Every child mattered in England: but what matters to children?
Journal article
Meehan, C. 2015. Every child mattered in England: but what matters to children? Early Child Development and Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2015.1032957
Authors | Meehan, C. |
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Abstract | “Every Child Matters” under New Labour provided a framework for services for young children’s care and education. It was pushed aside by the Conservative led coalition and replaced by “More Great Childcare”. The UK as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and therefore has obligations for legislation, policy and curriculum, specifically with regard to children’s rights and participation. On the 25th anniversary of the UNCRC, in practice there may be different levels of participation employed to engage children’s views in the development of policy about them. This project set out to ask children about what “matters” to them. Ninety finalist Early Childhood Studies students worked as co-researchers in this project. Five themes are discussed highlighting the powerful thoughts and ideas of children. A range of ‘child-friendly’ methods were used to collect data from children including role-play, interviews, drawings and artefacts, and story-telling. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Early Child Development and Care |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 0300-4430 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2015.1032957 |
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2015 | |
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Deposited | 18 May 2015 |
Accepted | 19 Mar 2015 |
Output status | Published |
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https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/87514/every-child-mattered-in-england-but-what-matters-to-children
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