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This section includes references to school councils and citizenship education and children and young peoples views about schools.

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Children's participation: the theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care.

HART, Roger, 1997. London. Unicef. Earthscan Publications Ltd ISBN: 1 85383 322 3

Hart is an important author in the field of participation. This book is for those concerned with sustainable development, but have not worked with children?…for educators , .. who want to know more practically about how to involve them in community development.. and in environmental projects. It is NOT a cookbook style manual. It emphasises that participation must be a dynamic constructive process with the score being built like jazz as the programme proceeds. It also looks at diverse cultures and social classes. For working with children and young people up to the age of about 14 years.

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'Voice' is not enough: conceptualising Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

LUNDY, L. (2007) British Educational Research Journal, Vol 33 No 6 Dec, pp927-942 16pp
Draws on evidence from Northern Ireland to provide a children's rights critique of the concept of 'pupil voice'. Critically assesses some of the barriers to the meaningful and effective implementation of the right within education, and proposes a new model containing four key elements: Space (opportunity to express a view), Voice (facilitated to express views), Audience (view must be listened to) and Influence (voice must be acted upon, as appropriate). See page 9 One of the most commonly voiced concerns was that their teachers were always shouting at them

40 Developmental Assets

The Search Institute(U.S.A.) is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. To accomplish this mission, the institute generates and communicates new knowledge, and brings together community, state, and national leaders.

At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 Developmental Assets, which are positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Recommended by delegate at a conference about detached youth work.

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A contest to create media messages aimed at recruiting adolescents for stop smoking programs

CROGAN, I.T., and others (2004), Journal of School Health, vol.74, no.8 (Oct). pp325-334.
This project worked with adolescents and involved them in creating advertising messages aimed at recruiting adolescents to smoking cessation programmes. The quality of their work confirmed that adolescent use of the media can be effective in encouraging their smoking adolescent peers to enrol in smoking cessation programmes.

A Curriculum for Excellence

(2004) Scottish Executive. This sets out the values, purposes and principles for the curriculum 3 to 18 in Scotland. It affirms that it is for all young people in all educational settings, and that it should support them in a range of ways which help to maximise their potential. At its heart lies the aspiration that all children and young people should develop their capacities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. The Ministerial Response to A Curriculum for Excellence set out a timetable for a phased process of engagement with the teaching profession and A Curriculum for Excellence: Progress and Proposals, was published in March 2006. A subsequent November 2006 publication, Building the Curriculum, marks the latest stage in curriculum review activity.

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