AN ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND LEGISLATION RELATING TO CHILD PARTICIPATION BY CHILDREN IN ALTERNATIVE CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA

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https://doi.org/10.15270/59-1-1096

Keywords:

policy analysis, child participation, child protection, alternative care, South Africa

Abstract

Worldwide, children in the care of the state constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in society. They are often not heard, or their views not respected in matters concerning them. This is incongruent with the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN, 1989). Guided by a conceptual framework of child participation theory, this article analyses South African legislation and policies to determine how and when child participation is being promoted. Findings indicate that providing information to children on how to participate meaningfully is the key for effective child participation and that practical guidelines should be developed.

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Ulene Schiller, University of Fort Hare

Department of Social Work and Social Development, University of Fort Hare

Marianne Strydom, Stellenbosch University

Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch,

Antoinette Lombard, University of Pretoria

Department Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria

Cobus Rademeyer

Department of Social Sciences, Sol Plaatje University

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Published

2023-04-18

How to Cite

Schiller, U. ., Strydom, M. ., Lombard, A. ., & Rademeyer, C. . (2023). AN ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND LEGISLATION RELATING TO CHILD PARTICIPATION BY CHILDREN IN ALTERNATIVE CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 59(1), 112–128. https://doi.org/10.15270/59-1-1096

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Vol. 59 No. 1 (2023)

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