“Knitting with Fog, Plaiting with Treacle” Understanding and Enacting Children’s Rights
WHEN: Thursday 10 October 2013, 6pm
WHERE: TX5.G.04 Seminar Room at the National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults, 204 Hillcrest Road.
The Centre for Global Studies in Education presents this seminar in the series: Philosophies of Cultural Difference. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has more States Parties as signatories than any other human rights treaty yet the status of children and the state of childhood does not reflect this endorsement. This lecture will problematise the notion of universalism and present some theoretical dilemmas encountered by child rights’ scholars and advocates as they engage with fundamental principles such as “acting in the best interests of the child”. Examples from a range of education sectors will be used to illustrate how the most complex rights – children’s and young people’s participation rights – are enacted. The underlying power dynamic between adult’s and child’s agendas play out in various attempts to include children and young people but not always as intended. Dr Sarah Te One
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington
With over 25 years of experience in early education as a teacher, researcher, lecturer, unionist, parent, and a brief stint in the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, Sarah has been involved in several major research projects including Centres of Innovation, a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative and other Ministry of Education funded research projects. Her current research interests focus on children’s perspectives and influence on social policy, parent and community partnerships in education and advocacy for children’s rights.
The Centre for Global Studies in Education
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