More than three decades ago, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
signalled to an international audience that all children under the age of 18 years are to be …

The relationship between children's human rights to protection and to what is commonly
referred to as 'participation'has received significant attention, with many scholars critiquing …

Purpose Children are gradually attaining recognition as service users and their involvement
in service development has been advanced in recent years. This study draws on empirical …

Democratic (open) schools are founded on an ethos that sanctifies human rights and an
egalitarian relationship between children and adults. Accordingly, students participate in all …

Purpose Participation is the active involvement of children and young people in decision-
making regarding issues that affect their lives. It is crucial in the context of child protection …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the experience of one large Irish youth work
organisation, Foróige, to measures introduced during the initial phase of COVID-19 in 2020 …

Abstract The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child anchors children's right to
participate in decision‐making. This right refers to decisions at the individual level as well as …

Stigma devalues, discriminates, and magnifies social inequalities. For children in care, who
have far worse educational outcomes than children who are not in care, stigma negatively …

It is now well established that young people who, for different reasons, grow up in care face
particular challenges when they leave the care system. Many policies have been enacted to …

Policy agendas currently shape the identity of childhood and children's role in society. They
guide the development and delivery of children's services across all domains of their life …