Providing perspectives, insights and recommendations, this is a comprehensive overview of the current state of children's rights and education around the world. This authoritative and thought-provoking volume will be essential reading for anyone involved in, or concerned about, the rights of children in education around the world.

Introduction, Stuart Hart, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis,1. Children's Rights in Education, Sandra Prunella Mason, United Nationals Committee on the Rights of the Child and Cynthia Price Cohen, ChildRights Institute, USA2. Progress in Implementing the Rights in the Convention: Factors helping and hindering the process, Gerison Lansdown, Freelance Children's Rights Consultant. 3. What Can Be Done to Implement International Standards Concerning Children's Rights to Education Worldwide? Ulf Fredriksson, Education Officer, Education International, Brussels National Accountability and Reporting on Progress in Achieving International Standards for Education, Lukas Scherer, Education and Media SubGroup of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Stuart Hart. 4. . 5. The Rights of Children with Special Needs: From rights to obligations and responsibilities, Lena Saleh, UNESCO. 6. Facilitating Children's Rights in Education: Expectations and demands on teachers and parents, Eugeen Verhellen, University of Gent, Belgium. 7. Education Towards Democracy, F. Clark Power, Notre Dame University, USA. 8. Achieving Respect for Children's Views in Education, Mary John, Exeter University, UK. 9. The Role of an Ombudsman for hildren: Securing the child's right to education, Malfrid Flekkoy. 10. Respectful Learning Communities: Laying the foundations of human rights, democracy and peace in the new millennium, John Bennett, Senior consultant to the OECD Policy Review of Early Childhood Education and Care, Paris, France and Stuart Hart. 11. Status and Prospects - concluding perspectives, Martha Farrell Erickson. References. Index.