PublishedNov 1, 2006
Page count272 pages
Dimensions234 x 156 mm
This book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs and rights of children and young people. Leading authors write from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines including social policy, education, geography and sociology. The book critically examines the concepts of participation and social inclusion and their links with children and childhoods and considers the geography of social inclusion and exclusion. It explores young people's own conceptualisations of social inclusion and exclusion; and examines how these concepts have been expressed in policy at various levels.
The book concludes with an agenda for progressing participation and social inclusion, both for and with children and young people.
"Children, young people and social inclusion" will be of interest to academics, students and policy makers, as well as to a wide range of practitioners including teachers, youth workers, participation workers and those working in interagency settings.
"A welcome addition to the literature." Annie Franklin, Youth & Policy
"This book is recommended reading for anyone involved in developing or researching participation, strategic management and those wanting to develop skills and knowledge in working in this way. It covers a wide variety of important issues and offers both a theoretical and practical way forward for staff at all levels within agencies working with and for children, including the new Children's Trust arrangements in the UK." British Journal of Social Work
"By bringing together theory and research on the social exclusion of children and the social participation of children, this book makes important conceptual strides towards a vision of citizenship in a participatory democracy for all. It reveals that, while there have been advances in enabling children and youth to have a voice in society, much needs to be done to improve how we listen to marginalized children in addressing issues of poverty and the uneven distribution of resources and services. In so doing it projects an important agenda for future inter-disciplinary research with children." Roger Hart, Director of the Children's Environments Research Group (CERG), The City University of New York
John Davis is Co-ordinator of the BA in Childhood Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Malcolm Hill is Director of the Glasgow Centre for the Child & Society at the University of Glasgow, Alan Prout is Professor of Sociology and Childhood Studies at the Institute of Education at Warwick University and Kay Tisdall is Programme Director of the MSc in Childhood Studies, at the University of Edinburgh.
Section A: Introduction ~ John M. Davis and Malcolm Hill; Section B: Children and poverty: Child poverty: a barrier to social participation and inclusion ~ Tess Ridge; Children's perspectives on social exclusion and resilience in disadvantaged urban communities ~ Malcolm Hill, Katrina Turner, Moira Walker, Anne Stafford and Peter Seaman; Children and the local economy: another way to achieve social inclusion ~ Rosie Edwards; Section C: Participation: Politics and policy: Reconnecting and extending the research agenda on children's participation: mutual incentives and the participation chain ~ Alan Prout, Richard Simmons and Johnston Birchall; Included in governance: children's participation in 'public' decision making ~ Kay Tisdall and Robert Bell; The Irish National Children's Strategy: lessons for promoting the social inclusion of children and young people ~ John Pinkerton; International developments in children's participation: lessons and challenges ~ Gerison Lansdown; Section D: Opening up theoretical spaces for inclusion and participation: Spaces of participation and inclusion? ~ Michael Gallagher; From children's services to children's spaces ~ Peter Moss; Child-adult relations in social space ~ Berry Mayall; Participation with purpose ~ Liam Cairns; Section E: Conclusion: Concluding reflections: social inclusion, the welfare state and understanding children's participation ~ Alan Prout and E. Kay M. Tisdall.
"Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya kwanza ya kitabu hiki, ""Utawala wa Ujumuishaji wa Kijamii"" unaonyesha jinsi na kwa njia gani sera za ujumuishaji wa kijamii zinakidhi mahitaji na haki za watoto na vijana." Waandishi wa kuongoza kuandika kutoka asili mbalimbali na taaluma ikiwa ni pamoja na sera ya kijamii, elimu, jiografia na jamii. Kitabu hiki kinachunguza kwa ukali dhana za ushiriki na ujumuishaji wa kijamii na uhusiano wao na watoto na utoto na inachukua kijiografia ya ujumuishaji wa kijamii na kutengwa. Inachunguza dhana za vijana wenyewe za kuingizwa na kutengwa kijamii; na inachunguza jinsi dhana hizi zimeonyeshwa katika sera katika ngazi mbalimbali. Kitabu hicho kinamalizika na ajenda ya maendeleo ya ushiriki na ujumuishaji wa kijamii, kwa watoto na vijana na pamoja nao. "Watoto, vijana na ujumuishaji wa kijamii"" itakuwa ya kuvutia kwa wasomi, wanafunzi na watunga sera, pamoja na kwa wigo mkubwa wa watendaji ikiwa ni pamoja na walimu, wafanyikazi wa vijana, wafanyikazi wa ushiriki na wale wanaofanya kazi katika mazingira ya kati ya taasisi." "Jambo la kupendeza katika fasihi". "Annie Franklin, ""Vijana na Sera"" - kitabu hiki kinapendekezwa kwa mtu yeyote anayehusika katika kuendeleza au kutafiti ushiriki, usimamizi wa kimkakati na wale wanaotaka kuendeleza ujuzi na maarifa katika kufanya kazi kwa njia hii." "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""Mafunzo haya yanajumuisha mambo mengi muhimu na hutoa njia ya kinadharia na ya vitendo kwa wafanyakazi katika ngazi zote ndani ya mashirika yanayofanya kazi na na kwa watoto, ikiwa ni pamoja na mipango mpya ya Uaminifu wa Watoto nchini Uingereza.""" "Kutokana na kuunganisha nadharia na utafiti juu ya kutengwa kwa kijamii kwa watoto na ushiriki wa kijamii wa watoto, kitabu hiki hufanya hatua muhimu za dhana kuelekea maono ya uraia katika demokrasia ya ushiriki kwa wote. """ "Imeonyeshwa kwamba, ingawa kumekuwa na maendeleo katika kuwezesha watoto na vijana kuwa na sauti katika jamii, mengi yanahitaji kufanywa ili kuboresha jinsi tunavyosikiliza watoto waliopuuzwa katika kushughulikia masuala ya umaskini na usambazaji usio sawa wa rasilimali na huduma. """ Kwa kufanya hivyo inatoa mpango muhimu wa utafiti wa baadaye wa kitaaluma na watoto". Roger Hart, Mkurugenzi wa Kikundi cha Utafiti wa Mazingira ya Watoto (CERG) katika Chuo Kikuu cha New York City, John Davis, Mratibu wa BA katika Mafunzo ya Utoto katika Chuo Kikuu cha Edinburgh, Malcolm Hill, Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Glasgow cha Mtoto na Jamii katika Chuo Kikuu cha Glasgow, Alan Prout, Profesa wa Masocial na Mafunzo ya Utoto katika Taasisi ya Elimu ya Chuo Kikuu cha Warwick, na Kay Tisdale. Sehemu ya A: Kuanzisha ~ John M. Davis na Malcolm Hill; Sehemu ya C: Ushirikiano na sera: Kuunganisha tena na kupanua ajenda ya utafiti juu ya ushiriki wa watoto: vichocheo vya ushirikiano na mlolongo wa ushiriki ~ Alan Prout, Richard Simmons na John Birch; Kuingizwa katika utawala: ushiriki wa watoto katika maamuzi ya 'jamii' ~ Kayne Tisdale na Robert Bell; Mkakati wa Kitaifa wa Watoto wa Ireland: masomo ya kukuza ujumuishaji wa kijamii wa watoto na vijana ~ John Gerrard, Ed. "Mwanzo: Michael Gallagher, ""Kutoka huduma za watoto hadi nafasi za watoto"" Peter Moss, ""Uhusiano wa watoto na watu wazima katika nafasi ya kijamii"" Berry Mayall, ""Ushirikiano na kusudi"" Liam Cairns, ""Sehemu ya E: Mkataa: Mawazo ya kumalizia: ujumuishaji wa kijamii, serikali ya ustawi na uelewa wa ushiriki wa watoto"" Alan Prout na E. Kay M. Tisdall."