Autonomy and the Child: The International Educational Rights of the Child.

Van Bueren, Geraldine

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ERIC Number: EJ450808

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Autonomy and the Child: The International Educational Rights of the Child.

Van Bueren, Geraldine

Social Education, v56 n4 p214-15 Apr-May 1992

Considers what rights children should have in their education. Argues that international tribunals should consider whether children have the right to participate in decisions about the type of education they receive and what rights they have under international law if they disagree with their parents' choices. Describes the convention and urges U.S. approval. (DK)

Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Discipline Policy, International Law, Parent Rights, Parent Student Relationship, Participative Decision Making, Student Participation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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