Global ideologies surrounding children's rights and social justice

Social rights are a pivotal concern for all of society, including today's population of children. The study of the rights, or lack thereof, that children have must be undertaken to ensure that future generations are thriving members of their communities.

Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice highlights the trials and tribulations that children have often had to overcome to be considered true citizens of their communities. Featuring comprehensive coverage on a wide range of applicable topics such as child abuse, socio-economic rights, social injustice, and welfare issues, this is a critical reference source for educators, academicians, students, and researchers interested in studying new approaches for the social advancement of children.

Preface -- Violence against children in Botswana : reality, challenges, and the way forward / Odireleng Jankey, University of Botswana -- Interagency collaboration to improve school outcomes for students with mental health challenges / Kristina Bixler, Indiana University, Jeffrey Anderson, Indiana Unversity -- Lost childhoods : child poverty and educational inequalities in sub Saharan Africa / Icarbord Tshabangu, Leeds Trinity University -- The socioeconomic status label associated with mathematics / Nosisi Feza, University of South Africa -- "Words were all we had" : confronting social injustices facing Hispanic students in American schools / Elizabeth Goulette, Georgia State University -- Child resilience, survival and development : voices of orphans in Zimbabwe / Racheal Mafumbate, University of South Africa -- Critical pedagogy and the critique of sociology of childhood : how critical is the "new" sociology of childhood? / Stefano Ba', Leeds Trinity University -- Child abuse among the child domestic workers in Bangladesh : child abuse / M. Islam, University of Dhaka -- Social norms or child labour? : the case of the maasai community in Kenya / Josephine Munthali, Child Support Project -- HIV education for learners in Zambian Catholic Schools : a social justice perspective / Joseph Chita, The University of Zambia -- Intersectional analysis of the social determinants of child maltreatment in Zimbabwe / Nase Chiweshe, Institute of Lifelong Learning and Development Studies, Chinhoyi University of Technology -- Maasai girls' subjectivities and the nexus of gender justice and education rights discourse / Serena Koissaba, University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign -- Social justice and inclusion of children with diverse needs in mainstream schools / Velisiwe Gasa -- Deconstructing the social network : balancing young people's rights and vulnerabilities within the online omopticon / Pam Jarvis, Leeds Trinity University -- Social welfare issues in childhood : the botswana experience / Tapologo Maundeni, University of Botswana, Odireleng Jankey, University of Botswana, Lisa Levers, Duquesne University.