Summary: Burma acceded to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1991.
Since then, however, there has been
little progress toward the
implementation of the convention, and
the underlying problems which impede
implementation have...
Summary: Intended as a resource for personnel
within the child welfare field serving
children and families whose lives are
touched by HIV and AIDS, this special
issue of Child Welfare serves to add
insight to and fuel discussion of the
fight...
Summary: The aims of the study are two-fold: to
examine the causes of low
participation, persistence and
performance of girls in primary
schools, both absolutely, and relative
to boys.An output of the Gender and Primary Schooling in Africa...
Summary: Ethiopia is one of the poorest and most
educationally disadvantaged countries
in the world, and the enrolment of
girls in school is considerably lower
than that of boys. IDS's summary of the publication
An output of the Gender and...
Summary: This paper suggests a simple model for
the relationships between poverty,
schooling and gender inequality. IDS Working Paper 78 1998 31pp ISBN 1 85864 248 5 £6.00
This paper suggests a simple model for the relationships between
poverty...
Summary: Should children have the right to vote?
How important is the family? Is the end
of class inequality in sight? Professor
Ringen tackles these and other crucial
questions in this powerful argument for
a radical reappraisal of our family...
Summary: The United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child gave children of
all ages the right to be involved in
decisions that affect them. Adults
often worry that involving children and
exposing them to painful information
might harm...
Summary: Understanding and Acting on the
Environmental Hazards that Threaten
Children and their Parents
Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards that Threaten
Children and their Parents
'an ideal reference for those concerned...
Summary: Powerful and shocking study of the
worldwide exploitation of children - to
make carpets in India, shoes in Brazil,
clothes in
Portugal, or to provide sex in Bangkok,
Manila or Rio Earthscan's summary of the publication
Powerful and...
Summary: Children are by far the most committed
age group on environmental issues. All
over the world, young people are
becoming enthusiastically involved in
environmental issues, though often
these are superficial, distant calls to
'save the...
