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Lee, Nick – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1999
Reports three case studies on the position of children within adult institutions, focusing on difficulties surrounding children speaking for themselves. Argues that adult institutions are unable to decide the status of children's utterances, and that institutional deferral pushes the burden of ambiguity onto children's shoulders, thereby making…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Child Role, Childhood Attitudes
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Backstrom, Kerstin – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1992
Reviews the historical context and the contents of the United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, with particular reference to its ratification and implementation in Sweden. Describes the preamble and articles related to the provision of services/care, protection from mistreatment, and children's participation in decisions.…
Descriptors: Child Role, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education