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ERIC Number: EJ450804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Point of Departure.
Edmonds, Beverly C.
Social Education, v56 n4 p205-07 Apr-May 1992
Suggests that the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child challenges teachers to address rights representing a consensus on minimum standards. Compares the U.S. view of food, shelter, health care, and rehabilitation as legislative entitlements, rather than as the rights they are seen as in other nations. Discusses cultural diversity, conflicts, and enforcement. (DK)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Childrens Rights, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Public Opinion, Publicity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Convention on the Rights of the Child; Social Entitlements; United Nations