This collection addresses two crucial and linked questions: how can children participate in decision-making activities which impact on their lives?; and how can children keep hold of their rights in neighbourhoods - play, access, safety - at a time when those rights are severely threatened? Readers are encouraged to make links between different aspects of children's lives and the book's aim is to help ensure that children's participation in their neighbourhood rights are taken seriously by policymakers. The book brings together contributors from a range of perspectives and makes the case for understanding children "in the round".
This collection addresses two crucial and linked questions: how can children participate in decision-making activities which impact on their lives?; and how can children keep hold of their rights in neighbourhoods - play, access, safety - at a time when those rights are severely threatened? Readers are encouraged to make links between different aspects of children's lives and the book's aim is to help ensure that children's participation in their neighbourhood rights are taken seriously by policymakers. The book brings together contributors from a range of perspectives and makes the case for understanding children "in the round".
Introduction: Context and Rationale by Paul Henderson
1. Care and Protection
A Neighbourhood Centre by Roger Barford, Sarah O'Grady and Ruth
Hall
Black Children in Care by Kanchan Jadeja
Disadvantage, Community and the Children's Act 1989 by Teresa
Smith
2. Environment
Children and Traffic Calming by Katy Green
Children and Environmental Issues by Jim Radford
3. Education
School and Community Links by Rupert Prime
Schools and Community by Rachel Hodgkin
4. Neighbourhood
The Fear of Our Own Children by Craig Russell
Places of Childhood by Roger Adams
Belonging and Becoming by Joe Hasler
Conclusion: Rights, Participation and Neighbourhood by Peter Newell
Paul Henderson is Director of the North of England and Scotland Community Development Foundation. He has been involved with community development for over 20 years and is the joint editor of Rural Action (with D. Francis) and Community and Public Policy (with H Butcher et al) both Pluto Press.
'This book is both sad and refreshing. Sad that a book has to be
written for a society acknowledged for a sentimentality that runs
little more than skin deep. Refreshing that a clutch of
practitioner professionals can come together to mull over issues
which can improve the lot of children'
*AMA News*
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