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Otis, Jack; Pasztor, Eileen Mayers; McFadden, Emily Jean – Child Welfare, 2001
Discusses the worldwide problem of child labor and efforts to advocate for the welfare of these impoverished children. Considers factors that contribute to the continued use of child labor and the resistance of these labor practices to reform. Discusses child labor in the United States, and urges public advocacy for labor reform within child…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare
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Stadum, Beverly – Child Welfare, 1995
Draws on publications, agency records, professional literature, and historical studies of the reformers who lobbied for regulation of child labor and compulsory school attendance. Examines the role of social workers in implementing the reforms and reactions of low-income families affected by the laws. Notes that professionals' failure to…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Rearing, Child Welfare