Policy for play : responding to children's forgotten right / Adrian Voce.
This book examines in detail children's play within public policy. Using the UK government's Play Strategy for England (2008-10) as a detailed case study, it explores states' obligations to children under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the General Comment of 2013. It presents evide...
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Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2015.
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Physical Description: | xx, 188 pages ; 22 cm |
Format: | Book |
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This book examines in detail children's play within public policy. Using the UK government's Play Strategy for England (2008-10) as a detailed case study, it explores states' obligations to children under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the General Comment of 2013. It presents evidence that strategies for public health, education and even environmental sustainability would be more effective with a better-informed perspective about the nature of play and the imporance of allowing children more time and space for it. |
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Call Number: | HQ782 .V63 2015 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 163-177) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781447319429 1447319427 |