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Lister, Ruth – Education 3-13, 2022
The article provides an overview of the conclusions reached by the British Academy Childhood Policy Programme in its final report. The programme explored the role of the state in childhood and how children and childhood are conceptualised in policy-making. The aim was to apply an inter-disciplinary social sciences and humanities lens in order to…
Descriptors: Children, Policy Formation, Policy, Foreign Countries
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Nóirín Hayes – Education 3-13, 2024
The ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 12 on children's right to participate in matters affecting them, provides a rationale for including the voices of young children when seeking to better understand their lives. Early childhood educators collaborate and converse with young children in their daily…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childrens Rights, Young Children
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Al Alaleeli, Sara – Education 3-13, 2022
UAE's education reform initiatives focused on K-12, post-secondary education preparation, accountability, higher standards, and professionalism. UAE's Ministry of Higher Education brought changes in curricula, syllabi, and framework of teacher preparation programmes. Providing teachers with opportunities to contribute to the development of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Females, Empowerment
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Robinson, Christine; O'Connor, Dee; Wildy, Helen; Neylon, Gerardine – Education 3-13, 2019
Childcare within Australia has undergone significant reform as a result of the implementation of the nationally mandated "Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework" [EYLF] (Department for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR]. 2009. "Belonging, Being and Becoming. The Early Years Learning…
Descriptors: World Views, Early Childhood Education, Empowerment, Foreign Countries
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Adams, Kate – Education 3-13, 2013
Notions of a good childhood are inextricably linked with well-being. Both concepts are central to a contentious debate about the quality of childhood in the UK, which is partly situated within the "childhood in crisis" discourse which opponents claim is overstated. This study contributes to the debate by hearing the voices of children as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Childhood Attitudes, Well Being
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Torstensson, Gabriella; Brundrett, Mark – Education 3-13, 2011
HIV/AIDS can no longer be regarded solely as a public health issue as its impact extends well into all spheres of life, sectors of society and levels of the education system. This paper argues that not only is it paramount to draw on children's understanding of the impact of AIDS on their lives, but it is equally important to draw on their…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Public Health