Child labour versus realising children's rights to provision, protection and participation in Ghana
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Adonteng-Kissi, Obed. (2020). Child labour versus realising children's rights to provision, protection and participation in Ghana. Australian Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1742363
Authors | Adonteng-Kissi, Obed |
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Abstract | The need to establish universal standards to protect children led to the development of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). I drew on literature exploring the UNCRC and children’s rights to provision, protection, and participation. This paper aimed to ascertain challenges of enforcing children’s rights to provision, protection, and participation in rural and urban Ghana drawing on the experiences and perceptions of 60 government officials, NGO representatives, and parents. Semistructured interviews were conducted with parents (10), stakeholders (10), focus groups (30); and participant observation techniques (10) were utilised to gather the required data and purposively sampled across rural and urban areas in Ghana. Interviews were recorded, and transcribed utilising a framework approach as the qualitative data analysis method. Acceptance of childhood as understood in the UNCRC is different from traditional child-rearing patterns in rural and urban Ghana. |
Keywords | UNCRC; Children’s Rights; Child Labour; Provision; Protection; Participation |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Australian Social Work |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Ltd |
ISSN | 1447-0748 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1742363 |
Page range | 1 - 16 |
Research Group | School of Allied Health |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Place of publication | Australia |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88786/child-labour-versus-realising-children-s-rights-to-provision-protection-and-participation-in-ghana
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