young children; special needs; protection rights vs participation rignts; inclusion
Abstract :
[en] Despite the fact that Belgium has ratified the Convention on the Rights of theCchild in 1992, few children with special needs, aged 0-3, are effectively taken care in ECEC services. When it appears that they have access to services, care is focused on their deficiency, professionals often consider access as a favour done to the child and its family who is seen first as having special needs (instead of being first a child with competences).
The workshop has proposed to explore and question the nature and the extent of participation for those children that are taken care in ECEC services (out of their families).
Some questions have been explored and discussed:
- Is little children's participation more rhetoric than reality? What are the representations about rights of children in situation of handicap to participate? What if we compare to protection and provision rights?
- What does “participation” mean for little children in situation of handicap in an ECEC service?
- How the representations adults have can work on conditions to participate? The necessity to adopt a thinking where the focus is placed on each child’s competences and interests …
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Camus, Pascale ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'éducation et formation > Education de la petite enfance et form. des profes. du champ
Language :
English
Title :
A research project : young children in situation of handicap taking an active part in their everyday life
Publication date :
12 July 2012
Event name :
DISES International round table 2012 – Promoting research, collaboration and advocacy for children and youth with special educational needs
