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ERIC Number: EJ552738
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
The Future Detection and Prevention of Institutional Abuse: Giving Children a Chance to Participate in Research.
Jones, Jocelyn; Myers, Jenny
Early Child Development and Care, v133 p115-25 Jun 1997
Argues that the voices of those who have been abused in residential care need to be considered in research on child abuse in residential settings. Considers the high percentage of child perpetrators, the focus on child control and restraint rather than development, and the potential dangers of dominant, charismatic leaders, and politically motivated, acceptable leaders. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Childrens Rights, Competence, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility, Research Needs, Researcher Subject Relationship, Residential Care, Residential Institutions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Protection; Children Act 1989 (Great Britain); United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child
Note: Special Issue Topic: "Institutional Abuse: Leadership, Power and Rights Explored."