Advancement of Children's Rights in Africa: A Social Justice Framework for School Psychologists

Autor/in	Pillay, Jace
Titel	Advancement of Children's Rights in Africa: A Social Justice Framework for School Psychologists
Quelle	In: School Psychology International, 35 (2014) 3, S.225-240 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0343
DOI	10.1177/0143034313515990
Schlagwörter	Childrens Rights; Foreign Countries; Social Justice; School Psychologists; School Psychology; African Studies; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Questionnaires; Legal Aid; Delivery Systems; Educational Opportunities; Health Promotion; Grants; Public Policy; Program Implementation; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Ausland; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Schulpsychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Auslieferung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	The United Nations Convention on Children's Rights and the subsequent African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child together with the Bill of Children's Rights and numerous other policies and regulations in many African countries have set the precedent for children's rights to be respected and implemented across the African Continent. However, little is known about the actual advancement of children's rights within Sub-Saharan Africa; hence, the purpose of this study was to explore the advancement of children's rights within an African context. This qualitative study included a sample of eight respected leaders on different aspects of children's rights, including academics; policy analysts; directors of children's centres; legal experts; and members of national, regional, and international committees on children's rights issues. Data were collected through individual interviews, a questionnaire and the analysis of instruments on children's rights. The findings indicate there have been considerable improvements in terms of the development of policies and instruments concerning children's rights. However, challenges around implementation were vividly conspicuous. It is argued here that school psychologists should adopt a social justice framework embedded within a rights based approach to promote children's rights within the African context. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10