Social Movements and the Transformation of National Policy: Street and Working Children in Brazil.

Dewees, Anthony; Klees, Steven J.

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ERIC Number: EJ498171

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Publication Date: 1995

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Social Movements and the Transformation of National Policy: Street and Working Children in Brazil.

Dewees, Anthony; Klees, Steven J.

Comparative Education Review, v39 n1 p76-100 Feb 1995

Discusses the problems faced by street and working children in Brazil, problems often exacerbated by the educational system. Describes how grass-roots activism led to enactment of an exceptional progressive law protecting children's rights. Examines the failure of technical rationality as the foundation of mainstream educational planning. (SV)

Descriptors: Activism, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Children, Childrens Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Juvenile Justice, Poverty, Public Policy, Social Action, Social Attitudes, Social Change, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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