative method. The results of the study show that online learning policies are the best solution and are in line with the principles of legal protection of children's rights in Indonesia, especially regarding the right to be safe from danger and to be kept away from diseases as well as the right to survival and development.

Placing Children’s Freedom from Violence at the Heart of the Policy Agenda

2020 ◽  
pp. 306-328
Author(s):  
Marta Santos Pais
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The World ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Legal Mandate

Violence knows no geographic, cultural, or social borders. Around the world millions of children of all ages continue to be exposed to appalling levels of violence, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, in institutions aimed at their care and protection, as well as within the home. Children’s rights law, most notably the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), provides a legal mandate to address all forms of violence against children. This chapter reviews the various forms of violence against children, their impact on child well-being, and the children’s rights law mandate to prevent it. It then discusses the global policy agenda for confronting violence against children and the challenges that must be overcome to achieve progress toward a world free of violence against children.

Commentary Children's Work, Children's Rights

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-38
Author(s):  
Karen Porter
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The World ◽  
Children’S Work

Most people would agree that enslaving children or forcing them to work in sweatshops or brothels are morally reprehensible practices. Yet the number of children laboring in hazardous and exploitative conditions around the world continues to grow. In June 1998, the International Labour Organization reported that, in the developing countries, some 250 million children aged 5 to 14 work— 120 million of them full time. Outlawing child labor may seem to be the obvious solution, but it is not the best way to protect children.

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