"Published in cooperation with the Human Rights Institute of the Center for Applied Ethics, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

Introduction : multidisciplinary responses to the international rights of the child / Clark Butler -- pt. 1. The movement and the UN Convention -- Children's rights : an historical and conceptual analysis / Clark Butler -- The case for the Convention on the Rights of the Child from the perspective of child psychology / Katherine Covell -- Developmental considerations in teaching children's rights / Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe -- Introducing critical thinking and dialogue in preschool / Marie-France Daniel -- pt. 2. The opposition -- Nannies with blue berets : the UN Convention and the invasion of national and family sovereignty / Michael Farris -- Educational freedom and human rights : exploring the tensions between the interests and rights of parents, children and the state / Perry L. Glanzer -- Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada : a question of commitment / R. Brian Howe -- Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK : a problem of political will / Claire Cassidy -- pt. 3. Children's rights in the developing world -- Motivating political responsibility for children in poor countries / Stephen L. Esquith -- "The right child" : challenges and opportunities of child rights legislation in theory and practice / Krisjon Olson -- Pragmatism, capabilities and children's rights in development ethics / Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht.