Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice

Icarbord Tshabangu (Leeds Trinity University, UK)

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Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781522525783

EISBN13: 9781522525790

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2578-3

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Social rights are a pivotal concern for all of society, including today’s population of children. The study of the rights, or lack thereof, that children have must be undertaken to ensure that future generations are thriving members of their communities.

Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice highlights the trials and tribulations that children have often had to overcome to be considered true citizens of their communities. Featuring comprehensive coverage on a wide range of applicable topics such as child abuse, socio-economic rights, social injustice, and welfare issues, this is a critical reference source for educators, academicians, students, and researchers interested in studying new approaches for the social advancement of children.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Child Abuse
Child Labor
Child Poverty
Inclusive Education
Interagency Collaboration
Social Injustice
Socio-Economic Rights
Welfare Issues

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Icarbord Tshabangu (PhD), is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Childhood and Education, Leeds Trinity University, UK. He has previously worked as a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Educational Foundations and Management programmes, teaching postgraduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Arusha, Tanzania and at the University of Namibia, Namibia. He was also associated with the University of Liverpool Online as Honorary Senior Lecturer (doctoral programmes). He has served as an internal and external examiner at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and continues to be a research supervisor. His teaching and research interests are largely children’s rights, democratic citizenship, education policy, and qualitative methodologies. He is also a Global Citizenship and Children's Rights Network (GLOCCRIN) coordinator and non-Executive Director for Community Development and Services Alliances (CODESA), UK.

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