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Synopsis
A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children.
Synopsis
PART I: CHILDREN AND INSTITUTIONAL CARE Home Truths: Children's Rights in Institutional Care in Sri Lanka; D.Seneviratne & F.Mariam Juvenile Justice in S o Paulo, Brazil: Violence and Denied Opportunities; J.D. McLennan, F.D. Rigato, & I.A.S.Bordin Children in Institutional and Alternative Care in Viet Nam: A Review of Current Policy and Practice; J.Bergeron & S.Tanaka PART II: CHILD LABOR, VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION Child Laborers in the Bolivian Mining Sector: Exploring Children's Experiences and Perspectives; J.Albarracin-Jordan & T.Bouchard Breaking the Silence: The Voices of Girls Forcibly Involved in Armed Conflict in Angola; V.Stavrou Addressing Youth Violence and Aggression in Colombia: Examining Community-wide Prevention Initiative; L.F.Duque, M.Ungar, & B.Caicedo PART III: CHILD RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION: The Dynamics of Youth Participation: Insights From Research Fieldwork with Female Youth in Senegal; R.Maclure From Education to Equality? Bolivian Adolescent Males' Understanding of Gender Equality in the Wake of Sensitivity Workshops; C.Gervais PART IV: COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO CHILD RIGHTS AND PROTECTION The Wayo Programme in Northern Uganda: Building on Traditional Assets in Supporting Acholi Young Women and Girls in the Context of War and HIV; S.Patel, P.Spittal, H.Muyinda, G.Oyat, & N.Sewankambo Rethinking the Orphan Crisis: Community-based Responses to Orphan Care in Malawi; L.Riley & E.Lupafya The Fluctuations of Child Worker Support: A Study of Female Domestic Workers in Senegal; D.Lavan & R.Maclure Circles of Care: Community-Based Child Protection in South Africa; P.Cook & L.duToit