Children's Rights 0-8

Mallika Kanyal is Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, UK, an institution with a strong reputation for Early Childhood Studies.

• Part 1 1. History and Development of Children's Rights 2. Childhood and Children's Participation: A Social-Cultural Perspective Part 2 3. Participation: Why and How? 4. Models of Participation 5. Participation in Group Care Contexts: Understandings and Strategies 6. Challenges to Participatory Approaches in Early Years Practice Part 3 7. Participatory Approaches in Research Involving Children i. Introduction to participatory approaches in research ii. Using drawings to understand children's perceptions of their learning environment iii. Interviews: using interviews to help children talk about their school experience iv. Using questionnaires with children v. Using visual and aural technology as tools to enhance children's participation in research vi. Observation as a strategy for participation