International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation

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Introduction Tali Gal & Benedetta Faedi Duramy 1. A Feminist Perspective on Children and Law: From Objectification to Relational Subjectivity Laura A. Rosenbury Part I. Child participation in education and research settings 2. Inclusion and participation in special education processes in Ontario, Canada Mona Pare 3. Implementing the principle of child participation: Pupil's participation in placement committees in Israel Eran Uziely 4. Children and Young People's in Research Nigel Thomas Part II. Child participation in family disputes 5. Implementation of Article 12 in Family Law Proceedings in Ireland and New Zealand: Lessons Learned and Messages for Going Forward Aisling Parkes 6. Judicial Interviews of Children in Canada's Family Courts: Growing Acceptance But Still Controversial Nicholas Bala, Rachel Birnbaum, and Francine Cyr 7. Children's in Israeli Family Courts: An Account of an Ongoing Learning Process Tamar Morag, Yoa Sorek, and Anat Inbar Part III. Participatory mechanisms for children at risk 8. Inclusive and Respectful Relationships as the Basis for Child Inclusive Policies and Practice: The Experience of Children in Out-of-Home Care in Australia Sharon Bessel 9. Child and Family Team Meetings: The Need for Youth in Educational Success Jodi Hall, Joan Pennell, and RV Rikard 10. Teen experiences of exclusion, inclusion and participation in child protection and youth justice in Vermont Gale Burford and Sarah Gallagher 11. Professionals' Conceptions of Children, Childhood and Participation in an Australian Family Relationship Services Sector Organisation Anne Graham, Robyn Fitzgerald, and Judith Cashmore Part IV. Child participation in the criminal process 12. Teen Courts: Children Participating in Justice Lynne Marie Kohm 13. The Developmental Stakes of Youth in American Juvenile Court Emily Buss 14. Benefits of Restorative Reentry Circles for Children of Incarcerated Parents in Hawai'i Lorenn Walker, Cheri Tarutani, and Diana McKibben Part V. Child participation in the public sphere 15. Face to face: children and young people's right to participate in public decision-making Chelsea Marshall, Bronagh Byrne, and Laura Lundy 16. Addressing the challenges of children and young people's participation: considering time and space E. Kay M. Tisdall 17. Child in Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of the Child Tara M. Collins 18. Children's in Haiti Benedetta Faedi Duramy 19. Conclusion - From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies: Toward an Ecological Model of Child Tali Gal