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Childhoods in policy : A critical analysis of national child protection policy in the Philippines
Roche, Steven
Roche, Steven
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Abstract
This article investigates policy in the Philippines relating to the protection of children, which, despite policy efforts in this space, and growing evidence of child maltreatment and its impact, remains unexamined by the literature. It examines constructions of childhoods utilising a critical policy analysis of national policy documents concerning children's welfare and protection. Analysis finds conflicting representations of children's agency, defining children as ‘becomings’, but also as rights holders and social actors, viewing children as both embedded in, and reliant on, family, consequently detailing important insights into Filipino policy-making and society.
Keywords
child protection, childhoods, discourse, Philippines, policy
Date
2019
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Journal article
Journal
Children & Society
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Volume
33
Issue
2
Page Range
95-110
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ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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All rights reserved
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