An analysis of policies and legislation relating to child participation by children in alternative care in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorSchiller, Ulene
dc.contributor.authorStrydom, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorLombard, A. (Antoinette)
dc.contributor.authorRademeyer, Cobus
dc.contributor.emailantoinette.lombard@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-15T09:49:52Z
dc.date.available2024-02-15T09:49:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, children in the care of the state constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in society. They are often not heard, or their views not respected in matters concerning them. This is incongruent with the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN, 1989). Guided by a conceptual framework of child participation theory, this article analyses South African legislation and policies to determine how and when child participation is being promoted. Findings indicate that providing information to children on how to participate meaningfully is the key for effective child participation and that practical guidelines should be developed.en_US
dc.description.departmentSocial Work and Criminologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgNoneen_US
dc.description.urihttps://socialwork.journals.ac.za/puben_US
dc.identifier.citationSchiller, U., Strydom, M., Lombard, A. et al. 2023, 'An analysis of policies and legislation relating to child participation by children in alternative care in South Africa', Social Work/Maatskaplike, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 112-128. DOI: https://DOI:org/10.15270/59-1-1096.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0037-8054 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2312-7198 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.15270/59-1-1096
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/94644
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Worken_US
dc.rights© University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work.en_US
dc.subjectPolicy analysisen_US
dc.subjectChild participationen_US
dc.subjectChild protectionen_US
dc.subjectAlternative careen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.titleAn analysis of policies and legislation relating to child participation by children in alternative care in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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