Children's Rights and the Educational Enterprise: Form versus Function.

Prasse, David P.

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ERIC Number: EJ436922

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Publication Date: 1991

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Children's Rights and the Educational Enterprise: Form versus Function.

Prasse, David P.

School Psychology Review, v20 n3 p359-68 1991

Sections of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) that concern education and children's mental health in educational settings are reviewed. Comparison of the existing status of children with the convention mandates and literature on children's rights indicates that society falls short in protecting children. (SLD)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, Conferences, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Government Role, Human Dignity, Mental Health, Public Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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

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