Children's Rights from International Educational Perspectives: Wicked Problems for Children's Education Rights

This book critically examines contemporary educational practices with a children's rights lens, discussing how using a rights framework for education furthers the agenda for achieving international educational aims and goals. It highlights the complexity of children's rights and education, drawing on the expertise of international research teams from various countries. The book advocates for a broader understanding of the nuances underpinning children's education-related rights, recognizing that children's education rights involve more than just access and provision.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 03 December 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This book delves into a comprehensive examination of contemporary educational practices, focusing specifically on the lens of children's rights. By investigating the factors that either facilitate or impede the realization of children's rights within educational contexts across diverse global settings, it explores how adopting a rights-based approach to education can contribute to achieving international educational objectives and goals. Through the use of diverse international examples, the book offers a snapshot of the intricate complexities surrounding children's rights and education. Drawing upon the expertise of international research teams from Australia, England, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, it highlights diverse interpretations of the same mandate within different national contexts.

The book begins by providing a critical overview of the broader context of children's rights in education, encompassing obligations for states and their representatives, tensions and convergences in implementation, and their implications for teaching and learning. By employing underutilized educational and theoretical concepts, the book aims to broaden our understanding of children's rights, education, and associated theoretical frameworks.

Despite the prominence of a human rights framework that emphasizes the indivisibility, interconnectedness, and interconnectedness of all rights, the 'right to education' (Article 28) tends to dominate discussions about children's rights and education. However, equally significant rights such as the 'aims of education' (Article 29) are often overlooked or marginalized in these discussions. Recognizing that children's education rights extend beyond mere access and provision, this book advocates for a much broader understanding of the nuances underlying children's education-related rights.

Chapter 10 of this book is made available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License.

Weight: 421g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030808631
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021