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Since it came into force, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has initiated much discussion in various academic fields interested in different aspects of the lives of children and young people. Consisting of 54 articles, the Convention on the Rights of the Child integrates ideas from several historical previous child rights movements and clarifies what human rights involve for children as a distinct group. This chapter provides the background to understanding the aims of education articulated in Article 29 of the UNCRC from an educational and research perspective.
Children do not lose their human rights by virtue of passing through the school gates.
United Nations (2001, §8).
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Gillett-Swan, J., Thelander, N., Hanna, A. (2021). Setting the Scene for Children’s Rights and Education: Understanding the Aims of Education. In: Gillett-Swan, J., Thelander, N. (eds) Children’s Rights from International Educational Perspectives. Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80861-7_1
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