Childrens Right to Silence and Non-Participation in Education - Redefining Student Voice

This insightful book re-examines the concept of student voice through an exploration of children's implicit right to silence and non-participation. By considering what remains unspoken, but voiced through silence, this book theorises silence through the lens of power.

List of contents

Part I: Silence, Voice and Power. 1. Introduction to voice, silence and power. 2. Conceptualising Power in the Right to be Heard and the Right to Silence. Part II: Silence at School: Empirical Findings. 3. Silence and the Panaudicon. 4. Silence in Pedagogy. 5. Silence and Respect in School Relationships. 6. Silence as Expression. 7. Silence in Youth Representation. .Part III: The Right to Silence and Non-Participation. 8. Silence and Non-Participation. 9. Redefining Voice - a Conclusion.

About the author

Amy Hanna is a Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Strathclyde whose research interests include childhood and children's human rights, children's human rights theory, and participation.

Summary

This insightful book re-examines the concept of student voice through an exploration of children’s implicit right to silence and non-participation. By considering what remains unspoken, but voiced through silence, this book theorises silence through the lens of power.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Hanna, Amy (Queens University Belfast Hanna, Hanna Amy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2023
• EAN: 9781032334486
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233448-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Research in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Secondary Schools, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, children’s rights;UNCRC;student voice;human rights