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"This is your home, that's what it's supposed to be": Participation in Residential Care

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Abstract

The English word participation describes different forms of social engagement (Lansdown, 2010). The presented study focuses on participation, as outlined in the Children’s Rights Convention (UN CRC), especially Art. 12.

“1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationParticipation in Residential Childcare : Safeguarding children´s rights through participation and complaint procedures
EditorsClaudia Equit
Number of pages26
Place of PublicationOpladen
PublisherVerlag Barbara Budrich GmbH
Publication date15.07.2024
Pages41-66
ISBN (Print)978-3-8474-1879-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-8474-2709-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15.07.2024

Research areas and keywords

  • Educational science
  • Social Work and Social Pedagogics
  • Residential care
  • Participation
  • Children's rights

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